Goals for 2025: Physical: Go for at least one hike per month, drink more water Spiritual: Take a “Sabbath week” every 7 weeks - we’re still working out the details of what this will look like. Basically sit down and schedule a week of rest and restoration - no scheduled medical/dental appointments or extra obligations. … Continue reading Mocha & Mismatched Salt and Pepper Shakers & New Year’s Resolutions
I’m currently working on a map art project, and it struck me that the cut ends of the fallen logs along the trail resemble a compass rose. The longest cracks seem to point in a direction. Carson River Our family went on a Ranger-led group hike 3.25 miles there & back cloudy/52°F red tail hawks, … Continue reading First Hike 1/1/25 – Fort Churchill State Historic Park
We have an epic Christmas Picture Book collection. It all started when we lost everything in the Paradise Camp Fire (2018) and at first I had a good excuse to replace the books we had lost. Now I’m just a book hoarder! I find them at thrift stores. The good deals are too hard to … Continue reading Countdown to Christmas Picture Books
My husband volunteered to help our small plant church with AV. This requires us homeschoolers (me and the kiddos) to get up and get ready much earlier than usual. Too early. While my husband helped out, I took the kiddos out for breakfast. I’m currently “at capacity” in my volunteer commitments (local public library & … Continue reading Another Early Sabbath
12/2024 I started this post last December (2023). We never finished the challenge so I forgot about posting it. Better late than never. 🤷🏻♀️ 12/2023 You can visit http://www.scholastic.com to print the free winter reading challenge from Scholastic. Here’s what we read towards completing this challenge (we did a little double dipping between this challenge … Continue reading Scholastic Winter Reading Challenge 2023
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