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  • (If you prefer to listen instead of read, I recorded this on my substack here) The first poetry I fell in love with was in a book of fairy tales. Tucked inside stories of princesses and mermaids and wolves were a few pages of children’s poems. William Shakespeare’s poem “If…

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  • Rice Pilaf

    Is this an authentic Middle Eastern pilaf recipe? Absolutely not. Is it delicious? Of course. I created this when we were trying to “clean” up…

  • Beauty in the Filler

    The other day at the grocery store, as we passed the flower section, I noticed my eldest daughter’s eyes light up. On a whim, I…

  • Read-Aloud Master List

    This list will be updated as we continue to read, but here is a very detailed and thorough list of all the chapter books my…

  • Free April Dinner Plan

    Free April Dinner Plan

    Here it is, friends! The seventh straight month that I’ve done the meal planning so you don’t have to. I did a more seafood this…

About Me

Hello friend, my name is Katie and pizza is my favorite food. Yes, I’m in my thirties and yes, I have three daughters that I’m raising and homeschooling and nagging, but I think you’d be most interested to know that I would eat pizza for every meal of every day and never complain. There was a brief time (ages 8-11) when I thought that mashed potatoes was my favorite food, but I’ve since come around. That being said, I don’t only talk about pizza. Here you will find slices of homeschooling life, home decor, cooking, musings, and an occasional funny meme. In fact, I think you will find a shocking lack of pizza content as a whole, but now you know the truth: Pizza is always close to mind.