This week is a crazy busy week for us!! I am heading up our homeschool groups “End of Summer Picnic” on Thursday. And I am cleaning, cooking, and packing for our “stay”cation next week. While it is a “stay”cation, we are actually “staying” at my mom’s. We are doing this because our on the farm […]
Bedtime. It is a time of day that draws the line in the sand between parents and children. One is desperate for the day to end and quiet to finally reign. The other side is ready for a few more hours of rough and tumble play. We are getting ready to begin a new school […]
I have been trying to, this past year, be more of a “yes” mom. I have been trying to say “no” only to things that really aren’t a good idea. If something makes a mess, we will clean it up. If something takes some time, I will make it. So the other day, I had […]
of a mother of five. 6:00am – Rise with baby and nurse and snuggle for an hour. 7:00am – Up with hubby, packing his lunch and seeing him out the door. 7:30am – Baby is back to sleep and I get started for the day. It’s Monday so this is laundry and Home Blessing day. I […]
This week I am planning our new school year. Neck deep in books and paper, and pencils. I’m school supply shopping and I’m loving it! Here is the line up for this year. Pre-school and K (younger two kids ages 3 and 5) – Sonbeams Math – Abeka 2nd and 4th grade English and Phonics […]
Oh my beautiful little girl! She is her own person! The other day she thought she would add to that person. And put a “little” make-up on. She was very proud of her ability and I was quite surprised at the lack of mess made. Katherine is a climber and an explorer and you should […]
He has now been alive as long as I was pregnant with him. Nine months. So much time but it passes so quickly. He is a bundle of joy. He is crawling and eating table food. He is a chubby, chunky, rolly-polly little boy. Who had two teeth on his nine month birthday, when these […]
