Jessie Weaver
I am a work-at-home mom with four kids (ages 15, 13, 11, and 7). We live on campus at Baylor School, where my husband teaches. After living in Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia, Tennessee is home and has been for 19+ years. After years of having babies and preschoolers at home, I sent my youngest to school, and now spend my time working part-time for an online entrepreneur ... and picking up sick kids from school.
What’s it Like to do a Show at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre?
The Weaver family recently went through quite a whirlwind three months, during which my 10-year-old daughter rehearsed for and performed her first real show;...
ALDI People Are My People
I feel like my delight over the opening of the Signal Mountain Road ALDI was a little out-of-hand. You should have heard my great...
There’s No Such Thing as a Normal Family
I'm not even sure what we were talking about, but during a conversation with my 10-year-old daughter recently, I realized not one of the...
Vacationing with a Big Family
Does the idea of packing for vacation with a vanful of kids in tow make you break out into hives? Are you wondering if...
Eating Crow, and Other Side Effects of Having More Than One Kid
Maybe you relate to this situation: You had one, perfect child. You spent a lot of time washing her pacifiers off, refusing to let...
I Trick my Kids into Eating Vegetables
Food and I have a long and complicated history.
I wasn't a picky child, and I've always happily eaten most vegetables. I remember being the...
A Few of Our Favorite Things
In February, our contributors met up at The Spot for an afternoon of pictures, food, and a favorite things gift exchange. Every person brought...
Stop Thinking and Just Do It
This week I got a kick in the pants on something that seems so basic and simple Nike made a whole very successful ad...
Making Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
I'm the worst at resolutions.
Maybe it's my personality type. Once I read that it doesn't matter if I was going to go do A...
Teaching My Kids About Body Autonomy in the Everyday Moments
In the book I'm currently reading aloud to my daughter, there is a scene where the (male, 12-year-old) protagonist's former best friend plays a...