Philosophy and me? It's not something I would even think about. I am not a philosophy person. It seems way to deep and even before I had kids, I didn't feel that I would ever be able to understand something like this. But that all changed when I was asked to be a part of the special launch group for the Homeschool Adventure's Philosophy … [Read more...]
I Let Him Cook!!!
I am a control freak when it comes to kids in the kitchen. I am sure my poor kids have missed out on a lot of fun things because of this. However, I worry about EVERYTHING that could go wrong with kids in there! Well, Ray-ray got to go and spend some time helping daddy cook pork chops on the grill the other night. I am not sure on details, but he … [Read more...]
My Top Ten Goals for the Summer
Wow, it's really Tuesday already!! I can't believe how fast the days are going!! We are going to finish our last week of “school” and than get ready to start summer school. Needless to say, my kids were disappointed to learn this, but I hope they enjoy what I have planned for them! My Top Ten Goals for the Summer Are: (This post … [Read more...]
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week sure has been busy! More for mommy than the kids though! I got to do my first official giveaway on the site this week! Thank you everyone who signed up and thank you to Heather at Lilla Rose! It was something new for me and it was really fun! I have been planning our “school year” out this week, and I … [Read more...]
Lilla Rose Giveaway WINNER!!
Well, we did our drawing for the Lilla Rose giveaway. I decided to involve my kids in the drawing since this was my first giveaway. They had so much fun helping me out! First I wrote down all your names... Than we had them in a bowl and RayRay pulled one out (notice he was very serious and closed his eyes so he didn't … [Read more...]
The Top 10 Reasons I Like Summer
Here in Minnesota we are finally getting into summer. I think we completely missed out on spring this year, going straight from winter (including snow storms in May) to summer...in the 80s and 90s today! I really like the summer weather a lot more and here are my top 10 reasons why!! 1. This may be a funny one, but I love a good old thunderstorm … [Read more...]
Our Week in Review
In my life this week...I have started my "official" Facebook page to go with my blog. I had been thinking about it for awhile and took the leap this week. In our homeschool this week…We are trying to stay on track while still being outside enjoying the spring/summer we are finally getting. I asked Jordan if he wanted to do school outside … [Read more...]
Ten Things I Love About Homeschooling
I haven't been homeschooling for a long time yet, 5 months to be exact, but I love it!!! Yes, there are some days I wonder what I am doing to myself, but those are so little compared to the perks of homeschooling. Here are my top ten reasons that I love homeschooling. 1. I love watching my kids learn through everyday experiences. My … [Read more...]
Life Lessons
It's Monday, we should be doing school. Instead of sitting down in front of the computer and wanting to get stuff done while the weather was nice outside, we did some life lessons today. My great grandpa is in his upper 90s and we decided it was a nice enough day to help him out with some of his spring clean up. My kids love being with … [Read more...]
A Change in Weather
Can you believe we were supposed to get snow last night?!?!?! I am so thankful we didn't, but it sure did get cold! After enjoying all that time outside and not needing jackets, it has been rough trying to tell the little ones they 1need to put them on again. We pulled out our small trampoline for some energy draining today. The kids thought it … [Read more...]