Now that our company is gone… and school time is coming really fast, I drug out all of my homeschool supplies and books. I need to sort through them and plan my lessons. Looking at the pile… knowing I need to write 180 lessons for 10 subjects for 4 children is a little overwhelming. I…
R is for Reading Challenge I am so thankful that all of my kids love to read books. I didn’t love reading books until I was about 12 years old, but from the time I first fell in love with books I never stopped. And it was a summer reading challenge program that first gave me…
M is for Marshmallows You can find the rest of the series here. We have this fire pit in our front yard – it’s nothing fancy. Just a few large rocks in a circle. And we have two picnic tables plus a toddler size picnic table to accommodate our large family. We have family gathers…
30 Ideas for Back to School I can hardly believe I’m even talking about Back to School Ideas! It’s hard to believe how quickly summers go by these days. Do you remember when we were kids and summer seemed to last forever? Those were the days. But the fact is it’s almost August which means…
You can find all of the posts in this series here. When I was a girl, one of my favorite activities was jump roping and singing jingles while we jumped! Today’s children are often sedentary and perhaps your child has never really been introduced to the fun that can be had with a jump rope….
You can find all of the posts in this series here. I is for Ice Cream There’s just nothing like a bowl full of homemade ice cream in the summer time. Right? Exactly. [Tweet “There’s just nothing like a bowl full of homemade ice cream in the summer time. Right? Exactly.”] So, here’s a fun…
You can find all of the posts in this series here. H is for Hiking For me, hiking ranks up there as one of my all time favorite activities to do with my family. I love exploring new trails, finding clues to nature, breathing the fresh air, and seeing breathtaking views. Summer wouldn’t be summer…
You can find all of the posts in this series here. ABC’s of Summer Fun: G is for Geocaching Geocaching is one of of those things that I’ve wanted to do with my kids for a while now. Just last month we did a practice run when we went camping using a GPS. What better…
You can find all of the posts in this series here. Summer just wouldn’t be summer without fairs and funnel cakes. In Harlan, we have the Poke Sallet Festival every summer. Funnel Cakes at the Poke Sallet festival are $5.00 each. For our family of we would have to pay a minimum of $35.00 for…