I’ve had my laptop for a few months now. For the previous 9 years we had only 1 internet connected computer in the house. I had developed a reasonable system of organizing our computer files and e-mails on 1 computer, but the addition of the laptop has been confusing to me. Where should I store …
This is week three of the “Not Back-to-School Blog Hop” at My 3 Boybarians. I cheated a little and just linked to some of my past posts for the first two weeks. Week 1 was Curriculum Week and I shared our curriculum for next year here. I shared this post for Week 2 – Schoolroom …
I did much better this week! Here’s last week’s list with everything I did checked off. Now for this week: Complete school planning for new year. I checked this, but it really shouldn’t say for the YEAR. We’ve started school and I have some planning to do as we go along. Organize new bookshelf …
Periodically, I like to share some of my favorite hymns. We sung this hymn at our evening worship service, and it was a blessed reminder to me about the importance of prayer. The fifth and sixth verses are especially convicting to me. What various hindrances we meet In coming to a mercy seat; Yet who …
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Sense and Sensibility is a company that sells original patterns for "vintage" dresses. They offer patterns for dresses from the Regency, Romantic, Edwardian, Titanic, and Swing eras. Many of the patterns are available in both ladies’ and girls’ sizes and in printed or e-pattern format. I received both the Girls’ Edwardian Apron pattern in the …
I have selected a winner for the giveaway of The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall. The 12th comment was posted by Christie. Congratulations! Thanks everyone for your entries!
For the last year I have been planning my menus a month at a time. For me this has several advantages over weekly meal planning. I really don’t like menu planning, so I had a tendency to skip a week without planning. With monthly planning I don’t have to plan as often. It doesn’t take …
This week I am going to post first a nicely checked list of the things that I can check off my list from last week. Then, I am posting a list of what I actually intend to get done this week. What I’ve finished: Purchase new book shelf. Complete chore plan for upcoming year. Write …
I have seen the Hank the Cowdog books on various lists of good books to encourage children, especially boys, to read longer books. Even though I had heard of them, neither I, nor my children, had actually read any of the books. That is, until now. As a member of The Old Schoolhouse (TOS) Homeschool …
I have NOT made good progress on my list this week. I got some of my items finished, but some of them took a little more time than they should have. Clean out fishpond and stock with new fish. Can you tell, I REALLY don’t want to do this one? Finish weeding all the flower …
