Author Archives: Franci

A Chat in Cooler Weather

Front stoop with pumpkin, fall flowers and bench with fall pillows.

Happy October! How are you doing today? I’m doing alright. The good news over here is that we found a car. It was a 2-month search but we found one! Late this summer my Pilot died and we have been hunting for a used car ever since. Thankfully while we hunted we used Brent’s car but it just hit 200,000 miles recently!

What are your weekend plans? Dean has a soccer game and Brent needs a haircut. I’m also planning to make canned biscuit donuts with the boys.

I have so many things I’ve been wanting to share…

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Extroverts, Introverts, and Parenting

Today I’m at Ellington Agricultural Center in South Nashville discussing how learning more about extroverts and introverts has helped in my parenting.

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Anniversary Weekend in Asheville, NC and Home Tour of the Largest Home in America

Couple at The Biltmore on the front lawn.

For our anniversary this summer Brent and I decided to travel to Asheville, North Carolina. It’s only about a 4 and a half-hour drive away from Nashville. We’ve heard many people talk about their love of Asheville, so we thought we would check it out. A few things that drew us to the area were the Blue Ridge Mountains, the quirky culture of Asheville, and the enormous estate of The Vanderbilt family, Biltmore.

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