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A Very Bookish Holiday
We’ve mostly wrapped up Yule-school and are back to the grind– which means, hitting the books! *swoon* To kick off the new year and our second homeschool semester, and to rouse us from our post-holiday stupor, we’re eagerly participating in Sarah Mackenzie’s 31-Day Read Aloud Revival Challenge… Have your kiddos read aloud to you (and of course read aloud…
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The 2016 Monologues
Au revoir, 2016; the new year beckons… Alas, ere we bid you farewell forever, let us take one last look back at the past twelve months, for nostalgia’s sake. Sometimes a weary homeschool mom’s prone to wonder, “What have we done all year? Have we accomplished anything at all?” Sure, you might recall a few of the highlights, but there’s a…
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Christmas Digest
Behold: 2016’s Christmas jammies, our family’s decades-long take on the popular tradition is to gift them to the kiddos each Christmas Eve. Happy birthday, Jesus! First time for everything… we’ve never really done Santa, opting instead for a more European approach to Saint Nick, but this year the kiddos requested to visit him at the mall. I guess…
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Yule-School vol. 3: Neighbor Treats
I sat next to a man on an airplane (first time in first class– thanks for the free upgrade, Delta!) last weekend who told me he capped his wife’s Christmas neighbor-gift budget at $700 and 45 houses. Say what?! While I generally whip up a little something for our fantastic neighbors each Christmas, it’s not something I stress…
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Last Minute Gift Guide 4 Mermaids
I meant to share this post sooner than FOUR DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS, but alas I’ve been distracted by travel, the loss of my grandma, and our own Christmas merriment. Looking for a last minute gift to balance out the presents under your Christmas conifer? I try to ensure our kidlets have the same number of gifts, lest…
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Bon Voyage, Grandma
Handsome Husband put me on a plane to Oregon over the weekend– despite the inflated holiday rates, overbooked flights, and weather delays, so I wouldn’t miss Grandma Norah’s funeral. He is my person. He also logged countless hours crafting a lovely video tribute in her honor for the service, and burned a stack of copies for family members, as…
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Yule-school vol. 2: Wrap-Ups & Throwbacks
The girls hosted their 9th annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party this week. Actually, we melded two separate events together, combining this fun tradition with their 4-H Christmas Party– to the delight of Handsome Husband and for the sake of our collective sanity in the midst of an exceptionally stressful week. The naked gingerbread (graham cracker) houses always remind…
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A Christmas (Baking) Miracle
Three ingredients, Friends. Just three ingredients, and eight minutes at 350′, and even the Scroogiest of Ebenezers can resemble a real-life Betty Crocker. I jest… kinda. You might recall I’m not a baker. Still, there’s nothing like the Yuletide season to muster a Christmas miracle. My Auntie recently passed along the simplest recipe in the history of ever…
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Gift Guide for Schmucks
Already done with your Christmas shopping? Boast not. No matter how early I start my shopping each year, I still have last minute gifts to purchase. This is what it looks like when I shop. Mail-Lady Ruth now knows our entire household by name and drops our packages at our door instead of in the mailbox bank several blocks away. Hmm, should…
