I'm bringing it back! After an umpteen month hiatus, Money Monday is making a comeback. Because... it's easy for me to share my money management from the week ...and easy for you to benefit. Welcome to money Monday, where I share my highs and lows from a week of money management. Wise Money Management This week I saved money by getting a killer Groupon deal. My second oldest has … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: First Week of June, 2018
This week my husband returned to work after surgery, and the kids and I really got into our summer groove. I forgot how much work (and play!) I can do when I'm not teaching all day. That's a reassuring realization. It helps me to know that I am, indeed, putting some good effort into our homeschool days! Doesn't boy#5 look pretty in pink?? He just turned 3 months and is starting to … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Gifts That Will Inspire Financially
Father's day is one of my favorite days of the year. It's a day that we get to celebrate our fathers, our children's fathers, and the men in our lives that have been like a father to us. Many families chose to celebrate this day by giving gifts. Our family gives my husband a very special gift each year. This is a unique gift, one-of-a-kind, just for him-- a movie, straight from our hearts! … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: Second Week of May, 2018
We finished reading Dangerous Journey last week. So. Awesome. I was surprised by how well it stayed true to the full-length version. Pilgrim's progress was a book that wasn't particularly life-changing when I read it, but my mind keeps returning to its details. Working with the dog on the "place" command. For the most part she's not allowed to roam the house freely. However, she's … [Read more...]
Raise Non-Materialistic Children
Want to raise non-materialistic children? Of course! What parent doesn't want their children to be successful and kind? As a parent of six, I've struggled over the years to thoughtfully instruct my children in this area of their character. Finally, over a decade into the parenting journey, and I think I'm ready to share what has worked for our family. Here are my two (four!) cents. **Note: … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: First Week of May, 2018
This last week marked the fifth week of sickness at our house. Maybe it's because the eight of us keep passing new germs around, or maybe it's just a really bad case of RSV, but we are soooooo ready to be done. My husband discovered Monday that he has an ear infection (combined with almost complete hearing loss and tinnitus). I got my own special news on Friday when I went in for a routine … [Read more...]
Home Remedies for RSV
Have you ever heard of respiratory syncytial virus, otherwise known as RSV? I hadn’t heard much about it either. That is, until we recently came face-to-face with this illness. Now that our baby is feeling better, I want to share some home remedies for RSV (and tools) that were helpful during our brief battle with this virus. The whole family had been sick for two weeks. It wasn’t until the … [Read more...]
A Week in the Life: First Week of April, 2018
This week two of the four school-aged kids had testing. In Alaska state testing is not mandatory and plenty of homeschooling families choose to opt out. Our family enjoys and values testing (hey, it's something different!) and so we embrace the difference that it brings to our spring. I forgot how life with a newborn makes even simple errands seem daunting. I braved life outside the cave … [Read more...]
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