The last ten days have been a bit of a whirlwind…I attended a Christian Women’s Retreat on Friday and Saturday (April 8-9), I came home early afternoon on April 9th and then early Sunday morning received a phone call from my best friend’s daughter Sarah, and would change the next few weeks of our lives. […]
Please keep my best friend and her family in your prayers.
April 11, 2011 by 4 Comments
My best friend’s mom has a brain tumor. She will be having surgery tomorrow afternoon to remove it. This family has a lot going on right now besides this. Graduation, oldest son on a mission trip, her father recently passed away, and a family member is currently deployed. Please keep them in your prayers. God […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~ The one when I decided school was over-rated~Unschooling takes over.
March 11, 2011 by 14 Comments
Yep, you read that right. We have not done ANY formal learning this week. Why? Well, after this past weekend, I didn’t have the emotional ability to even think about school. If we had meals, and clothes and could walk through the house we were good. I haven’t really shared the emotional state that Saturday […]
Roller Coaster Weekend~ER Visit, Ambulance Ride, Home Again, and Back to the Doctor
March 7, 2011 by 7 Comments
Our two year old Hannah woke throwing up around 3 am Sat. She vomited all morning and was running anywhere from a 102.6 to 104 temp. At 11:30 am she started vomiting bile. I called our on call pediatrician who told me to get her to the ER. Dh and Grandparents were both out of […]
Orneriness~A Picture is worth a thousand words..
February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There is orneriness, and then there is ORNERINESS! You decide. She has three older brothers, two older sisters, and gave mom and dad a scare they still aren’t over when she was born. Hannah is the light at the end of the day, and the sun in the morning in our home. Grumpiness seems to […]
Hot Soothing Throat Juice
January 17, 2011 by 4 Comments
When we are sick, I try to make it a little less miserable. What we are sick with now, seems to set your throat a fire, your nose a running (and no you don’t have the strength to catch up), and your body to aching. We are all quite miserable except our four year old […]
Happy Birthday Sweet Hannah!!
January 13, 2011 by 10 Comments
Hannah had a rough entrance into this world. First a c-section due to her transverse presentation and after birth having neonatal pneumonia. Through it all she has been a blessing in our lives. We have gained more faith in Jesus our Savior along the way. As Hannah has grown, we have enjoyed seeing her personality […]
Learning as a Lifestyle Science.
January 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
Someone once asked me what I used for science in our homeschool I stared at them blankly. Seriously I did. Shh, we really don’t use anything for science. Science happens in life, and well, we just let life teach us. This is coming from a mom who literally tested out of High school biology, helped […]
Missing the Signs. Children with Vision Issues.
December 2, 2010 by 6 Comments
It has again happened. We missed the signs, ignored them, wrote them off, or whatever it is. We didn’t do it on purpose, we weren’t the only ones who didn’t notice. Our five year old has severe vision issues. Two years ago she had a complete vision exam, all was normal. We were told to […]
Unplanned Homeschool Break~Happy Birthday Isaiah
November 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
Once again, I come to tell you that, we are not the perfect homeschool. Why? Because, life happens, children get sick, computers crash, and there are six children in my house, and when they need me as a mom rather then a teacher, I become a mom 100%. See, God made me a mom before […]
A Sad Day…Put All the Baby Things Away.
November 5, 2010 by 2 Comments
Today, I put away nearly everything that would show others there was a baby living in our home. It was time, that I came to terms with the fact that for now, we no longer really have a baby living here. Hannah is a toddler. In many ways I am okay, but in some I […]
From Homeschool, to Homemaking, Keeping Priorities Straight During Illness
October 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
Let’s face it, we have all been there. There being, a messy house, children out of sorts, and mom or someone in the home trying to recover from an illness or some other unexpected interruption in our daily somewhat normal lives. You know, when Mount Washmore, becomes Planet Washmore, meals become take out or bowls […]
And, We have Another One…
October 7, 2010 by 4 Comments
A broken bone that is. Spring 09 (April) our then a few days shy of 4 year old daughter broker her wrist. Six weeks later (June), after her cast is off, her little 19 month old brother broke his leg. Both of them were doing something we do not allow, but seemed to be […]
I Got a New Camera, and I Can’t Wait to Order My FREE Photo Book and FREE Calendar!! You can get them free too!!!
July 21, 2010 by 3 Comments
My new camera takes such GREAT shots. They are all so crisp and clear. So, to celebrate, I am going to be taking pictures to fill this great offer from Vistaprint. Yep, that is right, you can get a FREE Photo Book!! Free 4×6 Photo Flip Book. The handy 4” x 6” size is easy […]
Weekly Wrap-Up—Swimming, Baby Rashes, and a Need to SLOW Down
July 2, 2010 by 10 Comments
This week has been very busy. It wasn’t really planned that way, but we had two opportunities to go swimming—something we do not do all that often. Then we had a doctor appointment, garden needed attention, my husband’s aunt passed away and daily life doing chores and homeschool. Sunday, we went to church and came […]
The Importance of Print Pictures in this Digital Time
May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Iknow I am guilty of this… Keeping all my great pictures saved on my computer and only getting actual prints for family at Christmas. I mean really, is my immediate family not worth having actual prints? Yeah, I don’t really do the traditional scrapbooking anymore, but I know my children would LOVE to have a […]
My Top Ten Ways to Naturally and Safely Help Control My Allergies.
May 25, 2010 by 3 Comments
I don’t remember a time in my life that allergies have not been an issue. However, in recent years, I decided to do a bit of research and talk to some who have naturally controlled their allergies. Yes, I still have to take an allergy medication sometimes, though not all year, and not for a […]
Mother’s Day Just Happened to Be Our Noah’s Fourth Birthday
May 10, 2010 by 3 Comments
Four years ago right now, I was laying in a hospital bed, waiting for my induction (don’t bother slamming me for this, my history, my decision;)), thinking this baby was not going to come. I had been having what felt like “good” contractions for several hours, but he wasn’t moving down. I was distraught and […]
Another Success Story-Hannah has Eaten Foods Four Days in a Row.
February 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Eating has been a struggle for Hannah from the beginning. When she was born, she was met with some unexpected challenges. Those challenges led to a few more, which led to fairly severe GERD. At two months, Hannah, was not gaining well, and was started on Previcid. She stayed on it for seven months. We […]
Sick Day?? Not for Stay at Home Moms-How to Get through the Days thriving when you are sick.
January 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
For the first time this winter, I am sick. Sick enough, that I just want to crawl back into bed, and stay there for a few days. However, there are seven other people depending on me to keep it together, so I am making a few adjustments to keep it together and allow myself the […]
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