3 Fall Family Favorite Recipes

by Meghan // September 14, 2019 // No Comments

With colder months ahead, it’s time to start building up a repertoire of wholesome, hearty, and healthy meals to keep the family fed and happy through the fall and winter seasons. With the spring and summer growing seasons out of... Continue reading →

Easy Homeschool Grammar {with Easy Grammar Systems- a review}

by Meghan // September 12, 2019 // No Comments

Easy Grammar Systems is one of our favorite homeschool curricula-we’ve been reviewing Easy Grammar:  Grade 3 with my just turned 9 year old 3rd grader. We love using Easy Grammar for all ages here, as it is really easy to... Continue reading →

Perfect Hobbies for Kids

by Meghan // September 11, 2019 // No Comments

When young children adopt new hobbies, they discover all sorts of new skills and learn some important life lessons. Through hobbies, children can find what lights them up and excites them at a young age, as opposed to doing it... Continue reading →

Reading Skills for Kids with Reading Eggs {a review}

by Meghan // September 6, 2019 // No Comments

We have used Math Seeds by Reading Eggs with my 4 year old. Now my second grade, newly turned 7 year old has been using their 200 Essential Reading Skills for Second Grade. You can check out all their workbooks... Continue reading →

Simple Woman’s Daybook {early Sept 2019}

by Meghan // September 5, 2019 // No Comments

For Today Looking out my window the sun is rising, it is cool and still. The yard is immaculate (because my amazing husband worked so hard to get it tidy for a party a few days ago), and the grass... Continue reading →

Music Appreciation with Living Books {a review}

by Meghan // September 4, 2019 // No Comments

In our homeschool, I try to add in (loop schedule style) elements of beauty; picture study, artist study, and nature study. During this season, our family has been enjoying Music Appreciation Book 2: for the Middle Grades by Zeezok Publishing.... Continue reading →

Keeping Laying Hens {an easy how-to guide}

by Meghan // September 3, 2019 // No Comments

Image Credit Pixabay License CC0 You may have read the benefits of raising healthy, free range laying hens-those eggs can be pricey, so raising your own chickens is a great option. You don’t need a great deal of space to... Continue reading →

Gaining Independence and Responsibility

by Meghan // August 28, 2019 // No Comments

We have BIG jobs as parents; not only do we need to nurture and care for our children, it’s our job to guide them, teach them responsibility, and how to grow into productive adults later in life. One way we... Continue reading →

Britfield & the Lost Crown {a mid grade mystery novel review}

by Meghan // August 27, 2019 // 1 Comment

  Our nightly family read aloud for the last several weeks has been the wonderful adventure novel, Britfield & the Lost Crown written by C.R. Stewart. This 394 page mystery begins at Weatherly, an orphanage run by abusive adults. Here,... Continue reading →

Tidying Tips {with Llama Llama}

by Meghan // August 26, 2019 // No Comments

Llama Llama is back! This time, he has a big ole mess on his hands. When Mama says it is time to clean up, Llama doesn’t want to help. As any good mama would do, Mama Llama gets creative- What... Continue reading →