*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more info on those. It’s Valentine’s Day! We don’t really do a whole lot to celebrate this day. The hubs and I usually get each other something last minute and the kids make cards. We rarely go out on dates alone. It’s hard… Continue reading Lemur Fossil Valentine
*This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my About page for more info. It’s been a few months since we starting our first homeschooling year. We have started with a 1st grader, 5th grader, and we also have a toddler running around. To say it was a rough start would be an understatement. We… Continue reading Homeschooling and What I’ve Changed Since We Started
*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. 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 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 Disclosure Statement for more info. Happy Mother’s Day! In the time honored tradition of mom-brain, I decided to post about it late. To be fair, I was busy celebrating this weekend. My family did a good job making the weekend great despite little one teething with… Continue reading Happy Belated Mother’s Day!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Head over to my Disclosure Statement to learn more. We’ve recently changed up our dinnertime routine. I usually have dinner ready for us to eat as soon as my husband gets home. In the past, we’ve both looked at our phones and essentially ignored each other and the kids.… Continue reading New Dinnertime Routine
A few months ago, my youngest son received some money for his birthday. He was born at the beginning of December. I usually make him wait till after the holidays to spend any of it. I just never know what people are going to get him. When he finally did spend it, he chose to… Continue reading Teaching With Tadpoles
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