This has been a wonderful week. Three weeks in and school is still going smoothly. I've finally found a way of arranging our school week that makes things less stressful. My two year old has also started to learn how to occupy himself a little better although we still do use Baby Einstein on Youtube …
I can't believe I waited so long to make these...baby wipes. For years I've thought about it, looked up recipes, but never tried. I finally took the plunge. Don't wait. These are so easy; it's unreal. You need a roll of paper towels that you cut in half. After cutting my roll in half I pulled …
I'm a little tired, but I still wanted to post something so I put together a list of some of my favourite things to do that I've written about. Here they are in no particular order. Perhaps there is something that will catch your fancy to learn something new or do something you love. Have fun.ScrapbookingReadingCookingBaby …
This has been a good second week of school. I signed up for a blogging event where I have to visit about 50 other blogs and about 50 bloggers visit me. Wow! I've been busy visiting, commenting, learning and having fun. If you check out my post "School and Grace" you'll see that I've been …
This is one of our favourite hairstyles because you can dress it up or keep it simple. It's called a star braid because it makes a star pattern. I learned it from a hair blog that no longer exists. I've found the parts on this style work best if the hair is slightly …
I learned a new way of doing ruffles about five years ago, and it is so easy. I've never enjoyed making gathers, but this tip makes sewing gathers easy. You need thin cotton yarn. Centre your string in a line where you want your ruffle to go. Use a wide zigzag. This pins the string …
Homeschooling, as I have been finding out to my great surprise, is not for the faint of heart. Actually, nothing about motherhood is for the faint of heart. Sometime in the dim past I thought being a mom would be so easy. I loved babies and children. I had lots of experience with babysitting. I …
So we're back to school. The wonderful thing about my children is that they never stopped reading all summer. Sometimes it's an issue when chores aren't done, but most of the time they're travelling the world and history through books, and I couldn't be happier. This past month I've been reading Grace Livingstone Hill, E. Phillips Oppenheim, …
It's been a great back-to-school week - I think our best ever. We've started a new routine and new chore chart. I don't know if that accounts for how well everything has gone, but it's been good. We also had our first (of what we hope is many) hikes in the Rouge River Valley. We left …
...my grandfather, George Moir. Today would have been his 103rd birthday. We did not live close to my grandparents when I was growing up so I didn't know my grandparents as well as I wished. My grandfather was a joyful man. He always had a smile and was full of fun. He loved words and …
Intentional Simplicity 