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Ideas for Celebrating a Birthday Right Around the Holidays
October 25, 2019
Does someone in your house have an awkward birthday? You know, a birthday that lands right near the holidays? It can be hard to figure out how to celebrate when…
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The ABC's of Parenting Babies
January 9, 2013
This week, 60+ bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network are blogging about the ABC's of all sorts of topics relating to kids such as the ABC's of Toddler Activities and…
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Setting Goals for Homeschooling (Plus an idea for the unmotivated learner)
December 30, 2012
This semester, I am setting goals for homeschooling for the first time, and I think it's going to help me simplify and focus my homeschooling priorities. I got this idea…
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Homeschooling During Difficult Seasons
December 29, 2012
The start of a new semester is a great time to step back and assess how things are going with homeschooling. We're in the midst of some challenges right now,…
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Remember the Year Month by Month
December 27, 2012
2012 was a really big year for our family! We welcomed a new baby on January 3rd. It's been incredible to watch Jonathan grow from a newborn baby to crawling…
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Three Days Before Christmas
December 22, 2012
T'was three days before Christmas, and all through the house, ALL the creatures were stirring, and jumping on the couch. The ornaments were hung on the Christmas tree with care,…
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Getting Kids to Pick up After Themselves
December 13, 2012
With four boys, the mess builds up pretty quickly around our house! If everyone takes off his shoes and socks and jacket upon entering the house and leaves them on…
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How God provided a bicycle for a 9 year old boy who wanted one
December 7, 2012
Aidan has been a growing kid lately! He now officially eats more than me. He would eat all the time if I would let him! Back in the summer, we…
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You Might Be a Mom of Four (or More) Children If
November 5, 2012
A couple weeks ago, I posted a list entitled "You Might be a Mom of (All) Boys If." It was so much fun, and I had all these ideas that…
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First Grade Math: Curriculum Comparison
October 30, 2012
So, I'm homeschooling my second first grader (Did that make sense? My second son has reached first grade) and we're on our FOURTH math curriculum. Actually, our curriculum-hopping spanned second…
