Our School Room 2012-2013

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This summer my big project was revamping our school room a bit.  This is what our room looked like last year.  The biggest difference is that we got rid of the big and bulky armoire.  I also decided to stop using workboxes for the older children.  The workboxes didn’t seem to be serving the intended […]

Kitchen Storage

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I mentioned in my post last week, that we were having some work done in our kitchen.  We have been wanting to add some extra storage space to our kitchen for many years, and we are so glad we finally got it done!I spent Sunday afternoon reorganizing, decluttering and cleaning our kitchen.  I still have […]

Lenten Resources

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Okay, today is the day you can read my post over at The Homeschool Village!  I had my dates mixed up, I fully blame it on vacation brain. I wrote about Lent being a great time to de-clutter, both physically and spiritually.  If you are looking for more motivation to get rid of clutter during […]

Homeschool and Life: How we get it done

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Nobody can do it all.  Although sometimes blogs can make it look like it we get it all done.  It can probably be a bit discouraging for those thinking about home education, with lots of little children underfoot, to read blog posts about perfectly prepared meals, perfectly planned lessons, and a crafty tutorial thrown in. […]

7 Easy Laundry Tips

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In any size family laundry is a never ending task.  Laundry in a home with several, or more, children can really be an unending job.  Here are few things I do to keep the dirty laundry from overtaking our home, at least on most days! 1.  Do it yourself laundry detergent –  For a couple […]

Our Schedule 2011/2012

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Figuring out how to schedule 6 children in grades 5th, 3rd, 2nd, K/1st, K and pre-K was making my head spin just a bit.  It never feels like it will all come together until I finally sit down with paper and pencil.  At that point things slowly start to take shape and it all doesn’t […]

Something Real

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It’s not very pretty, but it is very real.  Hopefully what is brewing away in here from all of our morning drinks,  will help beautify and fortify this area.  We are eagerly awaiting the warmer temps to start planting.  The older boys have asked for their own section of the garden and Bob has a […]

Blender Love

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For a couple of years Bob has been interested in purchasing a Vitamix blender.  I could never justify the cost for a blender!  But then we kept going through blender after blender.  Patty @ Reasons for Chocolate posted about how much they loved their Vitamix, so we started talking about it again.  Long story short […]

Blog Clean-up

I moved a few items around on our blog this weekend.  I deleted adoption posts from my sidebar and made a new adoption post page at the top.  I thought my sidebar was getting a little cluttered with stuff.  I might do a bit more moving around.  I am feeling the urge to do a […]

Pantry Challenge~Wrap Up

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What we ate and will eat to finish out our month: Mon :: Korean Dinner (take out for our anniversary!) Tues :: Ham & Vegetables Wed :: Ham & Cheese Pasta Bake, Tossed Salad Thur ::  Ham & Eggs, Potatoes Fri ::  Ham & Bean Soup, Cranberry Muffins Sat ::  Mac n Cheese & Hot […]