10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
This is our second child to be homeschooling through high school – 10th Grade. While so many things have changed (even our 10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices from the first child), one thing remains the same, I am honored to be a part of his high school years. We have always given our children the […]
Another Not Back to School Year
During the late summer months there is so much talk of the coming school year here in our area. From teachers to supplies and talk of what grade everyone is entering. Little do many of them know that it will be another Not Back to School Year for us. The anticipation and bustle of when […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 19 ~ Endings & New Beginnings (Picasso & Africa)
Monday: We started out the week a little slow. The kids were happy though as we had a Ciravola-Kinsler Family Kid Swap. We got the boys, and the Kinsler’s got the big girls (the little girls are too little to swap them yet). Luckily for me we had already planned a down day as I […]
30 Day Photography Challenge: 2/1 – 3/1
Alright, so here I go again with another photo challenge. It seems as though my dear friend Shana is always getting me into these things! The problem is I have a hard time finishing them! This one is 30 days, 1 photo a day, with a given theme. The part that made me agree to […]
Review: The HomeMaker’s Mentor Print Issues One & Three
When given the opportunity to review two print issues of The HomeMaker’s Mentor, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect as I am unfamiliar with the site and their products. My first impression…it was like sitting down with your best friend’s scrapbook! I felt like I had seen or tasted something great and then was […]
Disney on Ice – Treasure Trove Review
Last night I had the opportunity to attend Disney on Ice – Treasure Trove. I ended up taking both Ava (5) and Chloe (12) and making a girls night out of it. We splurged and ate dinner at Friendly’s! (We were able to do this because I did not have to pay for the tickets […]
Weekly Wrap Up ~ Week 17 ~ MLK Day, Food Drive
This was more of a home week for us and I was relieved to have it that way. We are all adjusting the addition of my mother-in-law into the house. I never thought Ava was going to easily settle down for bed again! It seems she really likes it when Jayden reads her a […]
Book Review: The Shadow of Your Smile by Susan May Warren
About the book: The Shadow of Your Smile (Deep Haven) A beautiful blanket of snow may cover the quaint town of Deep Haven each winter, but it can’t quite hide the wreckage of Noelle and Eli Hueston’s marriage. After twenty-five years, they’re contemplating divorce . . . just as soon as their youngest son graduates […]
Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Italian Wedding Soup Serving Size: 6 to 8 bowls Ingredients: 3/4 lb ground turkey 3/4 cup cold water 1 egg- beaten 1/3 cup minced onion 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp salt & ground pepper 8 cups chicken broth ** 2 lg. chopped carrots (1 bag baby) 1 cup […]
It’s The Little Things
Being not only a stay-at-home parent, but a homeschooling parent as well, I spend LOTS of time with my children. My brood consists of only 3 children and yet I swear I can’t even think one whole complete sentence all day! I know that being a stay-at-home parent is right for me. I remember […]
Giveaway: Susan May Warren’s The Shadow of Your Smile
Come Back to Deep Haven and Win a $200 Visa Card from @SusanMayWarren! Sometimes love requires a little forgetting … Come back to Deep Haven and find out what’s been happening in your favorite quaint hamlet. If you’re new to the Deep Haven series – this is the perfect book to start with – […]
Martin Luther King Jr: Free Printables & More!
Today the schools, banks, mail, and many other business are off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Each year for the past 4 years we have honored his memory by organizing a food drive on this, our day off. So last week we put fliers in mailboxes, and today we went out collecting […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 16: Helen Keller, Picasso & Soup
Monday: We started our week with Music Lesson Monday. (No Museum this time because we had some places to get Grandma to.) Jayden was pleasantly surprised to see that his spelling words this week were all states. The list gave him 17 and he got to chose 3 of his own. Tuesday: In […]
January 2012 ~ Ten on Ten
Ten on Ten: Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. This morning Chloe suddenly reminded me that today was ten on ten! As I sat amongst my children and our school books, […]