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Archives for July 2008

Filed Under: Family

What do YOU see in the clouds?

Lessons are learned everyday but this day it was from the clouds. I wasn't there to hear this very enlightening dialog between my husband and 10-year old son, but Jeff related it to me after the fact. He recently posted about the conversation on his blog, so instead of rewriting it, I thought I would […]

Filed Under: Home Management

The Puzzle Cabinet…CONQUERED!

CTC (conquering the clutter) project 2 fearfully started and successfully completed. I finally tackled the dreaded puzzle/craft/catch-all cabinet in my kitchen. Since we had a garage sale last weekend, I emptied out the cabinet and set aside all those puzzles I wanted to sell in the garage sale. Here are the stacks of puzzles we […]

Filed Under: Menu Plan Mondays

Menu Plan Monday: Week of July 14

Menu plans for Mondays may finally get me back to blogging. I've been a little lacking in posts lately. It's not that nothing's been happening in my neck of the woods; on the contrary, I've been very busy. It's just that my busy-ness has led to a great deal of apathy in the blogging department. […]

Filed Under: Home Management

Conquer the Clutter Challenge: Project #1 COMPLETED!

CTC (Conquer the Clutter) club has officially started in my home with project 1 completed! I completed my first de-cluttering today, and (ashamedly) it only took a measly 20 minutes—in other words I  can't use the excuse that I haven't had the time before. I really should have done this a long time ago. But […]

Filed Under: Our Curriculum

Our 1st, 4th, and 6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Beginning of Year)

Here is our homeschool curriculum plan for our 1st, 4th and 6th graders this year. My list of curriculum to use for the next school year has evolved slowly over the last couple months. But I think—and I mean, I think—that the following list is the plan we're at least going to begin with next […]

Filed Under: Home Management · Recipes

Couldn't-be-easier Slow Cooker Recipes

So many slow cooker recipes are long and complicated so here are some of our couldn't be easier slow cooker recipes that anyone can do. I love cooking in my slow cooker. I've found that with the slow cooker, I only need a couple of ingredients to make a delicious main dish. Here are some […]

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