Is anyone else (besides me and Cypress over there) geeking out over that fact that its FALL?! Cause I am! Fall is by far my favorite time of year! And I am SO over the 90 degree weather. Here in Illinois we had a couple of record setting days in the mid 90’s at the…
I did a “thing”
Anyone who has followed me for very long KNOWS my hair has been super long for… like…ever! Well, on Saturday I found a couple of cute (shorter) hairstyles on Pinterest and starting thinking about lopping off my LONG hair. By Sunday I had scissors in hand and was rearing to go. No, I don’t have…
Banana Protein Pancakes
My family LOVES pancakes. And our go to recipe for them is in my cookbook HERE. But lets all be honest for a moment. Pancakes aren’t the healthiest choice and don’t contain a whole lot of protein for that morning boost. Enter BANANA PROTEIN PANCAKES! Made with a ton of eggs, fruit and NO flour,…
Tent Camping with 10 People?
If you have followed us for long then you know were are a very outdoorsy family. We love being immersed in nature’s goodness which ultimately means wrapping ourselves in God’s beautiful creation. We love to hike in the woods, camp under the stars, and dig our hands in the dirt. Camping embodies all of this….
US History Bundle!
I am SO excited to announce that my US History Bundle is DONE! It is SO amazing and I can’t wait to hear your feedback! My US History Bundle is a FULL year of US/American History, geared toward children K-6th, but could be adapted for older kids by adding in some deeper level novels (think…
What do you do all day?
My day in the life during summer break with 8 kids + a friend!
Essential Oils and Babies
The most requested class I have is the class for using essential oils on babies. Hands down. I am so happy to let you know that I filmed and uploaded this class for anyone who’d like a bit of information on using essential oils on babies and small children. The first half of the class…
Homeschool Year Wrap Up…. Hits and Misses
We are DONE with school for the year. Like early-done. Like totally-done. Like didn’t-have-to-leave-anything-off-done…. WHAAA????? What planet am I living on? This. NEVER. Happens. LIKE EVER. (Are you already sick of the work “like” in just the first paragraph of this blog?…I am like sorry! So, what better time to do a wrap up on…
Story of the World and Homeschooling the Woods Time Line Figures Resource
After I posted my video on how we notebooked in our homeschool for history and science (video below) I had so many people ask what resource I used to line them up. I looked extensively online and couldn’t find one so I made my own for SOTW vol 2. (I reviewed both MOH and SOTW here and showed…
Essential Oils Resources!
I have had so many amazing questions about oils and I thought I would take the time to compile some of the best resources for using essential oils in one neat and tidy spot. Bookmark this page and print out these pages so that you can have them on hand in case you need some…