Tag archives for Jody Harris
Letting kids do their things
I have figured out the secret to getting my kids out on the horses more often. Threaten to sell the horses. It worked like a charm. Recently, we let the…
Family road trip fun
Schools closed early. Baseball was canceled. Softball was canceled. Dance camp was canceled too. As I looked at our June 2020 calendar, it was mostly blank. Our family had planned…
Skirting the rules
There is so much uncertainty in our world right now it makes me feel anxious. We have moved through two seasons in this time of quarantine and social distancing. Our…
The Harris family is ready to hit summer shows
Life on our farm is alive with activity. Our boys joined a 4-H Club this year and have been attending meetings regularly. With social distancing restrictions, our most recent meeting…
Making the best of it
Greetings from week five of our quarantine “party” at the farm. We have quickly fallen into a routine of homeschooling four children at multiple education levels. It’s not that it’s…
Making it through
How are you doing? We are keeping the recent pandemic panic in perspective. I’ve never been to war. I cannot imagine the poverty of the Great Depression. I do think…
Dealership anxiety
One of my first purchase experiences with my husband (then boyfriend) was buying a new-to-me car. I had an older car that was having transmission problems. I’d never purchased a…
Standing Up
Our kids attend public school in Fayetteville, Ark. It’s not perfect. We are constantly hit with issues that make us pause and wonder if this is really the best educational…
The faint signs of spring
Being cooped up in the house is no fun during the winter. We have had a couple of very sick kids this past month. After the third trip to our…
A new year, a new project
Winter break was long this year for Fayetteville (Ark.) Public Schools. Having Christmas and New Years Day fall in the middle of the work week this year had every single…