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Living in Texas after creating a beautiful life & family in Australia. Hi, we're Rick and Cathy!

We are now living life on our own terms, loving the Lord, homeschooling and trying to be as crunchy as possible. After 6 wonderful years in Australia, we've moved back to Texas with our 6-year-old daughter. We have family that still lives in Australia, so we started a high ticket affiliate marketing business to travel back often without asking for time off. We're our own bosses now, homeschooling our daughter, and living the life we dreamed of. Follow our journey as we balance work, family, and adventure from Texas to Australia and beyond! ❤️✈️

09/25/2026

Ok my friend shared this today and it’s really fun!

Open chat gpt up and share this photo with the text:

“Please fill this with things that represent me and color it with my favorite color”

Share yours below! Mine is in the comments

09/23/2026

This year marks 40 years of our high school alma mater, and The Colony invited choir alumni back to sing the National Anthem before the Homecoming game.

Naturally, because apparently nothing involving me can ever just go completely according to plan… there was a hitch. 😂

Rick and I walked up with our friends, we were literally getting ready to get into place, and suddenly the alert went off telling everyone to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. ‼️

We all just stood there looking around like… is this a joke?

Nope.

Apparently there was lightning about 8–10 miles away, so off we all went to hide from the very far away lightning. 😂

We waited about 45 minutes for the storm that never actually brought us any rain, any cooler weather, or really anything useful at all to move along. In the meantime, Alivia did what Alivia does and made new friends—who happened to be the grandchildren of one of our old classmates. ❤️

After 45 minutes of waiting, wandering around, and getting way more steps on our Apple Watches than any of us had planned for the evening, we FINALLY got to sing. 🎶🇺🇸

By then the game was starting so late that we decided our homecoming festivities had officially reached their natural conclusion. 😂 We headed out, grabbed a quick dinner with old friends, and took Livi home.

But I hear the Cougars WON BIG!! 💛🖤💛🐾

Thirty+ years later, a weather delay, a lot more walking than expected, old friends, new little friends, and one more chance to sing together.

Not a bad Homecoming at all. 💛🐾

09/09/2026

I’m so thankful these two mugs made the move back to America with us from Australia. 🇦🇺☕️

Every time I pull one down for a cup of tea, it reminds me of something I learned while living there: it’s okay to stop.

I’ll never forget my very first nursing shift in a very busy Australian Emergency Department . I was working 7–3, which already felt almost comical to this American-trained ER nurse. 😂 I was used to 12-hour shifts, so eight hours barely felt like a real shift.

A couple of hours in, the nurse manager came up to me and asked, “When do you want to take your tea?”

Me: “Oh, I don’t need any tea.”

He looked at me like I had two heads.

“No, you have to take your tea.”

Apparently, “tea” meant I was supposed to STOP WORKING, leave my patients in the capable hands of another nurse, and take a 15-minute break.

I tried to explain that I really didn’t need one.

Again: “You have to go.” 😂

So off I went.

Then later they came to ask when I wanted to take my lunch break.

I thought, Surely not. I already had tea!

“Oh, no thanks. I’m fine.”

Again… absolutely not. 😂 I was going to lunch.

What completely blew my mind was that they actually staffed for it. Someone covered your patients while you had tea. Someone covered you while you ate lunch.

Coming from years of working 12-hour ER shifts in big American hospitals where there were more often than not I didn’t even get a proper lunch break, let alone a 15 minute “tea break” I was completely flabbergasted.

But over the years, I came to appreciate something about Australian culture that I didn’t fully understand when I first arrived.

Not every minute has to be productive.
You’re allowed to sit down.
You’re allowed to have your tea.
You’re allowed to care for your mental health.
You’re allowed to care for yourself.
The world will keep turning.

So now, back in America where everything always seems to be moving at 100 miles an hour, I pull down one of these mugs, make myself some tea, and remember what Australia taught me.

Sometimes you just need to take your tea. 🇦🇺🫖❤️

09/08/2026

🍐 Thank you, Dani & Ryan! 🍐

For those who don’t know Dani & the boys, as we affectionately call them, they made the big move from Australia to Texas with us back in 2022. 🇦🇺➡️🇺🇸

They recently bought some land west of us, and along the perimeter of the property they discovered this old pear tree that apparently decided 2026 was its year to THRIVE. 😂

This thing produced something like 40–50 POUNDS of pears. 🍐🍐🍐

Naturally, they were looking at this mountain of pears wondering what on earth they were going to do with all of them… so thankfully, we became beneficiaries of the great pear harvest. 😂 They sent us home with a big bag.

They were pretty firm when we got them, so we waited for them to soften and ripen a bit. Turns out they’re Kieffer pears, which aren’t really the soft, juicy kind you grab and snack on. They’re much better for baking and cooking.

Well, Rick decided to turn them into a pear crumble last night.

And OH. MY. GOODNESS. 🤤🍐

It was absolutely delicious.

There was just one tiny problem…

He used ALL the pears.

And then…

We ate ALL the crumble. 😂😂😂

So now I want more pear crumble and there are NO MORE PEARS.

Apparently I’ll just have to wait until Dani and Ryan’s ancient pear tree decides to massively overproduce again. 😂

Thank you, Dani & Ryan, for sharing your pear bounty with us! They were delicious. ❤️🍐

And next year, when that tree starts producing again, just remember… we’re happy to help with your “pear problem.” 😂

09/07/2026

⚾️🇦🇺🇺🇸 Night at the ballpark!

We headed to the Frisco RoughRiders game Friday to celebrate the kickoff of the FBSA softball season, and honestly, the first win of the night happened before anyone even threw a pitch…

🌡️ IT WAS UNDER 100 DEGREES.

In Texas. In September.

Practically cardigan weather. 😂

We ran into some of our softball mates, which always makes a night better, and then discovered Naturally, I went straight for the Ghost Pepper jerky because apparently enjoying a pleasant evening without voluntarily setting our mouths on fire would have been too sensible. 🌶️🔥😂

And it was SO GOOD. Even better, the ingredient list didn’t require a chemistry degree to decipher. Huge win.

The RoughRiders, unfortunately, did not have quite as successful a night. 😬⚾️ They lost, but we still had a fantastic family night — and really, between good friends, good food, baseball and weather that wasn’t actively trying to kill us, we’re calling it a victory.

We’ll definitely be back for the playoffs!

🇦🇺🤠🇺🇸😂

09/05/2026

This kid. 🥹❤️

She set some BIG academic goals for herself this summer—and absolutely crushed every single one of them. She’s already nearly finished with 4th grade and is working well ahead of her peers. 📚✏️

She has worked so hard, stayed focused, and pushed herself way beyond what we expected.

So when she asked, “Can we go to the water park to celebrate?”

I mean… how do I say no to that?! 😂💦

Hard work deserves to be celebrated. Water park it is! 🏆☀️🌊

So incredibly proud of this girl and the way she continues to amaze us. ❤️

09/04/2026

🐿️ FRED CHOSE VIOLENCE. 🌶️

I am officially at WAR with a squirrel.

It didn’t have to be this way.

I was perfectly happy to coexist peacefully with the neighborhood wildlife. In fact, through this ridiculously hot Texas summer, I have felt sorry for them. When it’s 100°+ outside—and sometimes hitting 109° for days—I’ve been putting water out so the little creatures have something to drink.

I thought we had an understanding.

Apparently, Fred did not.

Yes, Alivia named him Fred. And Fred has apparently mistaken my kindness for weakness.

Last week, I caught him eating my strawberry plant.

I opened the patio door and yelled:

“NO! BAD SQUIRREL!”

Fred looked at me…

grabbed the strawberry plant BY THE ROOTS…

AND RAN AWAY WITH IT.

😳

Excuse me, sir?!

Do you have ANY idea how hard I have worked to keep these plants alive through a Texas summer?!

But apparently the strawberry incident wasn’t enough.

Fred came back.

🌱 He started digging in my pepper plant.

🌿 Then he discovered my basil.

My beautiful, HUGE basil plant that I have babied through this miserable heat is now approximately HALF the basil plant it used to be because apparently Fred believes my backyard is an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET.

Sir.

The complimentary buffet is now CLOSED.

Today I broke out the cayenne pepper. 🌶️

I don’t want to hurt Fred. I don’t want Fred dead. I don’t even want Fred to move out of the neighborhood.

I simply need Fred to understand that WE HAVE BOUNDARIES.

You may drink the water.

You may frolic in the yard.

You may climb the trees.

You may live your best little squirrel life.

YOU MAY NOT EAT MY GARDEN.

So Fred, when you come bouncing into my garden today expecting another complimentary meal and get your first whiff of cayenne pepper…

Just remember:

You chose this.

I wanted peace.

FRED CHOSE VIOLENCE. 🐿️🌶️😂

Garden people—what else can I use to keep this little terrorist out of my plants WITHOUT hurting him?

Because apparently this is war, and I intend to win. 😂

08/01/2026

Learning doesn’t have to happen at a desk. ❤️

Last night’s RoughRiders game turned into an unexpected homeschool lesson!

Every pitch, the speed would pop up on the big screen. We’d each guess what the next pitch speed would be, and then Alivia had to quickly tell us the difference between our guess and the actual speed before the next pitch was thrown. It was fast-paced mental math, and she loved the challenge!

One minute she was cheering for baseball, the next she was practicing subtraction and number sense without even realizing she was “doing school.”

That’s one of my favorite things about homeschooling—learning is everywhere. Whether we’re at a baseball game, the grocery store, on a road trip, or in the kitchen, there are opportunities to learn if we’re willing to look for them.

The world really is the classroom. ⚾📚💙

07/29/2026

We had the pleasure of puppy-sitting sweet Pepper this weekend, and Alivia was heartbroken to see her go! 🐶💕

As much as we loved the cuddles, it reminded me how much I enjoy our pet-free season of life. No rushing home for potty breaks, no fur on everything, no barking at guests, and traveling is so much simpler.

For now, I’m happy to enjoy everyone else’s adorable pets! ❤️

07/17/2026

Homeschool isn’t just books and lessons - it’s real life-
This last week we have learned how to make chicken nuggets, muffins and bread all from scratch.

Alivia helped adjust recipes and calculate the tbsp and tsps needed to yield the amounts we wanted to make.

There is learning everywhere.

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