Homeschool High School Planning for The Kid Who “Just Wants to Get it Done”
While my oldest is schedule oriented like me, and had an easy time with organizing and filling in a planner, my son is just the opposite. He is my kid who wants to check his boxes and “just wants to get it done”. This has made handing over his homeschool high school planning more difficult […]
8 Frugal Family Summer Activities That Won’t Empty Your Pockets
Some parents dread it. Others wish that it would get here quicker. Whatever side you stand on, the inevitable is finally here: the summertime vacation, where the children can leisurely lay around and sleep all day. As a parent, you start to ponder how you can get your kids more active, especially in the summertime, […]
I ♥ Faces ~ Barefoot Week
I ♥ Faces is taking a week off from judging photos, but instead wants to focus on a charity they feel strongly about. The charity is Soles 4 Souls and you can read about it below: About Soles 4 Souls: Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and […]
Book Review – The Shack
. Title: The Shack . Author: William P. Young . Copyright Date: paperback, July 1st, 2007; 256 pages . Publisher: Windblown Media . ISBN: 0964729237 . Brief Character List: Mackenzie Philips, Nan his wife, Missy the child who is murdered, the holy trinity as played by: Papa, Jesus, and Sarayu . Enotes Synopsis: . The […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
I remember the “Little Thing” post that I forgot from last week! Chloe does not like to write. It is the one thing that I have left a little by the wayside, trusting that she will come around to it in her own time. A few months ago I gave her a rhyming dictionary and […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ May 25th, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: May 25, 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining brightly and the temperature on the thermometer is rising! I am thinking…about Chloe’s good friend Shannon who spent all night in the ER last night. It seems as though she has broken her toe/foot and will see an orthopedic for treatment. […]
I ♥ Faces ~ Yellow
Over at I ♥ Faces the theme for the week is the color yellow. So the challenge is to have the color yellow and a human face somewhere in your photo. Not sure what I am going to find for this one. I have a series of photos that I took of Chloe on slide […]
Book Review- Bel Canto
. Title: Bel Canto . Author: Ann Patchett . Copyright Date: 2002 – Paperback, 336 pages . Publisher: Harper Perennial . ISBN: 978-0060934415 . Brief Character List: Mr. Hosokowa a Japanese Businessman, Roxanne Coss an American soprano opera singer, Reuben Iglesias the vice – president, Gen Wantanabe – Hosokowa’s interpreter, Carmen – a young terrorist, […]
The Buried Life ~ A Poem by Matthew Arnold
Light flows our war of mocking words, and yet, Behold, with tears mine eyes are wet! I feel a nameless sadness o’er me roll. Yes, yes, we know that we can jest, We know, we know that we can smile! But there’s a something in this breast, To which thy light words bring no rest, […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
As you all know I have not posted since my “It’s the Little Things” post last week. I have been consumed with sore teeth from getting braces as an adult, and the endless hours of landscaping that has to be done in our yard. I seem to remember having a great idea for my Little […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
This week I was so touched to receive a poem, two actually, that were written by Chloe for me. I had no idea she had done this for me! She has been working on a book of poetry for months now, but it is mostly about the changing of the seasons. She also wrote a […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ May 11, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: Tuesday May 11th, 2010… Outside my window…it is sunny for the moment, but I know the rain is coming…again. I am thinking…that being gone for 2 1/2 weeks has left me feeling as though life has passed me by. I have been home just over a week and I still […]