Funny Story: When The Bad News is Disgusting

by | Oct 18, 2010 | The things kids say

Ok, so I just had to share this conversation I had with my 5 yr old this morning. Just a little history first — Last night right before bed he found a keychain with a verse on it & asked if he could have it. My answer was “yes, if you go to bed...

Lego Math Drills

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Homeschool

This little exercise came about one day when I asked my legomaniac son to work on his math drills. Here’s how the conversation went: Me: You need to go write your 1, 2 & 3 addition families. Him: Mom, I really wanted to play legos. Me: No, you need to...

Nothing is too big for God to handle

by | Sep 9, 2010 | My Family

I got a major punch in the gut yesterday. Yesterday we found out that my sweet 4 yr old has severe hearing loss in his left ear. At this point we don’t know the cause, and we don’t know what lies ahead on this journey.  Of course I pray that it’s...

Labor Day Learning Ideas

by | Sep 5, 2010 | Homeschool

Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September of each year. It was established as a tribute to all the hard workers that make up our nation.  As one of the first holidays of the school year I’m planning to set aside a couple of hours this week to...

Buying Used Homeschool Curriculum

by | Aug 31, 2010 | Homeschool

I’ve been asked this several times lately so I thought I’d write a little post about it. One of the biggest costs when homeschooling is purchasing curriculum.  It’s very disappointing when you find the perfect curriculum, but just can’t quite...

Pink Clouds

by | Jul 29, 2010 | The things kids say

My 5 yr old(aka Little Speedy) came running into the kitchen this evening very excitedly.  “Mom, Come look at this!”  As I asked him what it was he said “There are some pretty pink clouds in the sky, come look!” I followed him to the window he...

The Rainbow House

by | Jul 27, 2010 | Kid Creations

I love this picture from my 6 yr old.  It’s a picture of the house he wants to live in when he grows up.  He says you have to slide down the rainbow to leave.  Cute!!