I can't believe we are at the four week mark in our Time4Writing experience! Big Kid is enjoying to a degree...but he is a struggling writer and I am making him do this over the summer vacation, so I can see where that is coming from. I sat down with Big Kid and we talked about what we did and didn't like about this … [Read more...]
Weekly Wrap Up
Another week gone by. Where did it go? I really don't know some days! This week was the first week of summer vacation for the public school kids. For my kids that meant they had company this week. For mommy that meant getting up 2 hours earlier than I have in the last six … [Read more...]
Cloudy Days
photo credit: DeaPeaJay via photopin cc So, it is Tuesday...it is cloudy and ready to rain. We just had a rainy weekend and I have kids who are going to want to play outside, but this is the day we have, so I am thankful! We are in our first week of "summer vacation". I think … [Read more...]
Philosophy Adventure Review and GIVEAWAY
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...]
Lilla Rose Review and GIVEAWAY!!
For those of you who know me, I always have my hair up in a pony of some sort. I have long hair, and everyone in the house loves it, I just don't know what to do with it most days. When I was asked by Heather, a consultant with Lilla Rose, to do a review on their Flexi-Clips, I figured I would give it a try. I wasn't expecting myself to fall in … [Read more...]
Another Week Gone By
In my life this week… Little Miss turned 2 this week!! She is my “baby” and I am just not ready for her to be so big yet. (I know, her hair is messy. She just woke up and had to open presents) In our homeschool this week… This week, Big Kid started using Time4Writing and is loving hearing back from a “teacher” and not just from … [Read more...]