July 2009

7 Quick Takes – July 31st (Volume 10)

~ 1 ~ I’m not sure why I’m nervous, but this week, we talked to a piano teacher about signing up Noah and maybe even Molly for piano lessons this school year. I don’t know if I’m nervous because it will be an extra expense that we probably don’t need to do, or if I’m [...]

Webkinz Can Be Inexpensive Entertainment (and Educational!)

One of the things that works for several people in my family (including my own Mom!) is Webkinz. Okay, sure — Webkinz has the possibility of being expensive. I’m sure many of us know some child (or adult!) with some large amount of webkinz. As a matter of fact, I know some people that have [...]

A Four Year Old With An iPod

Four year old Molly (who would be quick to tell you that her birthday is only about two months away) has been greatly enjoying her new favorite thing lately. It is Eric’s hand-me-down iPod Shuffle. And, it’s no shabby Shuffle, let me tell you. It’s a 2 gb Shuffle in a beautiful blue color. We [...]

Create More Monday: The Rosary Edition

I had a friend ask me a couple of months ago if I could make a rosary for her (to buy) to give to her new goddaughter. She gave me a link to my old Etsy shop of what she was intersted in. Unfortunately, I had purchased the beads on clearance, and couldn’t recreate one [...]

What is Create More Monday?

What is Create More Monday and how did it come to be? I found that I was really putting off a whole lot of creating that I wanted to do. From cool desserts that I read about on blogs to finally sewing some rice socks that I have been meaning to do to making a [...]

Many Little Links {July 26, 2009}

How to Make Artist Trading Cards — wikiHow (I have wanted to make some of these for ages. Perhaps that will need to be one of my Create More Monday tasks! If you missed my info on that, check out #4 on my 7 Quick Takes post.) How-to Video: Water Sponge Toys – Make and [...]

7 Quick Takes – July 24th (Volume 9)

~ 1 ~ On Thursday, all of the kids got up early, and I was still sleepy. It was my mistake to sit in the recliner while they played, because I fell asleep. When I woke up, I felt something on my head. I was startled and reached up to feel a giant gerbera daisy [...]

Making Lunch Special

My kids would love lunch from a restaurant every day. Seriously. I think if I just alternated fast food restaurants, they could eat them endlessly. (In case you’re worried about us, we don’t actually indulge this wish.) However, today they did have lunch from a restaurant. It just so happens that I was the waitress [...]

Our 2009-2010 Homeschool Curriculum Plans

It’s that time of year again when homeschoolers around the country are putting together their plans for the 2009 – 2010 school year. We are not exceptions. I think that I finally have it put together. This year, we will be doing 4th grade, 3rd grade, and PreK. My boys (the older ages) are mostly [...]

Storage Solution for Baking Supplies

For years, I kept all of my sugar (white, brown, and powdered) and flour (a couple of varieties) all in my pantry. This wouldn’t have been a huge deal, except I had a baking shelf, and it was near the bottom. This meant that I sometimes didn’t know when I was about to run out [...]

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