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Mama You Need to Fuel Yourself

Being a mom is awesome, scary, challenging, rewarding, and character-building. I have had a tendency in the past though, to forget to fuel myself so that I could do my mama job well. Mom self-care is important. I know I'm not the only one who has let this slide before! As a homeschooling mom, sometimes I can finish one school year and then jump right into planning mode for the next year. While this isn't bad, I realized that I need to take some time to refuel, evaluate where I am emotionally, physically, and spiritually--- and rework daily routines to help make my day run smoother before … [Read More...]

Blast from the Past

Today we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday, which meant last night I stayed up late finding photos to display at her party. :) I knew that many of my photos were starting to fade, but several I noticed that if I didn't save them soon, they would be … [Read More...]

Drawing Nature

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has come across a good idea, thought that they should implement it, but didn't. That is what happened with nature journaling and our family. I had heard about nature journaling/nature studies from reading articles on … [Read More...]

Happy Earth Day!

This year we have been working on becoming a little more "green" in our household. We started our own compost bin made from an old plastic tub. It is so rewarding to see our fruit and veggie peels, egg shells, and newspapers start to become dirt! My … [Read More...]

Digital Layouts-Downloadable Lessons

(I created this layout by following Cassie Jone's Laying It All Out No. 14 Tutorial Kit )I'm often asked how to digital scrap. I could try to explain it all, but Cassie Jones has done such a better job at it with her tutorial kits. If you use … [Read More...]

Toddler Time Week in Review 4/13-4/18

This was a pretty relaxed week for us. After having several days of rain, we finally had some nice days! DD#3 spent alot of time outdoors just naming the things she saw, playing on the playground, and riding her toy cars. Since most of our spring … [Read More...]