Ever have days were you desperately need to keep the kids happy, no matter what the clean up will be like afterwards? I was having one of those days. My husband was sick in bed, we’d been cooped up inside all week with no end in sight. The boys were impatient, I was impatient. Sensory bins […]
“Pick ’em Up!” The Proper Pencil Grasp Game
The new year has brought many new things to our household. One of the major changes has been starting “formal” home preschool. For two years we’ve been doing an extremely laid back tot school that focused on books and fun activities. When we found out my son has SPD, it became obvious that the laissez […]
Lego Soup
Bath time causes dramatically mixed emotions around here. There was a time when Loopy would fight me with every ounce of his being once the tub turned on. (This was one symptom that eventually led us to finding out he has SPD). But now that he gets regular therapy, bath time is seen as play […]
Homemade Organic Brown Sugar
The only way our family can afford to eat (mostly) organically is by avoiding prepackaged convenience foods and making a lot of ingredients ourselves. It’s actually a lot easier to do than you might think. Take this homemade organic brown sugar recipe for example. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Read my full […]
What We Hope to Accomplish by Homeschooling: Setting Our Goals Before We’ve Even Begun
Homeschooling has always been the norm to me. I was homeschooled from the very beginning of my education, WAY before it was cool and popular. I grew up explaining to my peers the values and benefits of a home education and had plenty of compelling reasons and persuasive statistics. (And there are MANY!) I’ve long […]
Why I’m Glad I got Post Partum Depression a Second Time
Usually, people joyfully anticipate the birth of their children. But not me. This was not my first rodeo. My first child had rocked my world. (You NEED to read that story first so that this part two will have more weight to it. But since I know some of you are rebels, let […]
Top Parenting Posts of 2014
Parenting is a rather earth-shattering experience. Each parent and child relationship is different, but every parent shares a common bond: imperfect people trying to love their imperfect kids perfectly. I haven’t even been blogging seriously for a full year, but some of my all-time favorite posts to write have been the parenting posts. Here are the most […]
Push Pin Play for Hand Strengthening
My little boy needs extra help when it comes to handwriting. Lately we’ve been working on strengthening his fingers and hands so that he’ll have the control and body awareness he needs to control a pencil. This is a quick little activity that hardly takes any set up. This post contains affiliate links for your […]
6 Ways You’re Throwing Money Away by NOT “Going Green”
Have you wanted to cut back on the chemicals in your life, but thought the products were a huge expense? Have you wanted to green up you life, but balked at the price tag? Well don’t despair. Here are six ways you can actually SAVE money by going the natural route. In fact, you’d be […]
One Small Change to Help You Focus During Devotion Time
Being a mother can be tortuously distracting. Completing a thought is a momentous occasion. Our to-do lists’ are huge. Our wishes and worries great. Our minds want to focus, but those pesky things of life get in the way every ten seconds. It’s annoying! No where has this become a bigger problem than with my time […]
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