So the sore throat that I had last week has been passed along to all of my children. We've had a quiet week doing what school work we could and getting ready for friends this weekend. We don't often get to visit with these friends so we're hoping to all be healthy by the time …
In many ways this has been a long, difficult week. It started with a sore throat Sunday night. For days I've been dosing myself with colloidal silver, oil of oregano, ibuprofen and lots of hot, hot tea. I think I'm finally back to normal. Then there were plumbing issues which left us without water most …
This has been a quiet, busy week at home sewing and reading. My youngest boys for some reason have been playing with my button box a lot this week. It's so funny to watch them assign identities to the different buttons. I only just recently realized that I'm an introvert. I suspected this but wasn't …
We've had a good week. My husband and I started the week with our 18th anniversary on Sunday. My husband had the week off, and we enjoyed lots of family time. On Thursday my husband took me to Ikea. I love wandering around Ikea and getting ideas. We bought some curtains and a lamp that …
My two youngest daughters and I started a fleece quilt this week. I had mountains (almost literally) of leftover fleece from numerous projects. I cut it all into five inch squares, and they started sewing nine-patch squares. Fleece is such an easy fabric for a beginner sewist to work with. When I saw this post …
The cooler weather is here, and everything feels so cozy. We're using our wood stove every day. I love to sit in my rocking chair near the stove. It's actually a favourite spot for everyone. I'm glad I get to claim right of ownership. I've started quilting my oldest son's quilt - again. I think …
Fall has arrived! It seems like the beginning of October has ushered in much cooler weather. We're using our wood stove every day. I love to cook on it. It does such a good job of heating our family room and kitchen too. I'm hoping to master baking in it this winter. I made a …
My husband and I just returned from a night away. I needed that so much. We had no schedule. I did a lot of reading and sleeping and unplugged. It felt so good. We took a two-hour hike that didn't involve encouraging little ones to either hurry up or come back. Just the two of …
The first week of school is over, and it went so well. It's a little frustrating at times that my Grade Two son can't read yet, but we have seen improvements already with the exercises we are following to cure his dyslexia. For the first time ever he did a page of math facts and …
We took a few days away as a family this week - the last hurrah before school you might say. We didn't do anything terribly exciting, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. This article says something I've tried to live by every since I was married. I really don't feel like my day is started properly …
Intentional Simplicity 