Inevitable Heartbreak | Six Days

Wednesday, we brought Gerald home. We went to Wal-Mart and got him a litter box, food, toys, and a carrier. We wrapped him in a towel to introduce him to our mutts. He slept in the laundry room, and Thursday morning J found him sitting in the washing machine pedestal, having found his way in …

When a Cat Isn’t Just a Cat | Meet Gerald

Our beloved shaggy pooch, Blackjack needed a haircut. It pretty much went downhill from there. Blackjack is a Lab, Catahoula hound mix and needs to be shaved down at the beginning of summer to avoid cooking in his own dense, but luxurious locks. With J’s retirement and the move, I hadn’t had a chance to …

Feeding Boys | The Saga Continues

I spend an inordinate amount of my time thinking about food. I mean, who doesn’t? Not so much food for me, but how to feed the ever-growing appetites of my young men. Flipflops and MacGyver are both teenagers now and can demolish the pantry and fridge in a single bound. Even Little One, age 10, …

Goodbye Ugly! | DIY Cabinet Makeover

As promised, I'm trying to carve out a little time to write each day. I thought that it was a luxury that I should save until after my "real work" was done, like eating dessert after finishing all of your veggies. Instead, I'm finding that taking a few minutes in the morning, before the weight …

New Title, Same Me

I started The Adventures of EveryGirl over 8 years ago as a way to express my thoughts. It turned into an outlet and a community who helped me through the best and worst times. But I've realized that the focus of the blog - my adventures as an average EveryGirl has gone a bit off-kilter. …

Not Tough Love, Just Love

I sat with a friend as I watched her slip a little further into her anxiety. Gasping for air under the weight that was holding her down, I recognized myself in her stress. It was six years ago; I lived my life -- such as it were -- paralyzed by the invisible bandit that steals …

Best. Day. Ever.

I don't even have words. Just photos. Our amazing photographer Katrina Graham of Katrina Graham Photography send us 671 of the most amazing photos I've ever seen. I'd love to upload all of them, but I tried to narrow it down. I ended up with 45. It's the best I could do. A few of …

The Holt Family + 1

We have an announcement! J and I love our family. We have three wonderful boys and one lovely doggie. Our home is full of so much love that we felt we were bursting a little at the seams. What to do?! Add one more to the mix, of course. Meet our new addition: Amos Obadiah …

Honeymooners Pt 2 | Get On the Train

Our honeymoon had a rather inauspicious start inasmuch as we could. not. get. on. a. plane. J and I traveled Space-A, which is to say, Space Available military flights. The benefits of this type of travel are that 1) it's basically free, 2) flights run almost every day, and 3) flights go to a variety …

Meal Plan Mayhem | Return of the Gremlins

I love meal planning. It takes the stress of weekly cooking down a couple dozen notches. Besides the convenience factor, I find that we eat better and spend less with a plan. With the gremlins back from a summer in Texas this week, planning was a must. J was a reluctant convert last year when …