We are an unconventional family with tons quirks and lots of love. I work part-time as a server and bartender. Dathan is a full-time stay-at-home-dad. He can also build just about anything out of anything. Want a pallet bar? He can build it. Want a wine rack? He will build it. We have been together for 10 years and have 2 kids and 2 dogs.

Within the past two years we have gone through some crazy changes. We both used to have full-time jobs and both the kids were in school and daycare full-time. We chased a dream of opening up our own business and through that process we learned our dream was something far different than we thought. We realized life is too short and family is far more important than anything else. So we had this crazy idea to start homeschooling our kids and survive off a server/bartender income.

So here we are, putting our family first and figuring out how in the world we are supposed to do everything else. We are perfectly imperfect. The dishes pile up, the laundry doesn’t get done. Sometimes we even eat junk food for dinner. In fact, we are the complete opposite of a “Good Housekeeping” cover story and we wouldn’t have it any other way.