First Day of Homeschool 2023

In the past I’ve made Schultütes for the children filled with new school stationary supplies. This year my oldest needed more books/textbooks than crayons/markers, so I made large back-to-homeschool bags instead. Each paper grocery bag has a colorful printed label and contains new school books/workbooks, new socks and new unmentionables. My next post will focus … Continue reading First Day of Homeschool 2023

Our Family Summer Reading 2023

From the beginning of June until the end of August, any one in our family who finished a book got to add a paper scoop of ice cream to our chart. Once our chart had five scoops we got to have an ice cream treat together. Here are our summer book and ice cream lists: … Continue reading Our Family Summer Reading 2023

State Parks – Summer 2023

As a way to encourage myself to “get out there” when honestly, I’d really rather just stay in, I picked up a Nevada State Park Passport and NV State Parks Junior Ranger Workbooks. We also have a 5th grader, so we got a free NV State Park Pass too! (I do love free stuff.) I … Continue reading State Parks – Summer 2023

Yellow Garden Spider (a Species of Orb Weaver Spider)

Thanks to LR at Returning to Paradise for her help in identifying our new backyard friend.

Dart’s Cousin Chillin’ with a Cottontail Bunny Rabbit