After unpacking and spending a week madly catching up on the gardening and preserving, I’m going through photos of our amazing holiday adventure. We lived in this tent for most of three weeks. Mr. 16 had his own personal tent since he is too tall to fit in with the rest of us. In total we drove […]
Holiday Highlights
Summer Plans Part 3: Contracts and Checklists
This is the final installment of our summer planning series. We’ve already talked about dreaming big to ensure that our summer meets our goals, and we’ve made lists of all the necessary activities. Now we need to make all that practical. I used to write out a contract for each child. First I’d list the […]
Summer Plans Part 2: Necessary Activities
Dreaming is the best part of planning for the summer, and a summer filled with dreams will leave a lot of happy memories. I posted about our Dream Lists last week. However, to avoid regrets when the fall comes, it’s also important to plan the necessary activities: Obviously, there are daily chores. Summer is a […]
Summer Plans Part 1: Dream Lists
Summer happens. Days pass, one by one. Some are memorable and enjoyable. Some are boring. And then, suddenly, it’s all over for another year, and all we’re left with are memories. We want those memories to be happy, so every year our family plans the summer. The first step is to brainstorm our dreams. It’s […]
Celebrating Our First Day Off
Yesterday was a crazy day because we tried to finish the year?s schoolwork … as much as possible. Today, however, is holiday time, and we celebrated! We started off with a rare treat, a trip to the swimming pool. The children were blissfully happy, swimming, sliding, enjoying the hot tub, slipping into the sauna (!), […]