Faith, Home, & Family
Last week, I had a big bag of cucumbers, and some corn given to me. And we harvested a pile of zucchini from our garden. So I've been working on preserving those. We have some corn, then I froze 11 ears. (That sounds funny! lol) I made a batch of relish, with a lot of cucumbers left over to become pickles this week. And I've been working … [Continue]
We started back to homeschool this week! Monday morning to be exact. The kids didn't even complain! Love it! Ever since we began homeschooling and took our first summer off, I haven't liked long summer breaks. It's too hard to get the kids back onto a school schedule. I've always said it's easier to homeschool year round than to hear the … [Continue]
*This post contains affiliate links Ever heard of the "Sandwich Generation" ? That is the term used to describe the generation of people who are now caring for children and their parents at the same time. According to one statistic I read, 1 of every 8 Americans aged 40 to 60 is both raising a child and caring for a parent. A … [Continue]
I recently received Old Western Culture: The Greeks from Roman Roads Media to Review. This full year course is available in two different formats. The online streaming version, a full year of access, is available for $199. There are four DVD sets, each set has 4 DVDs, available for $224. Each unit's DVD set is also available for purchase separately … [Continue]
I was very busy in the kitchen this week! :) All four teenagers were sick this week, so I kept them supplied with whatever they felt like eating. I made French Toast for them one day. I used my homemade wheat bread. I ran out of the egg mixture, but still had a couple of pieces of bread left. I didn't want to make more eggs and then have eggs … [Continue]
*This post contains an affiliate link. This week, my baby turned 14! As of right now, my kids are 28, 26, 19, 16, 15, and 14. Yes, I'm old. lol anyway, back to the birthday boy. Poor Zach. He ended up at the doctor's office on his birthday due to a tick bite he got at church camp the week before. I have a picture, but I will spare you … [Continue]
I recently received a copy of the book Enough: 10 Things We Should be Telling Teenage Girls to review. Due to real life happening all around me, I haven't finished reading the book yet. I am loving what I have read, though! … [Continue]
