We had a lovely Christmas. We always let the kids dig into their stockings before we get up. It helps to hold them over. :) This year, I added an electronic thesaurus to their stockings. They have been wanting one since watching Mr. Pudewa with IEW. I thought it would be a nice investment. One ...

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Aren't those bunnies cute? MaryEllen drew them for me. She even colored them using Photoshop Elements.   CHRISTMAS IS COSTLY It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home during a long period of exile in Egypt to protect the little Babe. It cost mothers in and around Bethlehem the ...

Valentine's Day in our home is basically another excuse to indulge on sweets...chocolate being the main indulgent. Don and Donnie went out one day last week, and unbeknownst to me, got gobs of candy that they so sweetly arranged in a heart shaped basket. They surprised MaryEllen and myself on Valentine's Day morning. MaryEllen's has ...

  Valentine's Day is around the corner. Although not an official holiday, many like to make it a special day. I enjoy making a batch of sugar cookies, heart shaped of course, and frosting them in Valentine's Day colors. The kids also enjoy a small box of chocolates from Target or Walmart. Below is an article from ...

Last Friday on our weekly visit to see grandma, the home where she is at had a cute display of Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin. I thought they did a wonderful job. Maybe we will try something like this next year.               Last year, they had an Elvis display...wish I would have taken pictures. Watch It's The Great ...

We have been slowly trying to remove most of the sugar we usually consume out of our diet. We have chosen to replace regular sugar with stevia. We haven't baked with it yet, so for Mother's Day, I asked for a chocolate cake using stevia. My favorite cake is the white cake, but for some ...

This is Part 3 of 3 for the Easter Lapbook. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. I will leave this lapbook up through April. This was originally an Easter Lapbook I had on Albright News, but I made some changes. Sadly, my kids aren’t much for lapbooks, so I decided to make it ...

This is Part 2 of 3 for the Easter Lapbook. You can find Part 1 here. Sadly, my kids aren’t much for lapbooks, so I decided to make it more workbookish for them. The discussion questions are now to be answered in writing and I added copywork. But, it all can still be done discussion style too ...

This was originally an Easter Lapbook I had on Albright News, but I made some changes. Sadly, my kids aren't much for lapbooks, so I decided to make it more workbookish for them. The discussion questions are now to be answered in writing and I added copywork. But, it all can still be done discussion style too ...

I thought this poem was cute, especially because the kids and I were thinking the other day about how we can make Christmas special for dad. He does SO much and I know he know we appreciate and love him for all he does, but just baking his favorite cookie or making a small gift ...