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I struggle with menu planning and preparing food for our household. When I don’t know what is for dinner it is hard to relax and spend time with the children. Menus 4 Mom has been wonderful for those weeks when life just gets too busy. Menus 4 Mom is free and they have all of…
We were introduced to Jiffy Pop on one of our camping trips and now it is a necessity for camping and occasionally the perfect snack for family fun night. Since Jiffy Pop is a super quick and easy, instant food, we did not have mechanical difficulties popping the corn resulting in lots of smoke, the…
Well the jury is in and those of you who commented want to hear about my yard sale rules, so I will plan to post them before next Saturday. Today was another productive day for me. I found this Omagles construction set with all the pieces and the box still intact. Since it will be…
Some of you may not know this, but I am addicted to knitting, well at least I was before I became addicted to blogging. I love to knit and have made hats, socks, sweaters, scarves, purses, booties, washcloths, blankets, you get the idea. There is a fun new pattern for any of you out there…
UPrinting.com is a leading online provider of business cards, color brochures and mailing postcards . They are also a sponsor of Raising Olives (smart company). UPrinting is hosting a contest to find the best summer photo. Here are my entries. Solitude A New Day Which is your favorite?
This is the last planned post in my series “Why We Homeschool“. This series title is a bit of a misnomer for this particular post because, while we believe that superior academics is an advantage of homeschooling, we would still choose to homeschool even if there was irrefutable proof that our children would receive better…
Last Wednesday when I posted about our chalkboard wall, I left you with a tease that I was going to post about my wonderful idea for displaying children’s artwork. (No, it’s not hang the pictures on the fridge ) I was inspired with the idea a few years ago while skimming a decorating magazine. There…
This is a fun activity that all of our children (ages 1-12) enjoyed and we ended up with some pretty pictures to boot. You will need: construction paper scissors glue (not Elmer’s school glue, but just a simple glue stick) leaves or something else flat and glue-able with an interesting profile tape picture frame (optional)…
I was excited to hear that I had been selected to be part of The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew and when I heard that we had the opportunity to review the The Schoolhouse Planner, I jumped on it. I had wished for something to help me manage my new responsibilities and this planner was all…
On our way to a bring-your-own-lunch play date, I did not have to stop by the grocery because I had neglected to plan ahead and had no groceries in the house and I certainly did not buy junk food for the children to eat. When we got to our friend’s home for the play date,…
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