Do you struggle to keep up around your home? I sure do, but there are ten things you can do daily that will help your house, at least appear more together. Wipe and Swipe the bathroom every morning AFTER everyone is done shaving, makeup, hair. Sweep and vaccuum the high traffic areas of the home…
Out of the books and in the field. I have tried several years, to homeschool through the summer…it doesn’t work on our farm. We are up all hours of the day, lose our routines, and just pretty much have to be ready to head here, or there, or anywhere at a moments notice. This doesn’t…
#1 The really BIG benefit to in person STATE conventions is that these conventions make it possible for our state board of directors to keep an eye on the legal things going on concerning homeschooling and parental rights. Our attendance is what helps fund the state organizations and therefore, we must try to attend. Conventions…
I am packing and packing and check my list as we leave tomorrow morning. I am taking four or five of my children with me…why don’t I know the official count? Because my five year old is allergic to wheat pollen and the wheat is pollenating and well…he feels rotten. However, I know that getting…
Over the last few weeks, it has been a bit of a roller coaster around here. Up down, around and around, Skidding to stops and flying down hills. Our Hannah has had digestive issues that come and go, over and over. MIL had major surgery Van AC not working Dh’s Pick up keeps breaking down…
Over the last six months, I have grown more and more concerned about some things in the homeschool blogging community. It seems that some bloggers are so bent on getting 5-6 posts up a week that well, other things are suffering…their homes, husbands, family, children, and even worse…their relationship with God. Some call me unpredictable…
Philip has been out hunting down the snakes, toads, frogs, salamanders and turtles. They are out, and we are having fun working with a Facebook group that is focused on these creatures in Kansas. Great Plains Toad Speckled King Snake (Juvenile) Red Eared Slider found in Peace Creek Tiger Salamander found in our well…
This is the time of year, that nearly EVERY large family mom despises. Most of us have bags or stashes of clothes for 0-3 mo. for each gender on up to a few sizes above our oldest. In large families, that is a LOT of clothes. If you are on a farm, there seems to…
