T U V States This week we studied the T U V States. T U V States included Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. We will hurry through the W States by Tuesday for election day! Obviously from the pictures below, we had quite a busy week. We watched the Cubs games (my husband is … [Read more…]
I finally have a MOMS group. We had our night out tonight for the first time. It was nice to be able to talk without the kids all running around. Between the 4 of us there are 16 kids. We ate at a pizza place the next town over, and I brought some home for … [Read more…]
Noise vs. Music- this is the big question in our house. As a natural introvert raising extroverted kids, I’m often overwhelmed with the sheer amount of noise they make. They make every excuse to make noise, too. Especially in the name of music. They enjoying doing it together, too. Four kids, people. We have a … [Read more…]
The topic for today is thus: When were you brave? When was the last time you did something brave? What happened? I guess it’s pretty simple. We had what was supposed to be an open house for our library. I spoke out directly against the person responsible for the whole mess. The mess is that … [Read more…]
Today I’m writing about a mental health day for NABLOPOMO. I started with NABLOPOMO around 8 years ago, I think. It was where I made my first blogging friends, most of whom I still chat with daily on FB. Some write now and again, some not at all. But that original few that I posted … [Read more…]
We covered the R and S states this week. We looked at Rhode Island, South Carolina, and South Dakota. I asked the kids who they would add to Mt. Rushmore. My oldest said ‘whoever was elected next.’ B noted her favorite animal, per usual. They practiced their math sums and products with legos. We celebrated … [Read more…]
O and P States Weekly Wrap Up Week 10 of US Geography Want to learn more about the O and P states? We sure did! This is week 10 of our US Geography and Elections Study to go along with our Home School curriculum for our Kindergarten and 3rd grade-ish kids! We’ll wrap this up … [Read more…]
Laundry Hacks-School of Cloth Week 4! This post contains affiliate links, which may net me a small % if you make a purchase. This week in the school of cloth, we’re focusing on laundry troubleshooting. I’ve lined up some of my top laundry hacks for cloth diapers, and more – I answer these questions repeatedly … [Read more…]
HUGE news coming out of Cotton Babies today! They just announced at the ABC Expo that they are releasing a brand new version of their beloved Elemental diaper! They also announced a brand new pattern, a Genius Series Equiano! Genius Series Equiano First of all, this genius helped end the slave trade in Africa and … [Read more…]
Cloth Diaper Advocacy To access the RDA’s information on cloth diaper advocacy, click HERE. Click here and for the rest of the link up and access the other AWESOME cloth diaper blogs at the School of Cloth LINK UP. From the RDA: Advocating and educating others about cloth diapering and cloth diapers is crucial to … [Read more…]