We are diving into another year of homeschooling and although we fully chose to homeschool six years ago, I realize that many are making that hard choice this 2020 school year due to COVID-19. Mom’s have reached out to me a little overwhelmed at this last minute decision and wondering not only how to get…
Fishing with Kids: Tips to Make Things Easier
Sometimes starting a new family activity has growing pains, and it is no different when you are fishing with kids! We have 5 children all still under the age of 10, so as you can imagine it sometimes get a little hectic when trying to enjoy fishing ourselves, teaching, and all around enjoying fishing as…
Spring Garden Update 2020
I wanted to share my spring garden! We made a last minute decision to do a garden this year and at first, it felt a little overwhelming. That is until, I sat down with a coffee and my garden notebook as I reviewed my notes and past Indiana garden plans. It actually made me a…
What I’m Loving during Quarantine: Reading, Watching, Listening, Doing
I thought it would be fun to sharing a little bit of this and that today. Things like what I’m reading, watching, listening etc. The seasons are starting to change along with our routines, but those touch stone items in our life keep us grounded, especially when life can feel chaotic during quarantine. Family Time…
Embracing the Slow during COVID-19
At first, the initial shut down did not seem to change our daily life. We already homeschool, we are not currently active with any sports or clubs, and my husband still was traveling. As the weeks went by and the grocery store panic and empty shelves, social distancing made it impossible to get together with…
Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
We started a pizza and movie night tradition and the whole family looks forward to it! They love chiming in on what kind of flavor combination of pizza we should make, at least one child is in with me while I make the pizza dough, and I know we are making fond memories all around.
Cherry Chia Jam
My kids like peanut butter and jelly. I’ve long been out of our freezer jam because of it. Apparently I need to stock up more this summer. I also don’t like how much sugar most brands use, especially since it is a staple in my children’s diet.
Fill Your Freezer Day 21-24
Well to say this year’s Fill Your Freezer has been a challenge would be an accurate statement. I have not been able to get anything else into the freezer this last few days. Actually I have been pulling out the very items I used in this freezer challenge to get through these last few days!…
Fill Your Freezer Day 20
Instead of buying packaged treats and snacks at the store I took the time to make Chocolate Balls aka Energy Balls (tons of recipes on Pinterest). I was able to whip these up all with items already in my pantry so it also saved me even more! These contain peanut butter, honey, coconut flakes, mini…
Fill Your Freezer Day 19
Among the many new foods we have been eating over the last couple of months, the kids have requested Cherry Chia Jam again. It’s tart, slightly sweet, and a delicious bright flavor to whatever you are eating it with – toast or oatmeal are the favorites here!