This is my husband’s packing list for vacation. I’ve always been the organized one. So when my husband steps up and makes a list, I have to applaud him. (Though I do think of how I would do it differently.) But does it really matter that it’s got things to do mixed in with things…
Memorizing Scripture – Tips and Benefits
I’ve heard lot of excuses for not memorizing scripture. It is just too hard. I’m not good at memorizing. Why should I memorize it, when I can look it up? These are adult excuses, by the way. I think for the most part, children have an easier time memorizing than adults do. But it’s never…
Busy holiday weekend and busy days ahead
I think we have jam-packed our summer with more fun activities than ever before. We had a wonderful church picnic on Friday evening. That kept us out late and needing baths after lots of sandy play for the little ones! Then we got up bright and early on Saturday morning to meet some dear friends…
4H Presentations and Discovery Place
Yesterday we went to Charlotte for my older children’s first ever 4H presentations at District Activity Day. My daughter’s presentation was on candle making. My son talked about Digital Photo Manipulation. Both of them were awarded Bronze medals for their category and age group. (I won’t mention how many they were competing against, but it…
Garage Sale Learnings
Make sure you have good signs. We modified some Dollar Store signs, so they weren’t as big as they should have been. Plus, after wondering why no one had come for the first 2 hours of the sale, my husband discovered that the 2 signs directing people into the neighborhood had both fallen down! Count…
The Great Cleanout Continues
Tomorrow is my garage sale. I can’t believe I actually managed to sort through almost everything I planned to and collect things to sell. I have almost finished with assigning prices to everything. Now hopefully people will show up and buy things! Since I was in decluttering mode, I took a look at my stack…
Decluttering Plans
I’ve decided that to encourage myself to declutter, I’m going to have a garage sale. And I’m going to have it on the Saturday after this one. If I declutter and clean one room a day, that ought to leave me enough time to price everything . I’ll start at the top of the house…
Almost done
I posted my final Homeschool Crew review for this year yesterday. What a relief! I love reviewing homeschool products, but wow, it was a long year. I am looking forward to a break. Speaking of breaks…. 4 more days of school!!!! I don’t know who is more excited, me or the kids. I’m really excited…
My Top 10 Creative and Affordable Vacation Ideas
Vacations are expensive. Does it have to be true? I don’t know any way to get a totally free vacation, but we’ve managed to vacation on a budget for years now. Twittermoms wants to hear our affordable vacation ideas. Here are 10 ways to save money on a vacation: 1. Drive – To making driving…
Beeyoutiful Laveshmint
I’ve received a lot of fun curriculum products as a member of the Homeschool Crew. And I really like curriculum, but I have to share the curriculum with my children. Beeyoutiful sent us some products just for us, the homeschool moms. (Or any woman, of course.) I know that I spend very little time on…