Melissa | January 24, 2012
One would think that having homeschooled children would mean less Valentine hassle. I did. Then I started counting how many we would need this year. Between preschool, Bible Study, Classical Conversations, and our field trip co-op party, I figured we’d need almost 100! For whatever reason, I’m adamantly against store bought cards, so I set [...]
Melissa | December 1, 2011
The sixth annual Christmas chain is complete and hanging, waiting to be torn apart. We’ve been writing the names of friends and family on our chain for quite a few years now. Last year, we added a twist by putting the names of waiting children on the other side of our links. This year, the [...]
Melissa | October 4, 2011
We drive a lot. Both around town and on trips. In the last month we’ve to Williamsburg and New England and there are plans to go to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. Our kids happen to be great travelers…mostly out of necessity. They’ve been trained to travel. Thus far, we have not had to resort to portable [...]
Melissa | June 17, 2010
I am not a fan of turning on the oven during the summer months so when I have to take a dish to a family event or picnic I opt for something I don’t have to cook. One of my favorites is making a watermelon basket for fruit salad. It’s not as hard as it [...]
Melissa | May 1, 2010
I wish Korea was a lot closer for a lot of reasons. But it’s not.
Back in February, we had a couple chances to celebrate the Asian New Year with other adoptive families. At one celebration the kids had a chance to make a simple version of Yut-nori.
It’s a great activity because
{one} it’s fun to make
and
{two} [...]
Melissa | March 16, 2010
Now for the best part of any theme…the food. I have my mom to thank for these ideas. I think I already told you that we can make sugar cookies for any occasion. St. Patrick’s Day is no different. Mom added some mini M&Ms (think rainbow) and Hershey gold nuggets (think gold at the end of [...]
Melissa | March 14, 2010
While Mia and Ty were doing their GREEN things scavenger hunt the other day, I was preparing for this easy craft.
What you’ll need:
*Green paint (I used tempera for it’s non-toxicness and washability)
*Smocks (optional especially if you trust the word “washable” on the bottle of paint). We use old shirts and full-sized bibs
*Paper (we used yellow [...]
Melissa | February 7, 2010
I’m not really a fan of pre-packaged cards, invitations….or valentines. As I have more kids and less time, I am tempted to give up on this conviction. Key word: tempted.
This year, PJ opted for homemade paper hearts again. We purchased this kit on a whim last year right before Valentine’s Day. After slaving over 15 homemade [...]
