Weekly Wrap Up

In my life this week…  We dejunked.  After several years of not having energy to do a thorough job, this year I can.  I went through so many boxes of clothes!  And so much can move on to bless other people!  We have a lot more physical space now, and I have a lot more […]

In my life this week…  The Little Misses went ‘swimming’ in the marsh behind our place.  Although most of the snow has melted, the water was so cold that Miss 8 took several hours to warm up.  No, I had not forbidden swimming; that never occurred to me. In our homeschool this week…While we did […]

In my life this week… School work, seed starting, and bits of spring cleaning.  And butter-yellow crocuses!   In our homeschool this week…  Miss 13 finished Key to Algebra, book 7.  Mr. 15 and I are enjoying the videos in Dave Ramsay’s high school course.  Miss 10 has discovered that not doing schoolwork has one […]

 In my life this week…  I got us all set up for term 3;  organized our old garden seeds and ordered the ones;  prepared for the homeschool used book sale;  sold many books and bought new ones; and helped the Little Misses find their summer clothing in the big plastic bins in the basement.  In […]

In my life this week… Games are making a comeback.  We’ve played more chess in the last week than in the last few years.  Miss 13 and my husband played cribbage last night and it’s becoming popular among the kids again, too.  This month we’ve even had the croquinole board out!  After an evening of […]