March 2011

7 Quick Takes: April 1, 2011 (Vol. 76)

~ 1 ~ We went to Once Upon a Child this week to get a “new” pair of jeans for Noah.  He tried on a few, and used some very interesting adjectives to describe some pairs.  Amongst those were that one pair was “wide” and another pair was “fluffy.”  I realized that wide just meant [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Four Learning Activities Without Workbooks

I am always impressed with people that naturally gravitate toward learning activities for their children that don’t involve workbooks and textbooks.  I think because of not only my extensive time in school, but also because of my seven years in college getting two degrees in education, I just always find myself working on school in [...]

First Communion Gift Guide 2011

It’s now nearing the end of March, and with Easter just under a month away, it means that First Communion season will be upon many people very soon.  This makes it the perfect time to start shopping for friends and family members who will be celebrating this exciting Sacrament soon! I’m so excited this year [...]

10 Notes on Our Visit from Seamus the Leprechaun

The Spring Spruce Up really kept me busy last week, so this is the first chance that I’ve had to share about our visit from Seamus the Leprechaun this year.  Seamus the Leprechaun came for the first time last year, and the children were quite surprised by the antics he played. The kids were already [...]

Many Little Links: March 28, 2011

New Bloggers Beware: 3 Traps You Need to Avoid – ProBlogger A vital read for any new bloggers (or those who are thinking of starting a blog). Brainstorming Beauty in the Bedroom – Raising Arrows A list to brainstorm through to help you make your bedroom a haven.  (I think this is a great list [...]

7 Quick Takes: March 25, 2011 (Vol. 75)

~ 1 ~ Organizing the Spring Spruce Up and writing up my posts for it (plus doing the craft room makeover) definitely took a lot of my time over the last week!  So much so that I didn’t even write a 7 Quick Takes last week.  I also didn’t write about what happened at our [...]

Spring Spruce Up: It’s Your Turn to Share

This week, I’ve been working on my sprucing up my craft room (making a plan to makeover a room, the actual process of the makeover, and tips for craft supply storage).  Ten other blogging friends have been sprucing up different rooms around their house too.  I hope that you’ve had a chance to check some [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints is at The Homeschool Classroom This Week

Due to hosting the Spring Spruce Up link up on Thursday (it will be up on my blog at 11:30 pm EST on Wednesday night), I decided that it would be best to have Helpful Homeschool Hints over at The Homeschool Classroom this week.  So, go pop over there and then come back here next [...]

Tips for Storing Your Craft Supplies

On Monday, I shared how we made a plan to makeover my craft room (although the plan is one that you can implement in any room). Then, on Tuesday, I talked about the actual craft room remodeling project (with lots of pictures). Today, I’m going to share some ideas for storing your craft supplies. I’ll [...]

A Small Craft Room Makeover with an Even Smaller Budget

Yesterday, I posted about going from deciding to straighten up my craft room for our Spring Spruce Up to making a plan for an actual room makeover.  I shared with you the planning process that we took, and then also shared what it looked like when we took everything out of the craft room.  (In [...]

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