This weekend was spent camping at a Christian Karate camp that my 3 oldest children were attending. I’ve not had a lot of time and energy to spend crafting a new blog post, but I thought I’d share some little tidbits of our weekend. We brought our pop up along while most of the other “campers” were tent camping. On Saturday morning, we were impressed to see somewhere between 30
Camping Tips with Young Children
Welcome back! It is the 5th and final day of our 5 days series on Mothering and Homemaking! I hope you’ve been having a great time! My kids sure have been! They’re going to be asking me to do a series EVERY week, lol. If you missed the first 4 days of the series, you’ll want to check them out. There’s all kinds of fun to be had!
5 Fun Outdoor Activities with Children
Welcome back to my series, 5 Days of Summer Activities with Children. If you’re visiting for the first time, you won’t want to miss: 1. 5 Summer Crafts for Children 2. 5 Fun Summer Food Ideas, Kids Edition 3. 10 Rainy Day Activity Ideas for Children Also, at the beginning of the week, I was offering a free Father’s Day Printable if you are a subscriber to my Facebook page.
10 Rainy Day Activity Ideas for Children
Welcome back to Day 3 of the 5 Days of Mothering & Homemaking Series. My series title is 5 Days of Summer Activities with Children. Today, we’re talking about what to do when it’s raining all day. Do you love rainy days? or dread the chaos it brings? I do a little of both. Some days, I can’t wait until it all dries up so I can send energetic children
5 Fun Summer Food Ideas, Kids Edition
Welcome back to Day 2 of my series 5 Days of Summer Activities for Children. Yesterday we talked about 5 crafts you can do in the summer time. Today, we talk about food! What child doesn’t love food? Do you enjoy making meal time fun? I don’t take the time to do this often, but it was easy enough that I think we’ll start making it a regular feature around
Unsocialized Homeschoolers? 10 Reasons My Kids Like it!
10 Reasons my Children Don’t mind being Unsocialized….er uh…. homeschooled! I know that I have both homeschoolers and nonhomeschoolers who read my blog. If you’re a homeschooler, you know that “What about socialization?” is a very common question that we get. If you’re a nonhomeschooler, you may actually be wondering about socialization. It’s a valid question, with a very lengthy answer that I won’t get into too much right now,
5 Summer Crafts for Children
Welcome! The day has finally arrived where 20 other bloggers & I are participating in a 5 Day series together on the subject of Homemaking & Mothering. It has taken some time to get the posts together for you all & I do hope that you truly enjoy them! Please consider subscribing to my blog, so that you don’t miss a post! I’d also love it if you’d consider
Father’s Day ++ Freebie!!
Today, I’m sharing at Homemakers Challenge about 10 Inexpensive Father’s Day gift ideas you can get your dad (or your kids’ dad) for Father’s Day! In addition, I’ve created a freebie just for my Facebook subscribers. If you “like” me on Facebook, you will receive a free Father’s Day Printable Coupon Book. Here’s a preview: There are many different
The Braces are Gone!
A couple of years ago, began our journey with orthodontics. I was told that my son (12 years old at the time) needed an oral surgeon to remove an impacted tooth (which means it was stuck under his gums…because another tooth was blocking it’s way up). We got to the oral surgeon and he said he wasn’t going to remove the tooth because it would shift the teeth around too
My Top 10 Homeschooling Must Have Items!
Today, I am joining up with the iHomeschool Network and Angie at Many Little Blessings to share with you my top 10 must have items for homeschooling! My Top 10 Must Have Items Bible – Without it, I would not have an instruction manual for life! We use it in school with our Bible study, in science, etc. It’s one of the main reasons we choose to homeschool! I don’t believe
What? No Paper Towels?
This post is in honor of my dear father-in-law, who is always in shock that I could live life without purchasing paper towels. I’m sure there are some of you that are reading who feel the same way. Let me tell you a little story. When I was growing up, we always had paper towels, but I wasn’t allowed to use them as much as I thought I should.
Cheesy Chicken Ranch Pasta Bake
I was a brave soul. I found a recipe for this Cheesy Chicken Pasta. I’d never eaten it before, but it sounded so good, I decided to make it for a friend who had just had her baby. I made a double batch. One for her family and one for ours. I’m just hoping her family liked it, because everyone but one person in our family LOVED it. The one










