Being a mom there is a lot of nagging….lots. One of the things I do not like is…nagging! Oh man it wears on an already tired mama! So I have been eliminating the nag. I have tried pretty much every cutesy Pinterest chore chart there is. I have tried allowance. I have tried to get […]
Bribing probably isn’t the best word to use…since it typically means to persuade someone illegally. But I am a homeschool mom of 3…I am trying to persuade them to WANT to get good grades 🙂 It isn’t bad…right?!? They are great students and we love to learn together. I love to teach them … and […]
This year I pulled out a lot of carrots — too much for us to eat right away. I decided to store them in a way that my neighbors (who are garden masters!) always store their carrots for the winter. First my daughters and I took all the greens off of the veggies… The chicks […]
Last harvest of the year from the garden. I was able to get lots of carrots, beets and spaghetti squash. I only was able to grow 3 little pumpkins – which is a good thing there were 3 so that the kiddos wouldn’t fight! I LOVE pulling my carrots out and seeing the crazy things […]
This year I was able to grow LOTS of herbs. It was the best! I had a monster parsley plant, basil and cilantro. I used most of my basil — didn’t eat much cilantro (I mostly just grew it to see if I could…and I can!) — I also didn’t use much parsley and still […]
This is Broody…she has this name for a dang good reason…she is constantly brooding! This girl! I’ve read a bunch on having a broody hen: take her constantly out of the nesting box, put ice bottles under her so she doesn’t get warm, put her in a separate cage to piss her off until she […]
Fall is my second favorite season…(Spring is my 1st, if you were wondering)…but boy do I look forward to Fall! I love the smells, the Ah-mazing fall colors, the crisp air, wearing jackets and layers, AND especially not having to mow the lawn anymore! So many valid reasons! These colors are almost the colors of […]
I changed our curriculum a lot this year…because I’m the teacher…and when I see something not working, I can make changes! (It is so nice!) Our biggest change was starting with the co-op. This meant we no longer to needed to focus on a couple subjects (Spanish, art, science, geography)…and so we only focus on […]