i have to be fully and honestly frank. the facade must be put to rest. i am not a camper. i am not a camper in the woods, or in a motor-home. i’m not a camper in the summer, fall or spring. camping does not thrill me because i like clean and comfortable a little
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with all the knitting i’ve been doing for kenny and myself, it would seem i’ve left out the three boys! i have not forgotton our offspring in my latest “making” adventures, i promise you. in fact, here they are sporting their brand new, made-with-love from mama sweaters! sawyer’s covering all his bases, “it’s cool,” and
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…but not for two weeks yet! i’m so glad that we’re still in full summer mode here because i would be completely distracted if i had to “do school” right now. i’m considering a very organic, easy-going start to school in a few weeks’ time, when i can finally put summer behind me and “get
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our owl family was “featured” on the frugal family fun blog! i’m so honored.
the boys and i spent the day with 30 other students (and their parents) at a local conservancy that was “established for the purpose of providing an environmental and cultural education center for the community.” our field trip was led by a local historian who provided our group an incredible hands-on learning experience. in our
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i normally dont’ splurge on fall decorations because i think they’re overpriced even though they’re beautiful. i hope to have planted mums in our front yard eventually, and grow our own gourds and pumpkins everywhere. eventually… our local farmer is selling mums for $5.00 a pot. that’s the cheapest i’ve seen in years, so i
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i know this blog has turned into a homeschooling blog. it morphed into it naturally because it’s pretty much what i think and breathe on a daily basis. if it’s not our family lessons i’m planning, i’m thinking about our homeschooling group’s field trips and co-op classes. our homeschool group started a teaching cooperative this
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