Now that everyone else is finishing up their summer vacation, we are beginning ours! We did year-round homeschooling this year and somehow we got off track, thus only earning us 2 weeks of vacation, rather than 4. We are ready
‘Camp Rock’ Inspiration
Has anyone else been watching ‘Camp Rock’ since it came out on DVD last week? We received ours through Netflix and the kids won’t let me send it back. They have been inspired in different ways by watching it. Caleb
Mastering the Mushroom
We had the opportunity last night to watch the end of Caleb’s gymnastics practice and Hannah’s class. It’s always fun to see how they progress every session. When Caleb’s practice was over he asked his coach if he could bring
Fall is Coming!
Look what I found at the grocery store yesterday! I was surprised to see the fall things coming out already but realized it really is just around the corner. Of course, I bought 5 bags and we almost finished off
Anniversary Wrap-up
We had a great anniversary weekend. We actually went out . . . . by ourSELVES . . . . TWICE!!!! We rarely go out by ourselves so that’s a BIG deal! We had a friend come watch the kids
Special Delivery
We got a “special delivery” yesterday. This is the bulk of our school books for this next year. We’re still waiting on a few stragglers and already have quite a bit. Can’t wait to get going on our plans for
Cashing In
The library’s summer reading program has come to an end. We took our weekly trip to the library today and the kids ‘cashed in’ their accumulated points. They debated and debated but these were their decisions: Emma – 4 books,
Family Home Evening Sans Dad
I guess I should say first that I love having Family Home Evening as a family – isn’t that why it’s called FAMILY Home Evening?! But, sometimes it just doesn’t work that way. Because of Chris’s work schedule we usually
The Ups and Downs of Primary
Last Sunday we had a Teacher Improvement Meeting for those teachers in our branch’s (congregation) Primary (18 mo.-11 years old). I had stressed and stressed about how to present my part of it until it all came together Saturday