I am so excited to announce that we are making some big changes at Giver’s Used. Books! More selection, more seating, a reading room and a few surprises. Mark March 8th on the calendar and come see us for the relaunch! In the meantime, stay tuned for updates and my new videos! That’s right, Giver’s … Continue reading
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Spring Relaunch and Renovations
I am so excited to announce that we are making some big changes at Giver’s Used. Books! More selection, more seating, a reading room and a few surprises. Mark March 8th on the calendar and come see us for the relaunch! In the meantime, stay tuned for updates and my new videos! That’s right, Giver’s … Continue reading
I Guess It’s Time to Make This Official.
Major things are changing. And I am divided exactly in half. On the one hand, I am very excited. We are starting a new venture, a new adventure…a new chapter. I am opening a book store. Yes, you heard right. A bookstore. I am giving up one dream of being a stay-at-home mom and … Continue reading
Weekly Photo and Wrap Up: Start of School
The photo below features an actual text from my sister. She’s hilarious, and though I love Chopped too, no truer words have ever been spoken about the show. And of course the Weekly Wrap Up: Recipe Monday: From-Scratch Brownies Homeschool Tuesday: Our First Day of Second Grade Wednesday: Why Breaking is Okay… Thurday: Homeschooling … Continue reading
Preschool and Tossing Out the Schedule
I’ve discussed, at length, my Type A personality. I like schedules. I like plans. I LOVE it when things are predictable and orderly. Thing is: preschoolers do not care about personality types and Mommy’s personal preferences. What’s more? Being super structured isn’t necessarily good for the average two year old. Their job right now is … Continue reading
Why Breaking Is Okay and Sometimes Necessary
I can’t really remember when this started. I used to be a really sensitive child. Even as a teenager my emotional instability was devastating to my personal life and to those in my life. But somewhere along the way, I lost that. I hardened. I developed a shell and tried…try really hard not to let … Continue reading
Things We Did on the First Day of School
Cub spent almost a solid hour working on letters by his own choice and I introduced numbers 1-5. We also discovered that Josiah can… But proofreading is a bit tricky. Focus goes downhill as the day goes on–even with breaks. And Dad is a distraction. Unfortunately, my husband is now working second shift. So, I’m … Continue reading
Recipe Monday: Classic, Peanut-Free, From-Scratch Brownies!
I like to be very descriptive in my titles, you see. That way there’s no mystery because no matter what people say, surprises are not fun…Anyway. I’m positive from-scratch brownies are far cheaper than the pre-boxed kind, though I don’t intend on doing the math. The truth is, I simply prefer to make things from … Continue reading
This Week’s Photo and Wrap-Up
I intended to take a new pic of me and Husband this week, but the truth is–we haven’t seen much of each other. These pictures make me super happy though, so it works out fine. And in case you missed it… We are going to be as LAZY as possible this coming weekend because … Continue reading
FREE Homeschooling Downloads and Printables…and Not the Crappy Kind!
I am so excited about today’s post. CurrClick.com is offering FREE downloads and printables! I’ll be the first to admit that most of the time, “freebies” are a huge disappointment because they are one-page things that you can get from the local dollar store workbooks. Not CurrClick. They know how to do this right. Here’s just … Continue reading
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