Being Able to Fix Small Sewing Needs { Joie de Vivre no. 4 }

Being Able to Fix Small Sewing Needs

I am no seamstress.  Heck, I can barely do anything as far as sewing goes.  I do, however, thinks that it’s good to have at least a few skills in the sewing department, which is why it’s a whole section in my eBook Training Your Children in Home Economics. So, why in the world would I count anything sewing related amongst my joys of living? I was struck one night as I was using a basic blanket stitch on the {Read More}

Family Dance Parties { Joie de Vivre no. 3 }

joie de vivre no 3 - family dance party

Music is one of those things that I just need.  It can psyche me up for something I need to do, speak to me when I’m feeling blue, or just be the reason that I get to loudly sing along when nobody else is around.  Music is just one of those things I need just about every day. I’m thrilled that almost everyone in my household also loves music.  Well, that’s not true.  Everyone loves music, it’s just that one {Read More}

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions { Joie de Vivre no. 2 }

a joy of living: multiplying and dividing fractions

I love Noah, but sitting with him while he works on math can be painful.  I don’t know if it’s the Autism, the ADHD, or just a lack of ever really internalizing all of those basic math facts that a person should, but it takes him a long time to do math.  To his credit, he scores well in the end, but it takes a long time. Our most frequent math nemesis for a while now has been making denominators {Read More}

Sharing Our Lives with You { Joie de Vivre no. 1 }

joy balloon - joie de vivre

Life seems to move so quickly.  It’s easy for me, just like I’m sure it is for others, to get caught up in looking toward the future while rushing through the present. “Everything will be great when these bills are all paid off.” “We’ll really be able to enjoy ourselves when things slow down after the holidays.” “I’ll be happy when I have that new (insert the name of the newest gadget) that I’ve been reading all the reviews about.” {Read More}