Well, this is the last installment in my “Getting Healthy” series. It’s hard to believe it’s already the end of May!! Summer is upon us!! And I’m super excited!! Why? Because we at this house love to cook out!! That means more chicken, turkey sausage, ah-ma-zing grilled veggies (my absolute favorite) andFUN times with the [...]
Summer officially began in our house this weekend. Yes…we homeschool year-round, so our summer is structured a little differently. But have no fear…there will be much FUN, FOOD, WATER, GAMES and FAMILY to go around! So, how does our summer and school schedule work? Well, not a lot different than our regular school year with the [...]
I know this post is a day late. But, like many (or even most) of you all I was busy with family celebrating the holiday and remembering loved ones. Thank you for understanding!!! Now, I will make up yesterday’s post and you’ll get today’s too! (I know, I know…I’m working on getting ahead again. I [...]
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” ~Acts 20:24 (NIV) This was my verse today from Bible Gateway. As I opened my email to read it, [...]
This week’s wrap-up is going to be pretty sparce! We’ve pretty much finished up all our subjects. We had a little Science and Bible reading to finish as well as his last week of Review Words for Spelling. That was it!!! Needless to say, Mister Bull was beyond thrilled for the less than packed schedule. [...]
I hope you will forgive me for not posting last Friday. I have had such a time with this Crohn’s flair that it actually landed me in the hospital Friday night and I did not come home until Tuesday evening!! WOW!!! It was quite the mess, let me tell you. We weren’t sure what the [...]
My relationship with Ashley, from Under the Sycamore, goes back to our high school church choir days (don’t ask how many years ago that was, cause she looks waaaay better than I do!). We traveled together my Senior year and I really only knew her in passing. But, as God would have it, I found [...]
This journey of “getting healthy” is not for the faint of heart, let me tell you!! I’ve failed more times than I can count! But, I’m pressing forward and I just keep trying. I always go into these types of things with crazy-high expectations and therefore I get discouraged really easily. So, this time I [...]
Blue Bell creamery – We have a Blue Bell plant in our area that allows tours. The cost is minimal and it’s a great experience. Pumpkin Patch – I’m sure most of you have one of these in your area. We have one particular pumpkin patch that we prefer to visit. Nature Center – Sometimes [...]
This week we’re going to talk about Planning for a large family from the beginning. This is week #2 in our Large Family Living Series. If you missed week #1, you can read about it here. Should you be fortunate enough to know ahead of time that you’d like a large family, then you should [...]
