When it comes to budgeting, people either love it or hate it. My husband falls in the latter camp. Even though he majored in math in college, he doesn’t like dealing with, managing, or even thinking about money. This is extremely lucky for me, because I happen to love budgeting. It must be the little accountant […]
Archives for 2014
Smoky Triple-Bean Turkey Chili
It’s beginning to get that little nip in the air that says autumn will be here soon. I love autumn! It reminds me of the smell of new school clothes, the crunch of leaves underfoot, impromptu football games at the park, and the warmth of sweaters and blankets on chilly nights. And let’s face it, autumn […]
A Homeschooling Must Have
Over the few years I’ve been homeschooling, I developed one serious pet peeve: dull pencils. I’ve tried many pencil sharpeners over the years – electric, manual, expensive, cheap – and every single one of them leaves the pencil half sharpened. Our most recent electric model sharpened pencils so lop-sided that I resorted to twisting the […]
Easy & Quick FHE Chart
I don’t know about you all, but I tend to have grand plans of things I want to make to keep us all organized. The tendency is to not make anything until I have the time to get it perfect. Since time is hot commodity in this house, things basically just never get made. For […]
Outdoor Couch
We’ve been working hard at getting our landscape done this summer. I guess I’ve just gotten tired of the endless dirt and weeds that crop up in an unfinished yard. So we started by planting some grass and installing a big patio, but realized after building it that we had nothing to put on it […]
Pack Meeting Roundup: Our Planet
I am the den leader for the Wolves and Bears in a local cub scout troop. This month we’ve been discussing ways to take care of our planet. For den meeting, we went on a fun hike at a nearby park and picked up trash along the way. We discussed trash and recycling in our community and made posters […]
5 Ideas for Church Quiet Bags
Anyone who has ever gone to church with us has learned that my toddler likes to sing…loud and a lot! His singing usually continues after the organ and congregation have stopped. The boy loves his music! When he’s not singing, he is crawling under the pews to visit those fortunate to sit in front or behind […]