. . .induced. It’s a tough question to answer. And one I don’t take lightly.This time we decided to go ahead and schedule an induction for July 18th, one week before my due date of July 25th. There were a myriad of factors we, Mr. Ferrero Rocher, the doctor and I, looked at before deciding. […]
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Naming a baby
(I like this illustration because Mr. Ferrero Rocher remembers sucking those same fingers as a little boy. Thankfully none of our children has had troubles with finger sucking!) As anyone who has ever had a baby knows, choosing a name is hard! There are so many factors to take into consideration: family names, does it […]
I Believe (YW Girls Camp)
The last sharing time for Young Women Girls Camp. Thursday is Bishop’s night when the bishops talk to the young women, and Friday is the day the girls come home. Thursday’s theme is “Daughters of Hope.” Friday’s theme is “Happily Ever After.” I Believe Wednesday’s Theme What was your favorite thing about today?What did you […]
Once Upon a Time (YW Girls Camp)
A continuation from yesterday’s post about the sharing times for Young Women Girls Camp. . . Once Upon a Time Tuesday’s Theme What was your favorite part of the day? What is something you learned today?Was there anything hard to do or unexpected about your day?I want you to think for a moment about your […]
Be Your Own Knight in Shining Armor (YW Girls Camp)
Girls Camp is only two weeks away! This year the theme for our camp is “Happily Ever After.” I was asked to be in charge of what the camp leaders call “sharing time.” At the end of the first three days the youth camp leaders (YCL), who are 16-17 years of age, go to every […]
Getting Rid of Stuff
One of the ways we are preparing for the arrival of the baby in just 17 days (yes only 17 days left until I will be induced! There will be a post about that later.) is to get rid of stuff. We have been decluttering, purging, and deep cleaning. It has felt really good! We […]
Mini Patriotic Pinatas
Easy Patriotic Mini Pinatas to make with your kids for Independence Day!
Using Music to Build Spirituality – Part II
After posting my huge outline on Using Music to Build Spirituality last Sunday I received quite a number of e-mails! Some were wanting to know if I had any sources for rejecting music because the video may be bad but the lyrics are not. Others were asking if I was really justified in telling the […]
Summer Reading Activities
It is not hard to get my children to read during the summer for several reasons. It gets too hot to do anything outside. The bookmobile comes to our front door every other Monday. The bookmobile’s summer reading program is terrific. The kids are required to read a certain amount of minutes, depending on grade […]
Harvesting Green Gold
We’ve started. Three swathers mow hay, leaving trails of green gold to dry in the sun. Three hundred and sixty acres were mowed yesterday. Only about a thousand more acres, or nine more pivots, left to cut. The rest of the pivots (6) are growing wheat and corn, rotation crops in old stands of alfalfa. […]
Vision Forum Homeschooling SALE!
Just had to pass on this great sale from Vision Forum. Save up to 60% off over 300 items! Click on the image below to get to the sale page. Sale ends June 25th. You better believe I’m using this sale to stock up on gifts for birthdays and Christmas! I know several of my […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality
Here is the outline and all that I had prepared for my presentation to the young men at Camp Helaman. I was way over prepared and only ended up doing about 1/3 of all of this (skipping around lots) but it went well (I think) and the boys participated in the discussion which was a […]
Quick Math Games for Summer {or anytime}
One thing I have learned about math with my children, if we continue to review the basics during breaks or vacation from school math goes a lot easier when we start up again. Here are some of the quick games and activities we do to keep their skills sharp. Math War (a favorite): Use any […]
Keeping busy
While I am trying to finish putting together my presentation on “Using Music to Build Spirituality” for the 16-18 year old young men in our stake (visit that link to read more about it) I thought I’d share some of the things we have been doing around here. Watering our “gold” at the end of […]
A Plea for Help! PLEASE!!
Okay, everyone, I really need some help. I have been asked to give a 45 minute presentation/discussion on “Using Music to Build Spirituality” I LOVE this topic and have found so many good talks and articles, learned some new things, etc. But here’s my problem . . . . I have to give the presentation […]
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