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I am a Christian, mom, wife, homeschooler, YouTuber, author, and quilter.

Geography Fair 2010

Geography Fair 2010
Geography / Homeschool  2nd Grade / Presentation Day

Every year our local homeschool group does a Geography Fair. This year, we were not going to do it for lack of time and creativity on my part. I awoke this morning to my daughter who had made an entire board on her own, prepared a speech and was begging…

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How to Install and Use Photoshop Brushes

Digital Scrapbooking  Brushes / Tutorials

I gave away my first brush set yesterday, and thought some of you might need a quick tutorial on using Photoshop Brushes. They’re super easy and fun to use and can add that extra bit of digi-goodness to your designs! So fire up your Photoshop and follow along! STEP 1:…

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Friday Freebie: Circle Date Stamps

Digital Scrapbooking  Freebies

Today marks the official last day of school for us! Yay! I’m looking forward to a break, I hope to get some digi-scrappin’ done, and then start planning for next year! Don’t worry, I have lots of posts to come for summer, I plan to share lots of recipes, more…

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Freezer Meals – Cooking Twice a Month

Recipes  Freezer Meals / Main Dishes

Hi everyone! As a homeschooling mom of 4 I don’t have a lot of free time to be creative when cooking dinners! As a matter of fact if I don’t plan ahead, I end up starring into my pantry at 5pm wondering what’s for dinner myself! To help out, I’ve…

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What’s in the box Wednesday: Kindergarten

Homeschool  Kindergarten / Whats In The Box Wednesday / Workboxes

  Welcome to What’s in the Box Wednesday, where I try to share exactly what I’m putting in boxes for the day! Today I’m sharing my Kindergarten boxes and there are lots of ‘Fun Boxes’ this week as it’s our last official week of Kindergarten! Whew!   View Full Album…

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Spelling Practice

Homeschool  2nd Grade / Spelling / Workboxes

I’ve been trying to make our spelling a little more fun than boring ole’ worksheets and thought I’d share for anyone interested. We use Abeka spelling, they have 2 worksheets/week that she does to practice spelling, so to give additional practice I type out the spelling words on cards, then…

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J is for Jelly Bean (Alternative)

Alphabet / Homeschool  Letter J / PreK / Workboxes

I have received several requests from public school teachers to give an alternative to my J is for Jesus due to religious restrictions placed on them. I hesitated to do this as I view my blog as a ministry to help spread the love of Jesus to my readers, and…

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Pork Shoulder and Mashed Potatoes

Pork Shoulder and Mashed Potatoes
Mom Stuff / Recipes  Main Dishes

This recipe is another wonderful meal from my mom! I have to say that I only post my favorite recipes here and this is definitely one of them. (Not to mention that it’s super easy which is always right up my alley!) Ingredients: 1 Pork Shoulder (or butt) Roast (Mine…

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Gardening with Kids

Uncategorized  Gardening

With the cold weather hopefully behind us, I always get the urge to make my backyard all pretty and colorful again. While I have some perennials in tree beds, I have lots of flower pots around as well. This year I let the kids pick the flowers they wanted. Each…

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Freebie Friday: Scalloped Template

Digital Scrapbooking  Freebies / Template

As a Friday treat for all you digi-scrap lovers out there! I’ve been trying to put out a freebie each Friday over summer while we’re on homeschooling break! We’ll see if I can keep it up or not! This template was inspired by a class over at Jessica Sprague, so…

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