Our cub scout walked in the parade this morning.   A heartfelt thank you to all those who have served, and given their lives for this great country. Happy Memorial Day!

In our homeschool this week…I’m planning our remaining weeks.  The kids are all on track to finish their items  {ie Math U See books} by the end of June.  We won’t get through all of our Christian Studies or Latin, but we will pick up where we left off in August. Places we’re going and people […]

  In my life/homeschool this week…we had a good school week, even though February can feel like an extremely long month, we got lots of things accomplished. As I mentioned last week, the kids are thoroughly enjoying learning about Greek Myths and Famous Men of Rome.  Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…I hosted the […]

Today is the Feast Day of St. John Neumann, who has been the patron saint of our blog this year. John Neumann was born in Bohemia on March 20, 1811.  Since he had a great desire to dedicate himself to the American missions, he came to the United States as a cleric and was ordained […]

with joyful hope Merry CHRISTmas to you and to yours!

When I attended my local public high school, one of the required classes for graduation was a United States Government class.  I will admit I dreaded taking the class, frankly it sounded terribly boring.  Government ended up being one of my favorite high school classes.  It wasn’t the most exciting subject matter for a teen, […]

Today I’m writing at The Homeschool Classroom about how we Homeschool Through the Holidays.  On  a similar topic, if you missed the group post on how we Celebrate Advent in our homes, please take a moment to read through that, you are certain to come away with a few new ideas! Also, commenter Isaiah 55:8-9 […]

I’m excited to “reveal” our new blog design!  Many thanks go to Angie at Tiny Owl for all of her hard work.  She created the new header and social network buttons, while still keeping the photo I love so much. I think it makes for a more cohesive look, and hopefully a bit easier to […]

I have been doing some decluttering of my closet in an effort to keep our family closet neat and tidy.  I was marveling at how a good majority of my wardrobe had been around for a while, quite a while in fact.  Some of it was looking downright shabby. I don’t particularly enjoy shopping and […]

We all know the perceived downside of a large family… its so much work, so expensive,  kids will eat you out of house and home when they are teenagers, and last but not least, how will you ever pay for college??? At our house we brainstormed a few benefits of a large family. 1. Always have […]