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Fort Morgan, Alabama
Last year, when we traveled to Fort Morgan, we did not do much more than sit and play on the beach. This year we planned a few outings. One of my favorites turned out to be visiting Fort Morgan. Construction on Fort Morgan began in 1819 and took 15 years to complete! Sadly the labor for this project was slaves as the government made a slave lease contract with owners in the region. The longest period of military occupation at the fort was during the Coat Artillery era from 1898 to 1923. The fort was also used during WWII as an ordnance depot. While this fort is not as well…
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Beach vacation outfits
Well, we are back from our vacation at the beach! We had a wonderful time at the beach and I will be sharing a couple of our excursions over the next couple of Wednesdays. Please keep my nephew’s healing in your prayers as we had a little incident near the end of our trip. We ended up adding a day to our trip to be near the hospital and visit him there before returning home. We divided our time at the beach between playing on the beach and going on a few outings. I had planned for a relaxed wardrobe consisting of mostly light sweatshirts and some layers for early…
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November favorites
Just a reminder that there will be no posts next week! As I write this I am praying my children will not bring any germs home these last 2 days of school before the break! Today, I am sharing some of my favorites for this month of November. It has been a busy month it seems with some outings, family times with the sisters in law and a little bit of shopping. Afternoon outside time If the day is not too cold nor rainy we have spent at least an hour outside in the afternoon. The children play on their scooters or bikes, throw the wifffle ball around or play…
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Berry College, Rome, GA
Berry College is a private Christian College that was found in 1902 by Martha Berry. The college is located in Rome, GA and has one of the most beautiful campus I have ever seen. Visitors are allowed to visit the campus and just have to have a copy of their driver’s license ready so their information can be noted at the entrance gate. My favorite part of the campus is the buildings that look straight out of England but the woods and trails are beautiful too. The campus is comprised of 27,000 acres of land with fields and forests. I visited once with my brother and another time with my…
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Fall at the beach: packing
This Saturday, we will leave for a week at the beach (I will be taking that whole week off from blogging but will be posting some on Instagram). When getting ready for a vacation where we are renting our lodging, my first 2 tasks are planning some meals and planning my wardrobe. The meals I am planning are instant pot crack chicken (I will prep it before we go so we will just have to warm it up), a vegetable lasagna and we will cook a boston butt when we are there. I love hassle free meals and like to bring most of our grocery so hopefully it will all…
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Rock Garden, Calhoun, GA
Taking advantage of free activities or outings in your area or state is a good way to enjoy family time when you are on a budget. You can hike, go to the park, enjoy free festivals or find special places to discover. A friend of mine often shares places she would like to visit in Georgia on her Facebook page. I often screenshot those places so I can refer to them when we do not know what to do. A couple weekends ago, we had about an hour of free time after church before my son soccer little shoot out competition. I remembered reading about a rock garden in Calhoun,…
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Visiting Rome, GA
Visiting one’s backyard can be provide an afternoon of fun for little or no money. After celebrating my father’s 80th birthday in Rome, GA, we spent a couple of hours walking around town. Rome is built where the Etowah and the Oostanaula rivers meet forming the Coosa River. It is also built on seven hills which inspired the settlers to name it Rome. While still a small city (36,000+ in 2017), Rome has a number of historical places to visit, a cute downtown area and nicely developed area to walk by the river and hosts Berry College which has a beautiful campus. I will share pictures of the campus on…
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Thanksgiving outfit
Just the other day, I pulled out my burgundy waterfall cardigan for my daily outfit and it inspired me to create a Thanksgiving look. I always like to dress up a little for the holidays even if we do not go to parties or have fancy dress occasions. So I took the same jeans and cardigan and made a few changes to elevate the look. The first look was what I wore for a day running a couple errands and doing some organization at the house. We will be going to the beach the week of Thanksgiving as we did last year and most likely we will return to GTs…
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Friday Ramblings
Today, I am sharing a mish mash of some of my recent thoughts. Budget by Paycheck Workbook My friend tuned me in to the Budget Mom when she tagged me in a giveaway and I am hooked! I always have enjoyed working with my budget to find ways to save but go back and forth with really keeping track of where my money goes. The workbook/planner helps you budget by your paycheck whether that is once a week, biweekly or monthly. By keeping track of where your money goes, you can make adjustements to your categories, assign money to savings or to your debt. Thankfully the only debt we have…
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Southeastern cowboy festival
A couple weekends ago, I realized that our local Western museum was holding a Southeastern Cowboy festival. The timing was not the best with a busy weekend full of birthday celebration and rain but I thought we could escape and enjoy it for a couple of hours. Since we arrived at the end of the day less than 2 hours before closing, the lady gave us a discount which was appreciated on our part. What we did There was an area set up for children with a bouncy house, a petting zoo and a bubble area. I asked about the secret bubble solution since it made awesome bubble but the…