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Kids Life Skills List
You all know me and my lists. My newest list endeavor is something I call the "kids life skills list". I was feeling overwhelmed by thinking about all the new things Elizabeth will be learning in the...
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Weekly Goals: January 31-February 6
Jesse snapped this picture of me reading to the kids earlier this week. Pretty much sums up life these days. I love when he catches these moments!Last Week's Goals:Start reading Luther and Katharina....
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Iron Craft Challenge #2: Hearts and Flowers
I've been eyeing all the tissue paper flowers on Pinterest for some time, so I decided this was the challenge to make some for myself. I went with Valentine's Day colors for a bit of cheer for our...
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Life Lessons From The Kids
"I can't do this, Mom! It's too full. There's not enough room for everything." I looked at the magnetic board overflowing with characters. When Jonah was trying to put every single piece on the...
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Quick Tip: Put Stickers On Your Washer and Dryer
This is my washer. Next to each dial is a little sticker by one of the settings. This means that my six-year-old and four-year-old can do their own laundry. Mostly. We're still working on measuring...
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Weekly Goals: February 7-13
We got a big snowstorm on Tuesday, and the boys are (for now) always willing to go help shovel.Last Week's Goals:Test at least one recipe for the new book. I made Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana for the...
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Things My One-Year-Old Is Obsessed With
Little people are funny. And so, for a dose of humor today, I present Things My One-Year-Old Is Obsessed With.This box of Rice Krispies.Any family member's dirty socks.The bath soap and cup we use for...
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Quick Tip: Track Your Water Drinking With Ponytail Holders
I first saw this tip in a magazine (I think Weight Watchers? but I'm not sure). Whenever you drink a cup or bottle or water, put a rubber band or ponytail holder around it. Then you can easily see...
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Weekly Goals: February 14-20
Baby in a cape. Because it's a baby in a cape.Last Week's Goals:Retest a few of the muffin recipes. I made three this week: Cinnamon Banana Bread, which is ready for the book!, Lemon Blueberry, which...
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Iron Craft Challenge #3: G Is For...
This week's challenge was the letter G. I'll be honest, I got stuck on this one for awhile, because all I could think of was "gorilla" and "giraffe". I hang out with little kids, but it's been awhile...
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Our Homemade Chores Charts
Last year, we came up with a list of chores we wanted Jonah and Matthew to do. Some were daily, some were weekly, but we wanted to have them all in one place. We recently re-did the charts, so I...
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Weekly Goals: February 21-27
Seeing a nice (mostly) clear entryway is a breath of fresh air. Probably should have taken care of that awhile ago...Last Week's Goals:Finish reading Garbage Land, and decide between reading Dressing...
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Vehicle Math For Homeschool
This week for Letter of the Week, Matthew is learning about V. Since we don't have a specific math curriculum for him, just concepts, we are reviewing some of the concepts he's already learned, but...
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Our 100 Day Homeschool Party
Yesterday was our 100th Day of School for this year! We celebrated by taking a break from the usual and doing a bunch of 100th Day stuff. My kids enjoy worksheets and coloring, so we did several of...
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Why We Want To Do A Whole 30 Challenge
As I mentioned in my Weekly Goals post, we are planning on doing a Whole 30 Challenge for the month of March. (If you don't know what that is, head here). But why?Jesse and I are tired of being...
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Weekly Goals: February 28-March 5
Elizabeth has learned how to climb. We were bound to have a climber eventually. This week I caught her licking the clean forks. Last Week's Goals:Make some plans for a Whole 30 in March. I'm almost...
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A Day in the Life of Our Homeschool
I'm linking up to Simple Homeschool today to share a day in the life of our homeschool. For those who are new here, welcome! My husband Jesse is a pastor, and he sometimes works from home, sometimes...
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Iron Craft Challenge #4: In The Kitchen
This time around, the Iron Craft theme was "in the kitchen". I had several ideas for this one, but then I got caught up in Whole 30 planning, and I didn't have much crafting time. So I made a knitted...
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Books I've Read: February 2016
Garbage Land: On The Secret Trail Of Trash by Elizabeth Royte. The premise of this book is pretty simple: A woman wants to know what happens to her waste after she's done with it, so she tries to...
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How To Plan For Your First Whole 30 Challenge
Perhaps a better title for this post might be "How We Planned For Our First Whole 30 Challenge". Every family is different, and every meal planner is different, so it may not look the same for you.1....
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Weekly Goals: March 6-12
Aside from food being my focus, I didn't snap a ton of pictures this week. But I did take this one, of my La La, who likes to lean on my face for comfort. It was cute when she started doing it, and...
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Quick Tip: Command Hooks Hold Everything
I love 3M Command Hooks. I use them all the time. In fact, if I have a storage problem, this is one of the first ways I try to fix it! (And no, this post isn't sponsored - it's just a product I use...
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Quick Tip: Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries
It was the middle of the night. Everyone was soundly sleeping in their beds, and BEEP! BEEP! In a sleepy fog, Jesse and I got up and tried to figure out which smoke detector had a dying battery....
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Weekly Goals: March 13-19
Spaghetti squash noodles with a sausage and tomato sauce. I wasn't sure if this one was going to be good or not, and it was a hit! The kids even asked for more.Last Week's Goals:Add at least 5 more...
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The New Blog Is Ready!
It's here! It's ready!Finding Home BlogHop on over to see all the fancy new prettiness! From now on, you can expect new posts from me over there. (I will probably eventually delete this blog, but I'll...
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