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
I know we already did a block this month, Mama Hen, but I was feeling kind of “blah and I needed a pick-me-up so I decided to do the next block early. Homeschooling is a long-haul type of project and you don’t see a lot of results on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. I am confident that … Continue reading Three More Blocks of the Month – Farm Girl Vintage
Hike #2 for 2026 We hiked and sledded for about 2 hours. My husband and I guess we went somewhere between 1/2 - 1 mile. Let’s call it at 3/4 of a mile? 🤷🏻♀️ It was hard to tell because we were climbing through deep (3 feet) wet snow (Sierra cement) with steep elevation gain … Continue reading Spooner Summit Snow Play Area, Nevada
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