It was number 1 on my goals for 2014.   One night I locked myself in my room for 4 hours and watched youtube videos until I could figure out how to get the knot on my needle,  and the difference between a single and double crochet.  I’m not going to …

  Every spring our family sits down and dreams of all the things we want to do over the summer.  We then create a Summer Bucket list consisting of our favorite  activities, making sure each kiddo has their top 3 favorite choices in the list.    Our summers are very …

  I was a public school kid.  My husband was a homeschooler.  I  knew one or two families that homeschooled when I was growing up, and it seemed quite weird to me.  So it was definitely weird when I started asking myself “Will I homeschool?” when I was first pregnant. …

Moving….with three homeschool kids and a business! We had plenty of time to prepare for this move – months, in fact – but it still seemed like it crept up on us all too fast (side note:  we are moving to rent a new home, while getting ready to sell …

    This is a super simple recipe with only three ingredients!  We got our apples when we visited Apple Hill land used about 18 of them in this recipe. Ingredients About 18 apples (depends on how many your crockpot can hold) Apple pie spice, about 1 TBSP 1/3 cup of …

We started venturing out on nature walks this year for homeschooling, and it’s something we have all really enjoyed!  This morning, we explored around our own neighborhood to find treasures that related to the fall season.  The kids love doing this, and get so excited when they find something new. …

Nine years ago, we were pregnant for the first time. We were told by our doctor (who had a 98% accuracy rating) that we were going to have a girl. We had a dresser full of pinkish girly clothes, and pink balloons left over from the baby shower. We had …

  I had a dream once: that I would make no mistakes as a parent.  That I would naturally accommodate every one of my child’s needs, easily understanding their complex personalities. I studied other parents and wrote mental notes of the things I would and would not do.  I dreamed …

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series I Don't Know How She Does ItHow does anyone do it, really?  Or, why do we do it?  I believe once we become moms, we have a tendency to take on way more than we can handle, you know…superhuman mom …

Strong relationships are not usually built on  monumental, lifesaving feats that have been accomplished in the name  of love. They are more commonly built on thousands and thousands of tiny moments that build up within us to form that incredible, unbreakable  bond. The funny thing is, these moments happen, they …