homekeeping


curtains, and a new office

i love this piece of material. i bought it for $2 at the salvation army fabric sale a few years ago with serina and have kept it in mind for curtains in my “office” after we redesigned the room. i never thought to measure. i’m not a measuring type sewer. i know that sounds like

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a day in the life…

tuesday, february 2012 6:00 ~ wake up. the past two days kenny and i have been waking at 5:00, so we slept in a bit this morning, which got him off to work a bit later.  i get up, get a cup of coffee while he makes his breakfast. 6:30 ~ kenny leaves for work,

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thirty one days/day 3 ~ liturgy for our daily work

there are days when it comes so easily, so naturally – words of gratitude from my lips, for all the fullness of life around me: i’m a mother, a wife, a teacher, a homekeeper. other times, and sometimes more often than not, i need a bit of coaxing to be thankful for the fullness, the

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laundry room makeover, part 2

Published by in homekeeping on June 9th, 2011

(Click on pictures to see larger view) You can refer to this post to see more “before” pictures, but here is a reminder of some “before” photos of the old laundry room…fake paneling on a wall, decades-old smelly cupboards, and white beige linoleum flooring with “enlongated” hospital grade toilet: And two “after pictures” to show

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makeover!

Published by in homekeeping on May 26th, 2011

it’s that time again…demolition and home improvement! we’ve redone many of the rooms in this house, and yet, there’s always more to do!  i remember walking into this house for the first time and seeing the potential. i knew that we’d be painting or redoing every single room in the house when we bought it…and

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seven quick takes ~ mental health friday

for the past few weeks, rowan has been asking for a “day off of school” to which i always responded, “you get TWO full days off every week!” i think it was beginning to dawn on him that “snow day” meant NO SCHOOL for those who go to school, and not just “it’s snowing today!

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kitchen sink beautification

we’ve been under a thick, heavy blanket of snow since early last week. it’s thursday, and i haven’t left the house since last saturday. neither have the boys. the wind chill has been in the single digits, so sledding has kinda been out of the question, kenny has had horrible commutes to work which means

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school recap…a week in december

i honestly have no idea what week we’re in. again. i know i said that last time, but since we don’t have to (legally) keep track just yet, i don’t. we’ve been unschooling this week and it’s been FUN. i don’t think i could unschool all the time, but from the end of november until

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school recap, week 9: the “all hallow’s eve” edition!

i hope to recap each or at least every other week of school this year so i have a better record of things we’ve done. pictures at the end of the post!  want to read more weekly wrap-ups of other homeschooling families?  check out Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers every Friday! we love halloween in our family. i

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school week 7, recap

the leaves are so beautiful right now – we are definitely in peak season in western pennsylvania! the animals appreciate the cooler temperatures – what with all that wool on their backs and flies in their face all summer! we took advantage of the sun yesterday and planted wheat!  the students who went on the

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