This month is full of cozy, heartwarming reads, perfect for October. I only finished 4 books this month. But they were all simply amazing. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery *Contented Sigh* This book is definitely going to make my top ten list for the year. I felt so sad when it was over. A tad predictable? Yes. But also […]
As I write this, rain is drumming on the windows. Autumn is my favorite season and it is finally here. Soccer season has begun and I am so ready for cooler weather, canning some pears, sweaters and “Birthday Season” (all four of our kids have birthdays that fall within a ten week period). I’m happy to share what I’ve been […]
I love this time of year! Even though not a ton changes for us at “back to school” season, I still look forward to fall and the return to routine. This will be our 8th year of homeschooling (how is that possible?!) and I still feel like every year just keeps getting better. I’m excited to share our homeschool plans […]
Much of my time for reading by the pool/at the beach/at the park this summer has been replaced with chasing/feeding/removing from danger my two sweet little people (the two big kids are pretty independent). Of course, I wouldn’t change a thing. But while I envisioned a summer full of reading, I haven’t quite checked as many books off my list […]
It’s been another slow reading month for me. It seems like every time I sit down to read I end up falling asleep. Such is the season of my life, I suppose. Knowing that means that these books are good enough to keep me awake. High praise, in my opinion. What have you been reading lately? The Nightingale There are […]
The past few weeks have been slow in the reading department for me. I feel like I’ve started and set aside 500 books recently because they just didn’t capture my attention. These are the four I managed to finish and I have a bunch half-finished which most likely means I’ll have a big list for you next month. What have […]
We are a hiking family. We love camping and kayaking and just being outdoors together. We’ve often said that our family is happiest when we’re outside. Our kids bicker less and we parents are more in tune and patient. We’ve been going on adventures with kids for over 12 years now, and we’ve learned a few things along the way. […]
One of the things I love most about homeschooling is the ability to set our own schedule. Our first year of official homeschooling, we stuck with a traditional school schedule. I realized after that year that I would quickly burn out. So over the years, we’ve settled into a year round schedule. I found our school routine naturally settled into […]
Grayson by Lynne Cox Swimming to Antarctica is one of my all-time favorite books. So I was delighted when my cousin told me Lynne Cox had written another book. This is a quick read and tells the story of when Lynne encountered a lone baby gray whale while out for a training swim in the Pacific Ocean early one morning. […]
The One in a Million Boy Loved this book. It’s one where I have a hard time knowing how much to tell you, any description I give just doesn’t do it justice. It’s a sweet, well-told story of an unexpected friendship and parenting a child who is “different”. It’s about relationships and not taking others for granted. Definitely one of […]