Did spring come extra quick this year or was it just me? Although I love the slowness and the break that winter gives us, I just can’t wait to get my hands and feet dirty in the garden this year. Oh, summer how I missed you and your fresh vegetables. We also have some…
Wow, I can’t believe that the 2020-2021 school year is over halfway done and I am finally putting together this post. Sorry! The good news about me finally sharing our 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices is that I can tell you what we did and didn’t like this 2020-2021 homeschool year. This will be…
Old-Fashioned Christmas Ideas: Decorate with Nature I feel kinda silly making this post because at the moment decorating with nature is trendy. However, it is a very “old-fashioned” thing to do. This Christmas season we are trying to be more intentional about having an “Old-Fashioned Christmas.” In the older days, people didn’t deck their…
Make Your Own Old Fashioned Christmas Garland This Christmas season we are trying to be more intentional about having an “Old Fashion Christmas.” For us, that means keeping family traditions alive, as well as creating some new ones. Popcorn garland is something that my husband and I remember doing as children but have not…
Throw a Christmas Decorating Party This Christmas season we are trying to be more intentional about having an “Old Fashion Christmas.” For us, that means keeping family traditions alive, as well as creating some new ones. One of the family traditions that we have really come to love is to throw a Christmas Decorating…
Ideas for Planning and Celebrating an Old-Fashioned Tradition Filled Christmas Every year I wonder how on earth Christmas turned into such a chaotic stressful time. I have all these good-intentioned holiday plans that fill up the month of December and make me run around with my head cut off. You get caught into doing…
Hearty Venison Barley Stew (also great with Duck) I have always struggled to find the perfect recipe to use up venison from the fall or for our home raised duck breast. That was until this Hearty Venison Barley Stew. It is the perfect stew to make on those cold fall or winter days. It…
Kindergarten Curriculum Choices This is my 4th year teaching kindergarten! I LOVE this age! So much wonder, excitement, exploration, and fun. It’s honestly my favorite age to teach. I could spend all day exploring letters, counting things outside, making homemade playdough, and handprint crafts. However, with 3 older children who need me as well,…
Our 2020-2021 Homeschool Curriculum Choices In this post, I will be sharing our 2020-2021 homeschool curriculum choices. These are our Group Subjects. Each child also has their own grade level books they will be using. You can read about that in the links below. This will be our 8th year of homeschooling. That is…
10 Reasons Why Baby #5 Is So Exciting As a mom of 4 kids already, some may believe that having a 5th kid would not be that exciting. In fact, I find it the opposite. SO much has changed in the last 12 years since I was pregnant with my first child. I have…