Family Life & Kids
Moving Challenges ~ Counting to 1,000 ~ Winter Ski Vacation
February 3, 2012
This has been an amazing move for our family and the months since we left Maine last May and then arrived here in Gaspé last fall have been full to the brim with blessings. Honestly, it's like I've been given a gift - the gift of dreams coming true and ...
If You're Happy and You Know It
February 2, 2012
The snow crunched under the tires as I pulled into the library parking lot. At 4:00 pm the sun was still (!) well above the horizon, shining on the bay. Seeing the mounds of snow, shoved high by the snowplows with each successive storm this winter, Laurent eagerly asked if ...
From The Ashes ~ Favorite Writer Quotes
February 1, 2012
The follow up to My Value as a Creative is written, edited, photo-ed (you know, the photos carefully thought out and placed) and ready to go. I promised it was next, because indeed it was. Queued up and set to publish. Hours of work and "go forth and conquer Renee" ...
A Barebones Homeschool Day
January 29, 2012
When push comes to shove, when there is a time crunch in our life and I have to choose between taking care of the homefront or doing a history/spelling/writing lesson with the kids, I choose homemaking.
Skiing ~ It's Cold Out There
January 23, 2012
Damien and I grew up on the Canadian prairies. We're no wimps when it comes to cold. But our years of living in the northeastern US (one of the coldest corners of that country) spoiled us a bit. Maine is not as cold as Alberta. The longer growing season attests ...
Writing & Skiing ~ Ski Week at FIMBY
January 17, 2012
I've been doing a lot of writing these days. I have so many posts on the go (as in, mostly written but needing finishing and editing), it's kind of crazy. Posts about mothering little ones, finding security and defining success, my mission, an updated advertising page for FIMBY, our elementary ...
Finding Our Late Elementary & Transition Years Homeschool Groove
January 11, 2012
This month is the start of our winter school term. To make record keeping easier and also because I like seasonal rhythms, I divide the year into Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall "school terms".
