Last week I wrote a post about our journey to 7 children. If you missed it, you can find it here. This post is a follow up to our journey to 7 children and asks the question….. ………. And will we have more? There is not an easy answer to this question. Ultimately, God andContinue Reading
My Favorite Resources for Teaching Phonics
I’m in full planning mode for our next school year. I will have a Kindergartener once again, and that means I will be teaching my little one how to read. I thought I’d share several of my favorite resources for teaching phonics that I have discovered over the past 5 years of homeschooling. Continue Reading
Our journey to 7 children…. and will we have more? (Part 1 of 2)
Before my husband and I got married, I don’t recall discussing how many children we wanted to have. He says we did, and talked about having 2-4 kids. I have an older sister and he has two older brothers, so we both come from, in my opinion, smaller families. I have always been amazed byContinue Reading
Chicken French
Chicken French is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. Unfortunately for him, I don’t make it very often because it is not a quick and easy meal to make. But, the end result is soooo worth it! My husband recently celebrated his 35th birthday, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to makeContinue Reading
Moving Tips
We are moving! Actually, we will be moving two times in a four month period. We will be moving in a couple of weeks into a cozy, little house until our new house is built, which should be by the end of the summer. Our new house will be our 5th home since weContinue Reading
How to Be a Successful Consignment Sale Shopper
This is the final post on my little series about consignment sales. In part one I discussed the benefits on being a consignor; in part two I discussed tips to being a successful consignor. Now for the fun part – tips on how to be a successful shopper! 1. Be a consignor. AtContinue Reading
The Perfect Meatloaf
I like a good meatloaf. Growing up, I always enjoyed my mom’s meatloaf. So, when I became a wife and mom, I decided I wanted to have a meatloaf recipe of my very own. That was 10 years ago and I’m still trying out different recipes, tweeking recipes, and even just winging it and throwingContinue Reading
How to Be a Successful Consignor
Last week I started a little series on children’s consignment sales. In part one, I discussed the benefits of being a consignor in one of these sales. If you missed part one, you can check it out here. Today I want to share some tips on being a successful consignor; in other words, howContinue Reading
Benefits of a Consignment Sale
It’s consignment time in my neck of the woods. There is a HUGE kid’s consignment sale held in my area twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall. Last fall was my first time as a consignor, and I absolutely loved it! I thought I made out prettyContinue Reading
New Year’s Eve Activities for the Whole Family
I know, I know…. it’s April, not January. Well, we had our New Year’s Eve celebration a lot little late this year. This past New Year’s Eve, my in-laws offered to take the kids (all 6 of them) over night; so we jumped at the chance to have a rare, kid-free night. I still wanted toContinue Reading
