Cranial Hiccups

Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.

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Homeschool Planning

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As any homeschooling mama knows it takes a lot of planning, researching, and following through on our part to make sure our children are learning everything they need to know. Multiply that by lots of children and one can be overwhelmed in no time flat! Here’s how I try to manage all the nitty-gritty details. […]

Walking in Light II

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Continuing on from my post last week “Walking in Light” . . . In my study of light I ended up at the beginning. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of […]

Tomato Spice Cake

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When the craving for spice cake hits but I don’t have the time to make my favorite recipe, this one gets whipped up. It is easy and delicious! Don’t let that tomato soup discourage you from trying it. No one will ever know it is in there. Tomato Spice Cake 1 box spice cake mix1 […]

It’s About TIME

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UPDATE: I now use this magnetic schedule so I don’t have to cut out all those little pieces of paper! Everything else is the same. See this schedule? This is my saving grace. And I HATE schedules. I did all right getting things done when there were only three, maybe four, children running under foot. […]

Walking in Light

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There is a song our Primary children sing at church, “Teach me to walk in the light of His love; Teach me to pray to my Father above; Teach me to know of the things that are right; Teach me, teach me to walk in the light. Come, little child, and together we’ll learnOf his […]

Valentine Cookies

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If there’s one thing we eat a lot of around here it is cookies. We like chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, Mexican Double Chocolate, oatmeal, no-bake, you-name-it we eat it! Sugar cookies are a favorite to decorate for various holidays. Most of the time we make these for Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas. We like our sugar […]

Other Signs of Reading Readiness

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A funny thing happened after I wrote last week’s post and mentioned how one of the indicators I use in knowing when my children are ready to read is to have them touch their ear with the opposite hand. My mom, who taught school for years before homeschooling us, was rather appalled that I used […]

Delayed….

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The homeschooling post for today is in the works but not done yet. I got hit with the stomach flu right in the middle of shopping in Reno with my three oldest on Wednesday, had to spend the night there as I wasn’t in any shape to drive (thank goodness for wonderful in-laws who let […]