homeschool, adoption, parenting, family, homemaking
I’ve missed a few weeks of homeschool updates because we’ve had so much going on with getting ready for overnight visits with our newest kids! No, it’s still not definite, but we’re moving right along and praying for the Lord’s will. We’ve spent this week putting together a bunk bed in Kathryn’s room, cleaning out [...]
Five years ago today, we welcomed a new member into our family… Lacy’s 1st day home: still one of my favorite photos of her. After our sweet dog Ellie died at the age of 13, we all felt a big empty spot in our hearts and our home. It was especially hard on Kathryn, who [...]
Welcome to our school room, complete with a cute dog to greet you! (Lacy the WonderDog: star student) Bookshelves are my friends. And I’m fickle about tables. I always tweak our schoolroom from year to year, but there are no huge changes this time around. The bookshelves have been rearranged to accommodate this year’s books [...]
My dad ventures down from the mountains every couple of weeks to visit. He never stays very long, as he wants to make the rounds to see as many of his friends and family as possible while he’s here. He almost always comes bearing some small gift, and this time it’s a little bag of [...]
We’re in a holding pattern in our homeschool lately, just doing our thing, looking toward the end of this school year and already anticipating next school year. We’ll be starting some of our next-year stuff this summer, as I’d really like to work gradually into more of a year-round schedule. More on that as I [...]
SPRING BREAK! With Ken and Lindsey out of the country on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic (returning tomorrow!), this week has been all about being a Fun Mama. We started the week with a sleep over, and I took Kathryn and her friend to our favorite frozen yogurt place the following afternoon. (Can [...]
With wrapping up this week, we are two-thirds through our school year. Time flies, friends. Truly. I think I’m getting old and sentimental. A few instagrams from our week: Kathryn finally lost a stubborn molar; I made a crumb cake for a little homeschool moms’ get-together here at my house; and a visit from my [...]
We’ve had a delightful Thanksgiving week. I’ve been thinking about the importance of traditions, and I’ve realized that I tend to not want to make a big deal of special occasions because in my mind, it’s merely setting us (or maybe just me) up for disappointment. However, with our mixed-up, crazily-blended family, we need those [...]
This is one of those weeks where I know we did do a lot, but absolutely none of it immediately comes to mind as I sit here with a few minutes to write a blog post about it! Kathryn is always delighted when our God’s World News magazine comes in the mail. She usually devours [...]
We kept our butterflies about a week and a half after they emerged from their chrysalises, but we wanted to let them go before their short life span ended. Painted Lady butterflies, like we have, live an average of two to four weeks. The day before we released them, we noticed at least one pair [...]
Did you know that caterpillars can help with math? Kathryn thinks so! We’re raising caterpillars into butterflies, and Kathryn is REALLY interested in them, so math went better — and less distracting — having them sit there at the table with us. (iPhone photo; forgive the quality) That was last week; now are caterpillars are [...]
Oh my gracious. I have cleaned and organized like a MAD WOMAN this week! I started to write out all the things I’ve been doing this week, but that just made even more tired! In short, I’ve cleaned and/or organized just about everything in this house, and made plans for cleaning and/or organizing the few [...]
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