The morning starts out somewhat quietly and with smiles if we’re lucky. But the downhill spiral is a tricky thing and will sneak up on you when you least suspect it. This morning it began with the 2-year-old entering the 6-year-old’s room. Yup, that’s all it took. The 6-year-old and Daddy were having some quiet [...]
Happy St. Patty’s Day! I was trying to do something a little festive today….originally I planned to make a green version of our blueberry pancake muffins, but we didn’t have the time for it. Instead, I stirred some green food coloring into our Mac ‘n’ Cheese…..which absolutely did not go over well with the 5-year-old [...]
This Mama has been checked out lately. Totally zoned out, shut down, not here. Mama no esta aqui. Our attitudes have stunk. We have back-talking, yelling, major meltdowns and terrible tantrums. And the kids have been acting out too. Well, the weather has been a little warmer lately. So we’ve actually gotten outside to play [...]
Not that I have any clue what “Eat Yer Heart Out” really means….! ANYWAY……………… We love trains in this house. In a BIG way. So the other day, the kids and I were leaving work, and we hear the train whistle. From past experience, we know that we can get to a couple of train-crossings [...]
Hi there! I received a copy of The Complete Zoo Adventure curriculum to review for the MasterBooks Twitter Party. Here is some information regarding the Twitter party from Meghan Tucker’s website, The Tuckers Take Tennessee: Who Is It For? Any parent (homeschool or non-homeschool) who loves great books/curriculum/resources for their children. When Is It? Tuesday, [...]
Several times a week I pack up the kiddos and bring them to work with me. On mornings like today I draaaaag through the morning, unable to bring myself to get them out the door. So what’s stopping me? [insert ominous music - dunh, duhn, DUHN]….the dreaded SNACK issue. I’m not kidding. I truly dislike [...]
In the past two days I’ve gotten 3 fantastic prayer ideas that really inspired me. This evening I was reading to my son from his devotional book: Sometimes I feel like the wording is a little bit young for him (he’s five) with the simplistic rhymes, but he really seems to enjoy the stories, and [...]
It’s official! Hubby has (finally!) agreed with my desire to homeschool my boy for Kindergarten this year. I’ve ordered our curriculum and supplies, and we’ll be starting school next week – hooray! Just a disclaimer here, I’m sure the kindergarten public school in our town is just fine. However I feel like my own son [...]
Hooray! Today’s my day to write on the Seeds of Faith blog. I’m a bit exhausted today – the little one was up most of the night, and I had no idea if I would be able to write about anything, but as always the Lord is faithful and gave me the words to say. [...]
I used to hate having to play outside with the kiddos. Seriously, I had no idea what to do with them. Finally, I learned that you really don’t have to “do” that much. The key ingredients are: to relax to have fun to give yourself permission to PLAY like a kid again My kiddos are [...]
