First Day of School 2019

First Day of School 2019

We started back to school this week. This is the first year in at least 8 years that we took the whole summer off school. It was really nice. Now we are fresh & ready to get back at it! 🙂 Our first few days 

Getting packages

Getting packages

I love getting packages. I love mail. I love opening them. I just enjoy it. But there’s nothing like getting a box full of new school books that is SO FUN! I think that’s one of my favorite things about homeschooling. 🙂 After being gone 

Getting ready for school

Getting ready for school

I’ve really been struggling with what to do for school this year. It used to be that I would enjoy buying curriculum around March & planning for the new year. The past few years have been a bit harder & it is now September and 

Plank Challenge September 2019

Plank Challenge September 2019

We have been doing a family plank challenge this month. We are starting to do a weekly check in to time everyone. Each person is being challenged to do better than their last time. Two people go head to head at a time while everyone 

Working on 4H projects

Working on 4H projects

We are busy around here working on our 4H projects…sewing, baking, painting, writing. Chickens & rabbits & eggs, oh my!

4H Air Rifle

4H Air Rifle

This is our first year in 4H. It has been a good experience & we are busy gearing up for the fair. As a part of 4H, we have had the opportunity to do some shooting sports. We did recurve & compound archery & air 

Thank you notes

Thank you notes

Grant & I were both raised to write thank you notes. It’s a lost & dying art, though, we have come to realize. Still, we feel it is very important & meaningful and we are teaching our kids the importance of writing letters. There is