Hike #3 for 2026 We hiked about 3 miles out-and-back on fairly uneven terrain and loose lava rock scattered with wildflowers to a pretty waterfall. This is a special place because I grew up coming here. It’s changed a bit since social media and masses of people learning about the once secret spot. Some fences … Continue reading Table Mountain – Oroville, California
For this unit study we read the 6 books in the American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Collection by Jaqueline Dembar Greene, illustrations by Robert Hunt, and vignettes by Susan McAliley. Feel free to choose any extension activities to tie in with the book that sound like fun to you! We did not do all of these … Continue reading American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Unit Study
My younger sister is going through a real rough patch. In an effort to encourage her from afar, I sent her a series of 5 Care Bear color themed care packages. I bought the Set of 5 Micro-Teenie Care Bears on Amazon. the purple box 💜 First, we sent the purple box: a hand-knit deep … Continue reading Care Bear Color-Themed Care Packages
One of my teens has been having a consistently rough time on Mondays in particular. The teen has been feeling generally miserable and unmotivated to do schoolwork and is acting exactly how they feel. This is served with a heaping side of poor attitude drizzled with a snarky tone. A few ideas popped into my … Continue reading Monday Blues Buster
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