As I was folding yet another basket of laundry – kitchen towels to be exact – I began to wonder why we have so many but never seem to have enough. This creates a problem, you see. We are constantly using towels to dry hands, wipe down counters, dry pots and pans and mixing bowls. […]
Archives for 2012
Delightful Day
Again, no homeschool Q&A post this week. After being cooped up in the house all week with sick, coughing kids, the weather today turned out to be delightful and we took full advantage of it! Barefoot in the grass weather in February is a rare occurrence. Also having some fun with the Nov/Dec 2011 issue […]
The Family: A Proclamation to the World Video Project
Watch the video for a special announcement!Pin It We are already in the planning stages for this year’s Family Proclamation Celebration. One of our projects that we would like to do is gather video submissions from men, women, and children throughout the world reading parts of The Family: A Proclamation to the World and then […]
Reversible Ruffle Half Apron
{Sorry this is up so late today! It takes longer to edit and upload pictures for the tutorial than it does to sew two of these aprons!} I love reversible aprons! Half aprons are definitely easier to make as reversible aprons. This one has a ruffle detail on the bottom to add a feminine touch.Pin […]
Defending Marriage
Yesterday, I came across this article from the NY Times: For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage. Sad and tragic that American society has degenerated so far that for many marriage is no longer considered a sacred institution. Sad and tragic the very definition of marriage has gone from this entry in the […]
Arise & Shine Forth: 2012 Mutual Theme
The 2012 *Mutual theme is Arise & Shine Forth, taken from Doctrine & Covenants 115:5. For Special Dark’s sibling Christmas gift he helped me create this print for Bon Bon to hang in her bedroom. {click on the picture to be taken to the download page} Pin It On the 2012 Youth Theme website there […]
Homemade English muffins
Semisweet and Bon Bon made several batches of these the other day. They were oh, so yummy! These are far superior to anything you can buy, so it really is worth the extra effort of making them. Pin It Homemade English Muffins 2 1/2 cups flour, plus extra for dusting1 tsp. quick rising yeast1 tsp […]
Homeschooling Videos
Taking it easy today with Ganache still sick {but getting better}. Instead of a Q&A post I thought I’d share a few homeschool videos we think are good. So funny….so true. Just funny All the sarcastic answers I’ve wanted to give {and maybe, on occasion have given}. May I suggest turning the volume down first? […]
Sick Days
See this puckered up mouth and those tired, tired eyes? Here’s a better shot of how he’s feeling. Ganache was fine Tuesday. He acted cranky to let us know he wasn’t feeling well but there were no other symptoms. No runny nose, no cough. 2am Tuesday night he woke up crying with a barking cough […]
Simple Reversible Half Apron Tutorial
Pin ItThe first apron in our apron tutorial series is a basic half-apron. It is simple to sew even for beginning sewers. It is also reversible but without a waistband. Make sure to read the variation that can also be done with this apron after the basic tutorial.Supplies: {this will actually make two half aprons}3/4 […]
Living in Thanksgiving Daily
Our minds have a marvelous capacity to notice the unusual. However, the opposite is true as well: The more often we see the things around us—even the beautiful and wonderful things—the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the […]
The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos
I love these videos. LOVE! The intent of the The Life of Jesus Christ Bible videos is to give a better understanding and appreciation for the life and ministry of the Savior Jesus Christ. The dialogue is straight from the King James Version of the Bible (complete with English accents because of it being a […]
Why We Homeschool
Q. Why did you choose to homeschool? I realize you live at a distance from your local schools and that you want to teach your children your religious values, but I wonder what else led to your decision to do this. Would you share your rationale? A. I hope in answering this question my readers […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Our Love Story
The love story of Joseph and I is a bit long and it is still ongoing. There are also many views and perspectives that can be added, after all when the bride is so young there are bound to be some complications. =) But since this is our story and I am writing it, I […]
Aprons, aprons, aprons!
I’ve had this poem saved in my inbox for a while now. It was actually kind of lost until I started deleting all my built up e-mails. I thought it was pretty cute. I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, […]