A little update for my longtime readers: in an effort to help my husband in sustaining our Homeschooling lifestyle, I’ve decided to become an Amazon Associate. From time to time, I’ll include Amazon links in my posts, and I’ll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made through those links at no additional cost to … Continue reading Goodwill 🍂 Fall Haul
My husband had a work trip in Austin, TX and the kiddos (ages 11, 13 & 16) and I got to tag along. The kiddos and I had never been to Texas before and we were really excited to spend 3 days exploring. The whole trip started with a big snafu… my husband used his … Continue reading Exploring Austin, Texas with Tween/Teens
“Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever” by Mem Fox Book #2 for 2026 If you’ve been following me for awhile, you already know that I’m a big proponent of reading aloud. We read/listen to books about 5 nights per week and on most of our road trips we … Continue reading Reading Magic
Yesterday, my youngest son said, “Mom, I really like going to the G’s house because they have such nice decorations and pictures up whenever we go over!” Meanwhile, my daughter has been asking to decorate for Easter since the day after St. Pat’s! My friend, SG, changes her decor seasonally. My kiddo’s comments made me … Continue reading Easter Decor
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
