I haven’t participated in Read-Aloud Thursday in a while, but I found these three awesome books at Sam’s Club and had to share. The first one is a AniMotion edition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. It’s a beautifully illustrated version made even better with the AniMotion effects on many of the pages. It’s large […] Read more…
Yelling: The Cause, The Casualty, The Cure {Gabby Mom Review}
You would think that wearing skirts and dresses would make me more demure and feminine. Well, I would anyway. And I’d be dead wrong. Dresses do not stop me from losing my temper and yelling at my “exactly-like-her-headstrong-mother” daughter. Did you get all that? And not only are my 3 year old and I throwing […] Read more…
Fun Printables at Happy Homemaker Reviews
So I’ve been sharing some fun & useful printables on my other site, Happy Homemaker Reviews. Last month I shared Halloween Costume Records, Birthday Party Theme Records, a Menu Planner and other great household notebook printable forms. Go check it out! Jen S. Read more…
Am I Not A Man? {Book Review}
Do you remember your American history class from high school? I THOUGHT I did. I guess dry history textbooks where you are taught the text didn’t have much staying power. Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scot Story by Mark L Shurtleff will. Am I Not A Man is a historical novel about Dred […] Read more…
The Measure of Katie Calloway {Book Review}
I am, thankfully, unaware of the terrors of abuse. The closest I get is reading about it. Serena Miller wrote the most spellbinding opening to The Measure of Katie Calloway that I have ever read. The book opens with Katie getting up one morning terrified and finding her husband, thankfully gone. She goes out […] Read more…
Weekly Wrap Up: Split Week
One of the things I love about homeschooling is the ability to be flexible. Lil’ Bit spent a few days with Grandma & Grandpa last week and I had cleaning to catch up on so we will split the week over two. Last week, we talked about 4 of the 5 senses in Little Saints […] Read more…
Here Burns My Candle {Book Review}
Don’t you love being pleasantly surprised by a book? I was lucky to have been able to get a copy of Liz Curtis Higgins book, Here Lies My Candle from the publisher and was delighted! Here Lies My Candle is the story of a family in Scotland during the Jacobite rebellion. They were fairly well […] Read more…
WFMW: Beautiful, Inexpensive Children’s Gifts
We stock our gift closet with the $5 children’s books & toys from Kohl’s Cares for Kids program. They always have beautiful hardcover books with fabulous quality stories. Stocking my gift closet at Kohl’s works for me! Find other tips at We Are THAT Family every Wednesday. Read more…
Menu Plan Monday #39
Monday, September 19 B- cold cereal L- OUT: grocery store/errands D- enchilada pie (emealz) & Spanish rice Tuesday, September 20 B- leftover pumpkin waffles & sausage L- PACK: pb & j, string cheese, crackers, apples D- ham, mashed potatoes, squash, butter rolls, green beans Wednesday, September 21 B- yogurt & sausage L- beef n butternut […] Read more…
Menu Plan Monday #38
So I never did post a meal plan last week and my week showed it. I ran to the grocery store 3 times. No joke! But I’m back on the wagon. Here’s what we are having this week. Next week, I’m using e-mealz. I’ll let you know how it goes! Monday. September 12 B – […] Read more…