Someone very special is turning 1 this month! Someone cute, and adorable, and someone who’s diaper I don’t have to change! Someone who made me an Aunt for the very first time! Someone who deserves an AMAZING 1st birthday gift, (you know…..to remind him who his favorite Aunt is) I found (via Pinterest of course) this wonderfully simple tutorial for …Read the Rest
Over the weekend I picked up a few shabby touches to spread around the house: a plant stand. a little bird. a little nest. some weeping. some willow. I love having new treasures to look at!
This morning I had so much fun going through SpellOutloud’s Top 10 list, that I decided to post one too! Here were the Top 10 visited blog posts for the year! 1. Free Nursing Cover Pattern 2. Multiplication Pocket Folder 3. We Choose Virtues Review 4. Free Birthday Bash File Folder Game 5. Pioneer Crafts 6. Our Homeschool 7. Scientific …Read the Rest
Can I tell you something about our family? We own WAY, WAY, WAY to many bibles. I know that sounds like a backwards statement, But it’s true. I think if I stacked up all the bibles in one pile it would tower over my two year old. It’s almost as if we keep purchasing them in HOPES that they will …Read the Rest
Recently I decided that I needed to make my little nephew something for Christmas. I found these adorable baby boot patterns from a website called I Think Sew. I’m in love. It was hard to decide between all the adorable little booties they had, but I finally settled on the “Charlie” pattern. The Charlie patterns is usually $4.00, but they …Read the Rest
XenonProject.com Warning: What you are about to see involves Awesomeness. And Camo: LOTS of Camo Awesomeness. So, if you’ve already had your dose of CA for the day, you might want to leave now, We wouldn’t want you to overload and blow a circuit or something. Cause today we’re headed outside: We’re locked and loaded: Fully Charged: Gassed up and …Read the Rest
Wow. I can’t believe we’re already at Week #3 of the Not-Back-to-School Blog Hop. I’m so excited to be participating this year, it’s been great reading everyone’s blog posts and reading your comments here. But I need to be honest here: When I first decided to join up with the blog hop, I was a little nervous about week #3. …Read the Rest
Once again I’m joining up with the Heart of the Matter for the Not Back to School Blog Hop! This week our task is to feature our Homeschool Classroom (Or in my case….lack thereof) Over the years we’ve had many different methods to our madness, we’ve actually moved three times in the past 5 years so with each move, came …Read the Rest
Last night, I dared to look into my craft closet. I know what your thinking… and YES the entire closet if filled with crafts It’s nothing special, just a simple linen closet completly devoid of linen. I love my Craft Closet. There is a scrapbooking shelf, a sewing shelf, a knitting/yarn craft shelf and then a shelf of “Open Projects” …Read the Rest
Thanks to our July Sponsors: Hearts at Home Curriculum Store and Speekee Hearts at Home Curriculum is a fantastic place to do your curriculum shopping, did you know they have Apologia titles at 30% off? Speekee offers a Free Trial of their online Spanish program for kids! This is a great time to test it out to see if it’s …Read the Rest
1. I have my motorcycle licence. 2. I got pregnant within a month of getting my motorcycle licence, so I’ve yet to ride a motorcycle further than a Costco parking lot. 3. I have allergies. I am allergic to whinning, excuse making, laziness, muddy boots, and anything else that the diaper misses. Oh and grass. 4. I really do have …Read the Rest
Thanks to our July Sponsor: Speekee~ You might remember that last month I mentioned Speekee’s new homeschool curriculum? Well it’s ready and LIVE on the site, so now is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the Free trial. Here are some details: “This is a 40-week program divided into 4-day weeks with an activity per day. Most activities are …Read the Rest
I’m almost to ashamed to post these photos. It’s like unveiling hidden sin. I don’t want anyone to see it. I keep piling it in, storing it away, covering it up, shutting the door tight and hanging a do not disturb sign on it. But it’s time to let go. Of the sin. And of course the actual clutter. If …Read the Rest
Today we wandered around the backyard checking out our garden. We don’t have a whole lot of room for gardening, but we are blessed with three beautifully old peach crates that make perfect “square foot” gardens. Here, take a look: Box #1 Contains: Grapes (in 2nd year…will we get fruit?) Strawberries (Wowza, doing good!) Blueberries (new this year, but some …Read the Rest
Have you ever heard of Cake Pops? I see them at Starbucks everytime I get my latte but I owe it to Pinterest for helping me realize that I too could make them! So here is some eye candy for you today: Rolling up the dough (Carrot Cake & Cream Cheese Frosting) Adding our Sticks: Dipping in Chocolate: (Milk Chocolate …Read the Rest
Thanks to our June Sponsor: Speekee~ We love using Speekee, and you will too! Sign up for a FREE Two week trial to try them out! (btw-Speekee is unveiling a Homeschool Curriculum soon so Stay Tuned for that!!) And I want to say a special THANK YOU to everyone for sharing a link to The Crafty Classroom! Here are the …Read the Rest
I love frugal homeschooling! In fact it’s one of the reasons that I started my websites, so that I could share free ideas and resources with other parents and home teachers. But as I get busier and busier I’m finding that sometimes there are online resources worth paying for! So I thought I’d take a second and share with you …Read the Rest
I’m joining up with a blog meme hosted by Granola Mom 4 God, and giving you a little sneak peek into my “quiet time” routine. (or lack there of) And before I get started revealing my places of refuge, I want you to know right of that bat, that I Struggle. S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E (If I had a extra-bold font I’d use …Read the Rest
I bought a laminator. I bet you thought I had one. But, nope! After many strolls down the paper product aisle at Target, I finally gave it and bought one. (The one I got is called the Scotch Thermal Laminator) And even though I’ve been walking by this laminator for months, (quietly adding up all the handy things I could …Read the Rest
Often I’m asked what we like about homeschooling (besides saving $250/child/month for private school) and usually I’ve got a few “perks” that I rattle off…. You know the standard “I get to be home with the kids…” “Each child is approached from their learning ability…” “It’s kinda fun….” Ect. You know them all right? Well, another perk of homeschooling is …Read the Rest
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