PEACE: CAN IT BEGIN WITH ME?
This topic has been rolling around in this head of mine for a while. I wasn’t sure how to share it or where to share it, but with today being…
A HOMESCHOOL RESET
Our first week back at school in the new year was, well…let’s just say it stunk. Monday, Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday just felt like we had picked up…
8 TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MORNING ROUTINE
I love the new year. All the hopes and possibilities, and goal setting is a common theme everywhere you look. I love that. But I also love the beginning of…
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WINTER UNIT STUDY IDEA: MAPLE SUGARING AT HOME
Maple sugaring at home had never crossed my radar. But December is full of ideas, inspiration, and bustling about. But when it’s all over, sometimes it can feel like all…
28 UNIQUE STOCKING STUFFERS FOR TEEN GUYS
Right now the internet is a plethora of gift lists. You can find a gift list for just about every interest, hobby, walk of life, or age–except teen guys. They’re…
CHIMNEY HOUSE: LIVING ROOM UPDATES
Something happens to me a few times a year. It’s like a domino-effect organizing/rearranging/redecorating/revamping thing strikes me and there’s no stopping me. Last month I made it my goal to…
HIGH ON FALL
The fall season here in Minnesota is showing off like no fall I’ve ever seen before. The setting, perfectly cued up for a spectacular show has me completely smitten. Everyday…
KIDS CHORES: HOW WE GET STUFF DONE
A couple of weeks ago, I did a Periscope about my kids and what they do for chores.ย (If you aren’t on Periscope yet, you should totally look into it…it’s…
HOW MY NEW MORNING ROUTINE IS SAVING MY SANITY
September is like the “new” New Year in a way.ย It just seems like the appropriate time to restructure what’s not working in your daily routines, revampย your home systems and…
HOMESCHOOL WEEK ONE DOWN: WHAT’S WORKING
We’ve completed whole week and a half of homeschool already. I’ve already got a good idea of what’s working…and maybe what’s not going to work. Crazy how time flies when…
HOW TO CREATE A BOOK-BASED UNIT STUDY
Today is the first day of school. (Applause from all the mamas ready to get back to routine…crickets from the children. You can’t win ’em all.) Like usual, I’ve got…
TEN YEARS: A NAUTICAL PARTY
Jack’s birthday snuck up on me this year. July was a whirlwind and the 10th took me by surprise. Turning 10 on the 10th–the Golden Day–felt like I should have…
WHY I’M NOT AFRAID TO HOMESCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
You’re definitely going to send Noah to school for high school, right? This is the question Jarrod and I get on pretty much a bi-weekly basis. Our answer…always…we’re not sure. Yes, it’s…
OLD FAITHFUL AND CALLING MULLIGANS
We’ve been home for about a week now from a pretty epic road trip. I packed the car to the gills, kissed Jarrod goodbye, and heading to the wild west…
OUR SCHOOLROOM 2015-2016
I love the beginning of a project–the plans and details are all ready to go and the excitement of the project is like a happy rainbow over the current “before”…
WESTWARD
The last six days have felt like a whirlwind of summer vacation, driving, more driving, lots of photos, lots of oohing and ahhing over amazing scenery, and more than that–lots…
OUR CURRICULUM 2015-2016
There’s been a lot of work going on in the school room, but not so much with actual school. I have yet to order anything and I still have lots…
KIDS + ADJUSTING TO A BIG MOVE
I’ve been collecting and storing up bits and pieces for a post like this for several weeks now. We’ve been living in our new state for about three months now and…
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