Christmas
Keeping This Season Simple. Really ~ A Simple Homeschool Post
November 23, 2011
From my post at Simple Homeschool today... For several weeks now, and even months in some cases, bloggers have been posting about preparing for a simpler holiday. Tsh has a countdown series, Plan Your Peaceful Christmas and fellow contributor Jessica (from Life as Mom) also offers a free Simpler Season ...
Closing Christmas
January 2, 2011
I learned something about myself these past couple weeks. And I learned something about my family, as in the family I have created with my husband. And that is simply this - certain traditions, routines and Christmas festivities do matter to us. I learned a lot more than this about myself, but that is for another time.
Three Days Till Christmas!
December 22, 2010
my parent's Christmas tree a couple years ago Today I'm up to my eyeballs in packing for our Christmas trip. Good news is that it's going well. I think I might actually be on target for tomorrow's very early morning departure (ie: we'll be done and in bed in time ...
Secret Santa
December 21, 2010
Our family doesn't keep secrets from each other except for those special days leading up to birthdays and Christmas. There has been a lot of behind-closed-doors crafting over the past week and I enjoyed following along with Soule Mama's A Week of Elving posts as it mirrored much of our ...
Weekend Holiday Links ~ Take Two
December 18, 2010
Our weekend breakfast of baked apples (with frozen raspberries, picked this summer) The first time around was fun so let's go again. In the Bleak Midwinter - one of my favorite Christmas carols While Waiting - she's back... Handmade Decor - easy, kid friendly. I don't have time to do ...
holiday un-school
December 1, 2010
I loved so many of the unschooling methologies but couldn't totally buy into the philosophy. There were things I wanted my kids to learn, definite goals we had for their education. They also needed to learn to contribute to our home life, not because they were intrinsically motivated to but ...
Peppermint Patty Soap
November 15, 2010
With a swirl of organic vanilla bean and cocoa, scented with peppermint and barely a hint of clove oil, you'll wish it was melting in your mouth instead of richly moisturizing and lathering your skin.
