I was honored that Lisa asked me to share 5 Ways I Stay Sane. The first question I asked myself when I read her post was, "Am I really sane?" After a few hours of debate, I decided that I am indeed sane, so I guess that qualifies me to continue with this post. 5 Ways I Stay Sane Read my bible everyday- Reading my bible helps me to put life into perspective. I am always encouraged by the ...
Am I Crazy?
Confession time... my kids dislike fruit and vegetables. Each child has a few favorites, but as a whole they squirm and grimace when something green in color is set in front of them. It is my goal to change this in my kids. I want them to like most fruits and veggies, and actually smile when they see a piece of broccoli on their plate. I have, in the past, hid fruits and veggies in other foods in ...
Summer Routine
The past few days have shown me the need for a summer routine. Usually we school through the summer, but after this year we needed a little break. We will probably pick school back up the first week of August, so until then we need to find something to do with all of our free time. Well, I don't need to find anything to do with my free time, I have countless sewing projects, emails to respond to, ...
Curing the Summer Boredom Blues
I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I love the warm days, cool evenings, green grass and fireflies buzzing around our yard. What I don't like about summer is the trouble my children get into when their days are not structured by our school work. Many homeschoolers school through the summer, we do too, but not full time. I need a break and I always think that I am going to get so much done ...
3 Moms ~ Birthday Boy
Today (Thursday) my son turned 8. We started the day with donuts and then moved straight to the gifts. I am not sure how this started, but my kids always want to open their presents first thing in the morning. He played with his gifts all morning (you get your birthday off of school at our house), and then decided on tacos for lunch. I always make my taco meat with ground turkey, it is cheaper ...
Commissary Shopping Tips
I received this email from a military spouse the other day... I'm a new military wife (married last June), so I don't even know what a case lot sale is. Can you please explain it to me? We aren't active duty right now, but I have a feeling we may be in the near future. The closest commissary to us is 40 minutes away (Carlisle Barracks in PA), and we probably wouldn't go there except that my ...
