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Another New Christmas Classic: the Man Who Invented Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2018 by treeoflifemama

I heard about this movie a year ago from Andrew Pudewa during the online Winter Retreat for IEW. IEW stands for Institute for Excellence in Writing, which is a  company of resources to teach kids how to write. Andrew mentioned … Continue reading →

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New Christmas Movie Classic: Shoelaces for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2018 by treeoflifemama

  You know the part in the song of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” that goes, “…and Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again”? I’m seeing more and more that as our society … Continue reading →

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A Little-known Christmas Classic, Perfect for the Postmodern World

Posted on December 20, 2018 by treeoflifemama

    We’ve had a lot of excitement here with winding down our fall semester of homeschool and getting ready for Christmas, after recovering from our Thanksgiving vacation in Utah. We had an “end of semester recital” so to speak, … Continue reading →

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A Utah Thanksgiving 2018

Posted on December 2, 2018 by treeoflifemama

Happy days after Thanksgiving everyone and an early Merry Christmas to you! We had a grand Thanksgiving holiday week in Utah with snow at my parents’ cabin in the mountains. The kids got to go sledding. Not once, but twice! … Continue reading →

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How to Hygge Your Homeschool and Cheap Ebook on Hygge

Posted on November 18, 2018 by treeoflifemama

In my “moms’ class” at my weekly homeschool gathering (a commonwealth school), we’ve been talking lately about seasons, winter, and “hygge.” What is hygge? Pronounced “hoo-gah,” it is the practice that allows the Danish to be the happiest people on … Continue reading →

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Following My Son and the Prophet, My Shoulder Angel

Posted on November 12, 2018 by treeoflifemama

Last week I got to take my son, who had returned from serving as a proselyting missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Argentina, just a week before, to the dentist. I already had appointments for … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Magic

Posted on November 2, 2018 by treeoflifemama

So I asked my returned missionary son what movie he wanted to watch first now that he’s home. He surprised me by saying Mary Poppins! When he was 2 and 3 years old, he would watch it almost every day … Continue reading →

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All Treats no Tricks #3: My Missionary Son Came Home!

Posted on November 2, 2018 by treeoflifemama

Here’s my final  post in my series of “all treats no tricks.” (Post #1 is here, Post #2 is here.) My missionary son came home after serving an honorable two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Continue reading →

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Post #2 Treats No Tricks: Meeting My Grandbaby!

Posted on November 2, 2018 by treeoflifemama

  My treat #2 to share in my “golden harvest” years of motherhood is that I’m a grandma! Just call me Mama C! Baby C, my daughter’s son, was born two and a half weeks early and surprised us before … Continue reading →

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Post #1 of Treats No Tricks: My Daughter’s Wedding and My Son’s College Graduation

Posted on October 30, 2018 by treeoflifemama

  This harvest time of year matches the season of my life. I’m old enough to be enjoying the fruits of my mothering labors big time! Wa-hoo! This is so awesome! Some of my kids are mature enough to be … Continue reading →

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