Thank you for all your comments on how to keep your kids’ rooms clean . . . and how to get them to clean up. I am definitely taking them all to heart as we continue on this road. The
Mom . . . the Slave Driver
All week I’ve been warning the kids that Friday I would be vacuuming their room. It had been a couple weeks and it was just time. Now the warning was for a good reason – they needed to clean up
Vacation at Home
While Chris and I were having a relaxing time in Ireland, the kids were at home with Grandma and Grandpa, having a vacation of their own. We did leave them a list of our normal schedule, suggestions for during the
100th Post!
We have reached a milestone on our website/blog! It’s been great being able to record what goes on in our lives to keep in touch with our family and friends. Not that our lives are always exciting but we have
Pony Share
This last week has been a highlight for the kids. We are still doing swimming lessons but in the afternoons they attended a ‘Pony Share’ class that highlighted learning about ponies, taking care of them, and, of course, riding them.
Summer Has Arrived!
** Update – I actually sat down and did a scrapbook page about swimming lessons already – so I thought I would post it, even though the pics are already below – enjoy! ** [mygal=swim_scrapbook] For everyone else summer may
Returning the Kindness
I posted last week about Project Linus donating blankets to hospitals for the children after Hannah was a recipient of one. This week we were at Walmart for a completely different reason (getting replacement glasses for Emma) when we walked
‘Two Field Trips’ Day
Yesterday was a BUSY day to say the least. I had planned to take the kids on a field trip in the morning to a living farm called Fosterfields Farm, about 45 minutes away. This was scheduled awhile ago with
Hodge Podge
I’m realizing how much I’ve let slip by without posting anything. So here is a hodge podge of what we’ve been up to this last week – This is Cami’s tongue a week after she sliced through it with her
Anti-social homeschoolers?
I admit that’s an odd title for this entry but I realized after looking back on the last couple days that my kids are not shy. We have been renting our home for a year and we finally got the