We lived in California for three years. During the first two years, we had a couple of families on base with whom we became very close. Our kids were all around the same ages, and spent as much time together as possible. We moms met daily on the playground as often as possible, had monthly "mom's-night-out" events, and had each other's backs (and also welcomed each other's children into our homes Continue Reading >>
DIY Spa Day for Moms
Don't you want to just get away from it all, and have a wonderful, relaxing spa day? Or maybe you'd love to make that happen for your mom or your wife, but the closest spa is 100 miles away or costs a crazy amount of money? I'm so honored to bring you this DIY Spa Day for Moms. This post is bursting with steps for a DIY Spa Day; recipes included! Each of the recipe links will have more details Continue Reading >>
Playground Play for Homeschooling Kids
My kids and I have always loved finding new playgrounds to play on and explore. I was looking through all of my playground pictures and it occurred to me - maybe as homeschool moms you haven't thought much about getting your kids onto playgrounds! Unlike public-schooled peers, our kids don't often get daily playground play. Even if you have your kids in school, time for recess is often so Continue Reading >>
Is Having A Bad Day the Same as Being a Bad Mom?
I've been doing something I almost never do for the last couple days - I've been down on the floor cleaning around the edges where the dust gathers. Just being honest here - this is something I normally only do once every three years when we are getting ready to move out. Every time I get down on the floor to clean it, I think of my precious mother-in-law. She still gets down on her floor every Continue Reading >>
All-Natural Cleaning with Essential Oils Recipes
I got a little bit excited about creating recipes to clean with essential oils yesterday. My son Peter started helping me clean the stair treads, and wow! That was a lot of dirt on one rag. I might have gone just a little bit overboard, posting two cleaning recipes in one day! That got me thinking - maybe you'd like to see lots of different essential oil cleaning recipes to use in your home. I've Continue Reading >>
Best Gifts to Teach Kids about Choosing Life and Giveaway
Alrighty then - I am SUPER excited about this. I've put together a list of some of the best gifts you can buy to teach kids about choosing life. I didn't find a lot of options so if you know of any great products that teach choosing life, let me know! And we are doing a giveaway! You are going to want this . . . Just saying. Our Celebrate Life Unit Study set. Here's what's included: Human Continue Reading >>
