Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thanks for your support! I am a reader. There is a constant flow of books coming into and leaving our home. It’s what I do when I need a few minutes to myself. At those times […] Read more…
Online Math & Language Arts Practice at IXL {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
My youngest is very tactile and wiggly and is not really capable of the kind of “school” I did with her older sister. She prefers to learn organically and indeed, picks up everything on the fly. But she does like to do school type stuff & always asked to do “computer school” like Dagny. When […] Read more…
How To Set Your Holiday Budget
*** This article originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. This post contains affiliate links; thanks for your support! *** The holidays can be a super crazy, stressful, and expensive time now that you are the grown-up in charge of it all. The best […] Read more…
Date Ideas for Busy Parents: November 2014 – Giving Back {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #33}
Usually in my Date Ideas for Busy Parents series, I try to share ideas for free, at home /for cheap, and for fun (with a bit bigger budget). This month, I decided to focus it a little differently. The date night for busy parents theme for November is Giving Back. Within that theme, I have […] Read more…
The Legend of the Candy Cane {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thanks for your support! My kids are in HEAVEN because we’ve had several Christmas books to review. In our house, there is a rule that daddy & I do not read “out […] Read more…
5 Strategies for Making a Holiday TIME Budget
*** This article originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission. *** The holidays can be super stressful. Your time, budget and family are all being pulled in a million directions at once. Recitals, pageants, parties, ornament & cookie swaps, craft parties, open houses and […] Read more…
If He Had Not Come {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. If you’ve never been to this blog, we LOVE books. People who come over are astounded at the number of books we have. Every celebration involves books and so when we had the opportunity to review a new Christmas book […] Read more…
Saint Apps for Catholic Kids {@ Catholic Mom}
Happy All Saints Day!! If you are looking for some saint fun for your kiddos that doesn’t require any prep, check out these 2 (well, 3) apps that I found for your iOS. So this month I was scavenging for ideas for my column. Had. No. Clue. Then I realized that this is Halloween, which […] Read more…