We recently took a trip to Arizona. The last time all 4 of us (well it would have been 3 of us back then) had been to my hometown/ home state was 7 years ago.We had an action packed, fantastic trip. Our main purpose in going was to attend the wedding of my cousin. As it had been so long since I had been home, the girls and I stayed for 10 days. We had a great trip and I have more activities and ... Read More about Arizona Road Racers Summer Series 5k
Father’s Day Handmade Card (Tutorial)
First, let me take a moment to say Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. You are such an important part of your child's life. Thanks for all you do. To my Dad, thanks for all the memories, love, and support. The softball, ice cream, goals, late nights helping me get a paper printed back in the dark ages of computers/printers (remember doing that at your office with the Compaq computer?!). ... Read More about Father’s Day Handmade Card (Tutorial)
Teacher and Girl Scout Leader Gifts (Free Printable)
Recently we had some teacher and Girl Scout leader gifts we made. They were very simple, inexpensive and easy to put together. We homeschool, so our teacher gifts are a little different than the typical teacher gifts. We give them to teachers at our co-op or a teacher for a class one of my children took for the whole year. I don't know if lots of homeschooling parents do this, but we enjoy doing ... Read More about Teacher and Girl Scout Leader Gifts (Free Printable)
Digital Delights: Strawberry Picking
Almost every year we go strawberry picking. It is one of our many outing we love to do as a family. Of course since I like scrapbooking, I look forward to scrapbooking the pictures from our adventure. Tip: My tip for you today is simple reminder of what you likely learned in an art class somewhere in your education. It is super effective. Pick a color that is opposite on the color wheel(AKA a ... Read More about Digital Delights: Strawberry Picking
Olympics for Kids – A Lesson Plan (Part 2)
Last week, I shared with you the lesson I came up with to teach my co-op class about the Olympics. {Olympics for Kids - A Lesson Plan (Part 1)} This week I want to share with you our Mini-Olympic Games. Mini-Olympic Games for Kids My one 'clever' idea for our Olympic games was to use crepe paper as our finish line. The kids could then break through the finish line when they won. You can see ... Read More about Olympics for Kids – A Lesson Plan (Part 2)
Pennant and Candles Birthday Card
My brother has a birthday coming up. He won't see this post because he will be river rafting the Grand Canyon on his birthday...so I can post without concern that he will see the card coming in the mail. Whew! I made a cute card for him. It was easy to make. To make this card I used: Plain card base 6.5" x 5" cut out of background paper (not in the card pictured above. I made 2 cards and ... Read More about Pennant and Candles Birthday Card
Olympics for Kids – A Lesson Plan (Part 1)
I realize many of you don't know me, so for those that do, please bare with me.I LOVE the Olympics! It is one of my favorite sporting events to watch.This past year for our homeschool co-op I agreed to teach our Pre-K/K/1st grade class. I decided to take the kids on a trip around the world. We learned about a few countries on each continent. We learned about geography, culture, animals, habitats, ... Read More about Olympics for Kids – A Lesson Plan (Part 1)
Corner Cut Rags…Solving Laundry Dilemmas One Corner at a Time
What I am going to share with you today is so simple, it almost feels silly to share with you but I thought maybe you would find it to be a great idea like I did...so here you go. For a long time at my house, if I asked anyone to help me fold the towels laundry, they couldn't figure out which towels were rags and which were everyday use. I'm not sure if that means my everyday towels look really ... Read More about Corner Cut Rags…Solving Laundry Dilemmas One Corner at a Time
Inversion Canning for Jams/Jellies: A Safety Discussion
I wanted to write a update post to my post on inversion canning based on some of the responses I have gotten about inversion canning. Before we get started with this discussion, if you haven't seen my post about Inversion canning, you can view that post here. Apparently there are many people who feel that this method is not safe and that the US government says is is not an accepted method for ... Read More about Inversion Canning for Jams/Jellies: A Safety Discussion
Inversion Canning for Jams/Jellies
Have you ever canned? or made jam? I never had until we moved to Oregon. I thought it was so hard to do and thought only super pioneer type people did these things. It seemed that everyone I meet in Oregon canned or made jams or something. I wasn't falling for it. It seemed too hard and intimidating. All that special equipment, boiling, huge pots, huge tongs....I didn't get it...no ... Read More about Inversion Canning for Jams/Jellies