How Was Your Day, Dear?

Want to inspire your children to write? I found these completely cute how was your day printables over at Silverbox Creative Studio. Can’t wait to print these out for my oldest two. I think my scrapper girlie girl will especially love them! Great for a journal or just to tuck into a book bag with [...]

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The Green Thing

A good friend from church sent me this email. I thought this pretty much sums things up. I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thank you!  The Green Thing In the line at the supermarket, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for [...]

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Fall in the Meadow

It’s been rainy and dreary all week but the cool air is refreshing from the summer heat. Our windows are open. Our cinnamon candles are lit. And we are playing outside more. Even if it means having to clean the carpets of dragged in mud!!! Because, at the end of the day, who can resist [...]

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Real Food Part One: Dinner and a Movie

Maybe some of you remember the $5 Food Challenge invitation? Yesterday was the big day. I admit, I was a little worried. Because of time and money restraints I wasn’t able to go shopping until the day before.  But due to the generosity of friends and being able to go shopping at a new wonderful [...]

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Woodland Fairies

A certain pair of aunts heard me say dress up for gift ideas. Dress up conjures up cheap princess style dresses that start raveling at the seams right away and are made up of a conglomerate of synthetic fibers. Not these sisters! They have taste and class. I haven’t the faintest idea where they bought [...]

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Diary-style Fictional Writers

It’s Read-Aloud Thursday again and I had nothing planned to write. In fact, I wasn’t really going to do much blogging this week. It is fall break for us here and I have been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing and very little schooling and reading. But then our darling 7 year old girl [...]

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Fall Crafting

Just thought I would share this amazingly cool blog today. Head over to Everything Etsy to look through some amazing fall tutorials…101 of them!!! And make yourself a pumpkin spice latte to drink while you browse. Gotta love fall.    

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Homeschooling Benefits {Chuck E. Cheese}

What are some of the best things about the homeschooling lifestyle? Always getting your birthday off! Being able to go to Chuck E. Cheese for a birthday party on a school day. No crowds!!!!!  

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Happy Birthday, Princess!

Happy 4th Birthday, baby girl!!!! We love you sooooooo much. Have a great day at Chucky Cheese. P.S. You look beautiful in your princess dress! Love, mommy and daddy

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Rocks and Minerals Lapbook and Unit Study – Part I

*This series will be a 2 post series. Check back next week for part two! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to start this unit. I remember my rock collection as a girl. Our neighbor had a bed of river rock in their garden and I would spend hours digging [...]

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