the life and times of one homeschooling mom of seven
Good Friday! I hope you enjoyed your first day of autumn yesterday (I've never understood why we don't capitalize the seasons. Oh well.). It's still hitting 90 here during the day so I haven't needed my cardigans much yet. A few things I enjoyed from around the internet this week: I LOVE … [Continue reading]
As I review the nearly 2,000 posts published on this blog in the last several years, a few things have struck me. I've changed through the years. One of the changes I've noticed? I was a pretty crunchy mama. Now, I'm a bit... soggy. I did things like make my own skin and hair care products, live … [Continue reading]
Read aloud roundup is where I share great books I've read with my kids lately. Here are a few we enjoyed last week. This is Not My … [Continue reading]
Flâner is a French word and concept that I love, and that we don't have nearly enough of in our fast-paced lives (assuming, of course, that you, dear … [Continue reading]
When I went to Aldi to get groceries Sunday, they had a shopping cart full of kid's stuff for 50% off. I got several packs of socks, undies and a cute … [Continue reading]
My No-Spend Summer is officially over. We're well over half way to our savings goal. For a number of reasons, we've decided to stay put for another … [Continue reading]
1 - Today I went to the local kid's consignment shop to get Josiah a few shirts. I had a pieces to sell to them as well. We arrived before the … [Continue reading]
In the last couple of weeks I've been going through archives on this here blog. My intention is to dust off all that old content to make it better, … [Continue reading]
My No-Spend Summer ended with a whimper, mostly because my kids have this annoying habit of growing. Don't they know about my fiscal freeze? The 13 … [Continue reading]
This year I staggered the re-entry into homeschool. A couple of weeks ago, the 4 and 6 year olds started school. Yesterday, the 13 and 15 year … [Continue reading]
