Faith, Home, & Family
I'm back again to share my garden tour. I'm starting with a favorite of mine. The Mimosa blossom. So pretty and delicate, and fragrant. We can walk outside the door and smell them. The hummingbirds love them, also. Here's the Mimosa tree view from the back yard. See all the blossoms? It's a gorgeous tree. We lost a large branch off it during … [Continue]
This week has been all about the Olympics. We've been watching as much as possible live, and then watching what we missed. We've had lots of great discussions about time differences, the metric system, and sports rules. We've been working on our lapbooks, also. We haven't had any of our English Olympic food yet, but tomorrow we're having fish … [Continue]
To Read or Do: Simple DIY Solar Power System 2012 Christy Awards Winners - Check this list for some awesome books to read Make Your Own Old Fashioned Games How to Write a Book—A Free Christian Novel-Writing Course for Teens and Adults 21 Rules of this House The Key to Preventing Molding Berries Natural Health: How to … [Continue]
Top 5 Back-to-School Deals for This Weekend (August 3-5, 2012) Crystal Paine, The Money Saving Mom, thought you might be interested in these great weekend deals. Kid's Jeans for $9 Shipped From Old Navy: Old Navy has all their Kid's Famous Jeans on sale for $10through August 15, 2012. This sale is both in-store and online. If … [Continue]
As part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received an online membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com. SchoolhouseTeachers.com features online content designed for and by home educators. It offers resources for kindergarten through high school in all the major subjects. Thanks for joining us here at SchoolhouseTeachers.com, presented … [Continue]
I took last week off! I didn't cook for anyone! The three youngest kids were at church camp from Monday morning to Friday night. So I decided to take the week off, since the remaining family members are perfectly capable of cooking for themselves. My sons, 17, 26 and my husband. My 17 year old ended up doing most of their cooking. They … [Continue]
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book … [Continue]
