Author: Jamie
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Life lately: July highlights
“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Let’s take a moment to appreciate my junk-no-more kitchen drawer. It’s a work of art, if I do say so myself. I’ve been on a major clean-out and organization kick: linen closet, bookcases, utility room, and more. I always get on a kick…
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2017 Reader Survey
It’s been over two years since I did a reader survey so it’s time to do it again! The whole survey should take less than 5 minutes. Your answers will help me going forward in deciding what content to share here on See Jamie blog. I’ve opted not to make questions required but the more…
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Our {relaxed} homeschool plans for 2017
My venture into blogging began the same year I started homeschooling, and every year I’ve posted about our plans for the school year. Some years we’ve stuck to the plan pretty closely. Other years, we’ve veered off as things change during the course of the year. I’ve learned either way is okay, as long as…
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Self care: because if Mama ain’t happy…
My life as a mom has (so far!) included 5 kids, 3 adoptions, 2 son/daughter in-laws, and 5 grandkids — plus 11 years homeschooling. So I’ve learned a thing or two along the way. Here’s a big one: that saying about “if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy” is entirely true. Go ahead, ask me…
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Quilted together family
Having our two adult kids here to visit last month with all the grandkids was wonderful. The timing worked out nicely with Lindsey and crew coming in early that Friday so that we had nearly two days with them before Brandon and crew arrived. We had a few days with the whole gang here, and…