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December 2014

December 10, 2014

Cleaning Out Before Christmas

Friends ~ We apologize for the lack of posts here over the past couple of...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Help Design My Living Room

We have recently moved into a new home, and are taking our time with decorating...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Moving Checklist

We are moving! After six years in our beloved house, we are moving just three...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

Clean Sweep

Is it just me or are norwex/microfiber cloths and homemade cleaning solution mops all the...

October 2013

October 14, 2013

Our Homeschooling Routine

The nitty gritty of balancing 5 kids, homeschooling and busy sports schedules.

October 08, 2013

How to Make Hydrangeas Last

Hydrangeas are my all-time favorite flower, but until now I have been sorely disappointed every...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Fall Morning Magic

I love Kat's post about being intentional about meeting our own needs so that we...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Dream Home

After several housing situations fell through for our family this spring we have had to...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

How I’m Going To Survive Summer

It's happened. Last Friday my kids came a runnin'. Backpacks were emptied; lunch boxes stored...

June 13, 2013

Order in Chaos

Our boys love to collect and create. But my hyper organized self has a hard...

June 10, 2013

As We Begin Summer…

Our summer has just begun, and so far we are having a great time! I...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Homeschool Round Up

Inspired by Charlotte at Waltzing Matilda, here are some of my lessons from the school...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

The Domestic Arts: Veni, Vidi, Vici

For the whole schoolyear, I have been putting off sewing my daughter's badges onto her...

April 18, 2013

Mom Reality

I'm dreaming of this... While actually doing a lot of this... Vacations and fun blogger...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

I’m a Great Mom…

...In order to distract my two year-old from the brownies in the pantry, I turned...

November 2012

November 13, 2012

Christmas Prep 2012!

Christmas really is just around the corner, and like it or not, trying NOT to...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

If you can read this, you must have power…

The 4 builders on the East Coast are hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy. We have...

September 2012

September 01, 2012

For the quasi-organized

I'll let you in on a little secret: I love to be organized. Like really,...

August 2012

August 10, 2012

Work the List

I have a lot to do this week, and by Tuesday I was handling myself...

August 03, 2012

The Orphanage

Baby # 5 is arriving in the next couple of weeks... into our 3 small-bedroom...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Cleaning House

As a family, we are heavily dependent on our systems. I am not organized by...

July 11, 2012

I Promise Honey, I’ve Got Things Under Control

Monday was a pretty crazy summer day in our household. I'll let the pictures do...

June 2012

June 07, 2012

5 A Day for Summer

For homeschoolers, it can be hard to decide when the school year begins and ends,...

June 01, 2012

Are E-thanks enough?

These days we are a culture of instant gratification and I am admittedly part of...

May 2012

May 24, 2012

Keep Your Cool, Mama

Tuesday was a day of one minor disaster after another. I won't list them all...

April 2012

April 21, 2012

The Call to Hospitality: “Houseguests are Like Fish”

All Christians are called to hospitality--we never know when we're entertaining angels right? My husband...

April 16, 2012

My Strategy

For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed taking standardized tests. I know...

April 11, 2012

Speaking of needing a deep breath….

Our washing machine just broke. It is not a huge surprise given our heavy use...

March 2012

March 23, 2012

How does your Fairy Godmother look?

My imaginative first grader was home sick from school yesterday, so she happened to meet...

March 14, 2012

Business Cards for Mom?

When playing outside the library with my kids awhile ago, another mom noticed that our...