Monthly Archives: February 2015

I am doing a long-overdue book review of Fascinating Womanhood and giving away a copy of the book as well. It’s an older edition I picked up at a thrift store, like the one pictured above, a white hardback, only … Continue reading →

Last fall, I was sitting by my accident-prone child at the physical therapist’s office. This is the son who loves taking physical risks and lives for body slams in football. This is the son who thinks that skiing is for … Continue reading →

My friend Katie and I are each presenting a webinar this week on homeschooling. If you feel like homeschooling isn’t working for you, or you feel disillusioned by it, or you want to know of how to make it more … Continue reading →

After seeing and hearing Shannon Hale a few weeks ago, where I heard her talk about the above book, I decided it would be perfect for my 9 yog. I got Princess Academy, also by Shannon, in anticipation of the event … Continue reading →

This is me with my dear circle of friends that started in the mid 1990s, when my two oldest kids were babies. Our group is called Veggie Gals and we have the best food and conversations while our kids play. … Continue reading →

This is a message from my wonderful friend Katie: Dear Friends, Exciting NEWS!!!  Enzio Busche is coming to share his story at the upcoming family Celebration!   He is sharing THE Universal Story and coupling that with Storytelling, other stories, Singing, Contra-dancing (easy to join circles instead of … Continue reading →

Here is a fun, easy gift you can make for Valentine’s Day or any day! It’s set of fridge magnets. I’m sorry this photo is a little blurry, I don’t want to take the time to take and upload a … Continue reading →

This is the best lasagna recipe ever! It’s from the Pioneer Woman’s Holiday Cookbook. Mmmm…all the meat and cheese make it a total winner. I have made so many bad lasagnas over the years where my family has had to … Continue reading →

In past years I haven’t done much for Valentine’s Day. I just felt burned out with kids and responsibilities, I didn’t want one more thing to plan. Now that I have older kids and more help doing chores and the … Continue reading →

I love these two ideas for a cute little girl’s hairstyle for Valentine’s Day. To make the pins or the headband more grown up looking, you could use more elegant looking embellishments, like Becky from babesinhairland.com did here.