Home Routines & Favorite Things
What’s on my mind this week. 1. Valentine’s Day – I love a good creative outlet, especially when it’s practical. I zoomed straight to Target Monday after school dropoff and picked up my usuals – candy and a gift card for my kids’ baskets, stuffies* …
Whew, you guys. I spent most of this summer looking for a car for our new teen drivers. I’ve been casually looking for about a year, but this summer I knew we needed one before school started again in August. We haven’t bought a car …
High school is a different game, friends. For grades Young 5’s – 8th, I had a printable for each school staff member listing their likes and dislikes. It was saved on my phone and I referred to it often. That’s not a thing in high …
We just came home from a long weekend at Crystal Mountain, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. This is our third year visiting and I think it was our best ever. We meet friends every summer and it’s so lovely to …
My 11-year-old daughter loves to read. I thought it would be fun to share her thoughts on her favorite books from this summer. These reviews are in her own words. Also, I had to pay her $10. 🙂 My first book recommendation is called “Miss …
Printables often save the day around here. Or at least an hour. Fine, maybe a few minutes. But I’ll take it. Here’s a roundup of my favorite free printables. Hanna Andersson coloring pages. Whimsical drawings of animals, plants, and snacks. And school buses. 🙂 Disney Family. …
Whew. This week we are tackling the doldrums of late winter – mud, grey skies, and barely any sunshine. It’s not always fun and I hear “I’m bored” a lot. Sigh. We are ready for spring. And Italy. Luckily we have great places to visit …
Last night a meteor cruised through our night sky. A lot of people heard a boom; others saw a bright light; some actually saw the meteor. We missed it all, of course, because we were holed up in our house sleeping (me and S) or …
Today we hit Spanish hard and it was a ton of fun. I’m using Rockalingua for material. It has worksheets, games, videos, songs and more. We listened to a song about greetings and daily routines and now I can’t stop singing “me voy a dormir!” I …
Morning. A few years ago, sometime during the first few weeks of school, a wonderful teacher I know was telling me about how exhausted she was. She puts so much energy into the first few weeks of school teaching the kids how to do things, …