Blogger Friend School Assignment 27
Nancy writes: Hello everyone! I thought it would be nice to get to know one another’s Favorite Bible Story…not necessarily a story in the Bible but the story of what your favorite Bible verse or story is and why. This will probably be a very easy assignment for us all but with warmer weather well on it’s way, I know how hard it is to stay indoors, even for school work. Have fun with it … Continue reading
"A Skilful Housewife's Book"
I found this interesting book at the library book sale Friday. It now is sold under the title “ A Mother’s Book of Traditional Household Skills”, but was originally printed in 1852 as “The Skilful Housewife’s Book” by L.G. Abell (Lydia Green Abell). This book is not only loaded with recipes, home remedies, gardening tips and helpful hints for that day, it contains much sound wisdom that holds so true today. I have skimmed over … Continue reading
HS Planning & Update
Friday was the end of our required 180 days of school. As I have mentioned before, we school year round, though our summer academics carry a lighter load. During these months we concentrate mostly on those extra subjects like music, art, language and other subjects we consider fun. I have been working on planning out my son’s high school years so that we have a game plan all laid out. This past Tuesday, the skating … Continue reading
Flashback Friday- Raising Us
With mother’s day fast approaching, I thought I’d share a bit about my mom and some of the adventures she had while raising 4 children. She can tell the stories so much better than I because she survived them but I will give you a few of the highlights. My mom was married in 1962 and by 1966 she had 4 children, 2 of which were born in Spain. That in itself must have been quite the … Continue reading
What Kind of Sandwich are You?
With everything that has been going on around here this week the meal of convenience has been the trusty sandwich, so this bloggy thing seemed an appropriate post. You Are a Grilled Cheese Sandwich You are a traditional person with very simple tastes. In your opinion, the best things in life are free, easy, and fun. You totally go with the flow. And you enjoy every minute of it! Your best friend: The Peanut Butter … Continue reading
Blogger Friend School Assignment 26
Nancy‘s assignment for this week is as follows: This week we’re going to reminisce on our Favorite Travels! I had three requests to do something about favorite field trips, favorite vacations, or just favorite places to go as a family or with other homeschool families. I combined those three requests and came up with Favorite Travels! Do you have a favorite travel prayer that the children recite or a favorite verse you can add? … Continue reading
