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Fall Festival
This week, I heard a content creator talk about how celebrations and events help us to slow time down. Having just celebrated the autumn season with our inaugural Fall Festival, this point really resonated with me. I was inspired to host a small celebration this October about a month and a half ago as I…
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A Decade of Homeschooling
This week, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge my family’s 10th year of homeschooling. I literally had to count out the years I’ve been doing this because I couldn’t believe that this is year ten. I feel like that should make me a “veteran” homeschool mom, but it feels like it’s my first…
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More Snack Board Ideas
This week, I wanted to share some more awesome snack board ideas. As I shared previously, these grazing boards have been completely changing school days for us as a homeschooling family. My boys start asking me to prep the boards as early as 9 a.m. (which isn’t awful since we all rise pretty early and…
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New Fridge – All Love!
This week, we finally replaced the side-by-side refrigerator/freezer that came with our house. I hemmed and hawed about buying a new fridge for months because the old one technically worked fine. It cooled. It froze. It usually didn’t freeze produce or cause anything to spoil. The seal was even fine. But it also was missing…
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Simplifying Snacks on School Days
This week, I wanted to share a simple trick that has been changing the way our homeschool day goes. Snack Platters I have created these snack platters in the past, but this school year I have made a habit of preparing one of these each day. Around mid-morning, a pull out whatever fruits and vegetables…
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Back to Balance – Update
This week, I’m reflecting on how quickly time flies. It seems like I blinked and July disappeared. And most of August too. In the whirlwind of last-minute summer activities and outings – hiking Mt. Mondanock, backyard camping, and paddleboarding with friends! – I definitely dropped the ball on actually photographing and documenting my “Back to…
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More Summer Camp Lunches!
This week, I prepped once again on a Sunday for my kids’ three days of camp. So far, they seem to be enjoying what I pack and few leftovers are making it home. I asked the kids in advance what they wanted to see in their lunches this week, so some of these items were…
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Back to Balance – Week Two
This week, I wish I could say I had a successful second week on my self-imposed “Back to Balance” challenge, but it has really been a struggle. I didn’t take photos of everything, I didn’t log everything, and I definitely didn’t adhere to my goal of healthy eating. Somewhere in the week, there were cookies…
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Preserving the Fruits of Summer
This week, Robyn and I took advantage of a few kid-free hours (thanks to a local church’s VBS program) to preserve some of the fruits of summer. Of course, preserving local fruits or fruit we had grown ourselves would have really made this an impressive endeavor. But for cost-effectiveness, we opted to skip the pick-your-own…
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Summertime Grilling
This week, we ended a week of summertime camp fun in the best way I could imagine: grilling up some delicious eats and dining outside on the deck. I seized a few moments of opportunity midmorning and chopped zucchini, sliced cauliflower steaks, and diced potatoes. My husband, A., has been perfecting his grilled vegetable game…