Simply Cookies
While I see the superficial clouding the lives of some I know I just have to cling to the simple things. Like cookies! I laughed this past week as a…
Toddler — Mortar and Pestle Chalk
As a homeschool mother with toddlers I am always on the look out for fun things the little ones can do to keep busy giving me time to get homeschooling…
New Tricks
This getting older Mommy needs some new tricks so starting on the 15th I am taking a free online course. My goal is to one, get better at taking pictures…
Jump for Joy
Our oldest princess had her 10th birthday this month. It was all the more special thanks to friends and family far away mailing her cards and gifts. It helped my…
Natural Toys
A friend had asked me about the play silks in the picture of my last post here and I thought I would share more about play silks and other natural…
Hour by Hour and Day by Day, she is the one.
My oldest baby is soon to be ten. How did this happen so fast? As I right this she is 300 miles away at horse camp for the week. It…
Little Shop of Learning.
As I finish up putting the hair bows Crystal and I made the last few days up on our online shop I thought I would update our friends who read…
A response to – The case against homeschooling
While my family is finding our summer rhythm of seeing friends, the sites, being out side, and keeping our learning going over the summer as Mommy I find myself neck…
Happy Mothers Day!
Today I m reminded of the many blessings in my life, specially the ones I have a hand in. My children are healthy and well cared for and loved. My…
What Crystal has been reading.
Crystal is 9, she is girl with her own time line for things, specially reading. Finally though we have found books she really enjoys reading! This book had a recipe…
Inspired! Shop is Open!
On May 1st, my oldest child Crystal and I opened an online shop to share with the world the crafts we love making. We are starting with hair bows. Inspired…
The Judgment on Vaccines Is In???
Thankfully in America we as parents still have the freedom to choose how to raise our children, what to feed them, how to educate them, how to celebrate with them,…
Cpt. Storm Darkness and Light.
While my family keeps working on ways to be compacty, buying second hand and living simply we find we do not need much but each other and our wonder for…
Spring!
Things are Sweet! Spring and warmth are flowing in and it is a much needed reminder of hope and light. from our indoor leggy seedlings to bright colored baskets. Growing!…
The Vaccination Battle
While my own family faces our own vaccination battle I thought I should share the following in hopes someone finds it interesting. I would never expect someone to not vaccinate…
What I wish for the world!
This is the topic of this years Doodle 4 Google that all school aged children can enter this year. We spent weeks on this topic. My oldest came up with…
For Love
I have not blogged in a while and I thought it might be nice to look at a little trip from last month that we took to see dear friends…
25% off at Three Sisters Toys
Such a sale would normally have me tickled but the reason for it is so very sad.Help Save our Natural Toy Artisans!Greetings!I would like to take this opportunity to inform…
Hands of a Child Discount on Kit Packs.
There is a tragic new law taking effect Feb 10th that is supposed to help protect our children from lead and a few toxic chemicals. Only it is doing to…