Every year there is high anticipation for the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons. And alas, each time, without disappointment, the holidays come and then they go. Swiftly. Very rarely does the season (or anytime for that matter) go exactly as planned. Here’s how our holidays shaped up. Our 2015 Winter Holiday Recap. Our holidays were […]
How to Get Back to Homeschooling (After a Holiday Break)
Updated: 1/7/16 It’s back to school time! At one of our homeschool support meetings I remember this question was posed to the moms, “what wrecks your homeschool?”. The list was lengthy but I think everyone agreed that the holidays and illness were at the top of the list! Getting back in the groove of things after […]
20 Tips and Tricks for Parents with Picky Eaters
Hey there friends, I could’ve titled this this post the best ways to to get your picky eaters eating, but there are no “best ways” for the picky eater right?….exactly, because they’re picky! Lol. Instead, these are my own tried, proven and tested approaches for picky eaters. My first-born was the most finicky eater of all […]
What To Do With Your Kid’s Baby Teeth After They Fall Out
Hey friends, If you’ve got kids, I know you’ve seen your share of loose baby teeth, shaking, hanging on for dear life, still inevitably falling out to make room for their permanent counterparts. In our house loosing a tooth is a big deal and it always calls for some type of celebration! Yay! The most recent “my […]
How to Keep Kids Busy at Home in the Summer
Hey friends, For the last couple weeks we’ve basically been housebound as my hubby’s work truck undergoes a major repair. He’s had to “borrow” the family SUV to carry-out his HVAC/Plumbing calls. Summer is usually the best season for our business, so the timing is not the greatest, but God is sovereign, so we give […]
Me, My Hubby and My Little Kings
Howdy, If you haven’t yet had a chance to peruse my new WordPress site, a great place to start is by getting to know a little bit more about me, my hubby, and my little Kings. Our Story will tell you: about me (the good, bad and the kinda weird) about my hubby (he’s just […]
How to Recover from the Winter Blues
Today I was in a particularly “woe is me” kind of mood. Thinking about all the things I had to do, thinking about how my life sometimes feels like the routine of a washing machine “wash, rinse, repeat”. With the sparkle and bustling activity of the holidays behind us, it may just be that the monotony of the remaining […]