*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. I got my first overnight without any children(or husband) in over ten years! Woohoo! Sometimes you just need a little break. I went to stay with my mom overnight. It was a quick getaway, but it really hit the spot. Her… Continue reading Mom Needs a Little R&R
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. Dusted off my dehydrator and decided to dehydrate some apples! I’ve been slowly getting back to trying and learning various “homesteading” skills. I haven’t used my dehydrator since we made catnip last year. We are very busy with homeschooling and just… Continue reading Dehydrated Apples!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. My oldest started learning about various Native American groups this week. I’m very, very new to this homeschooling thing, so hopefully we are doing this right. I started him on Khan Academy. After watching a video and reading an article there,… Continue reading Learning About Pueblo Indians
*This post may contain affiliate links. Please check out my About page for more information. We took a cue from Brave Writer and decided to do a poetry read with some tasty blueberry scones. I managed to get all three kids to sit on a blanket and listen as I read through some of Where the… Continue reading Bedtime Poetry Reads
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. We had our first day of homeschool! We decided on a year round schedule with generous time off in fall and spring(When it’s not so terribly hot here in North Carolina). We also have worked in plenty of three day weekends.… Continue reading First Day of Homeschool!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. Look at my thrift store haul! We had to get a tune up on the family wagon and we decided to thrift shop while we wait. This ended up being a great haul. Loads of this is relevant to homeschooling. I… Continue reading Thrifting Haul
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more information. We had a good haul at the thrift shop and I decided to try and show the boys how to cross-stitch since we had enough hoops now. Sorry for the weird angles on the picture. I’m still learning. I had… Continue reading Cross-stitch With the Kids!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for my Disclosure Statement. Thank you for your support! We did it. WE SURVIVED THE ROAD TRIP! It wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but it definitely wasn’t without hiccups. The day before we left was really the beginning. My… Continue reading We Survived Our Road Trip!!!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more info. Summer is here! Or here enough. We live in North Carolina and it’s quite hot already. Plus, school is out. Hooray for summer. Both my kids brought home amazing report cards. We were most surprised with how much of a leap… Continue reading Summer Reading!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more info. We’ve been busy these last few weeks. That tends to happen when you have 3 kids. Life happens and some things get away from you. We’ve been getting through the end of public school and preparing for the beginning of homeschooling… Continue reading Live in the Moment
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