Our family is on vacation in Telluride, CO with the whole Pressprich gang this week, and while everyone is resting up after a full day of skiing (not me, what with my busted shoulder), I thought I’d throw up some quick photo takes about our week so far. We had a particularly rough start to … Read more
So two weeks ago I dislocated my shoulder. And not even doing anything fun- I just slipped and fell and hit it hard. Fun fact: a urologist is actually capable of putting a shoulder back into place, when his wife is exhausted enough and doesn’t want to go to an ER late on a Saturday … Read more
For this week’s 7 Quick Takes, I thought I’d share on a topic that’s been on my heart lately. This post contains affiliate links. For the full disclosure, see my about page. Women are uniquely created to create. In our bodies we can grow and bear new life. That aspect of creation is a huge … Read more
Learning to read using the Montessori approach can seem daunting, but it’s really quite simple, very logical, and the step-by-step nature of it will have your child reading with little struggles. Here are the steps we use here at home, how to use the resources, and how to make or buy what you need for … Read more
Yikes, it’s hard to believe it’s 2020 already. Am I the only one still writing 2019 on things? It always takes me til about February to consistently remember the new year. I’ve never really been one for New Year’s Resolutions (thank you Kelly for your honesty on that- I’m in total agreement with you on … Read more
Let’s do a super quick 7 quick takes today because my kiddos are requiring more active parenting today than expected. . . . So here’s our week in photos One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Hope everyone had as fun-filled a week as we did! I’m linking up with Kelly, so click on over … Read more
Yesterday I wrote about G’s homeschool year thus far, so today I thought I’d give you all a homeschool update on our sweet Will. William is only 3 1/2, so I’m going slow, not pushing him, and am trying to use his interests to spark learning (see my post on Iceberg Counting). Mostly, we read … Read more
It’s hard to believe that it’s already almost the end of the calendar year. We’re getting ready to pause our homeschooling for the holidays, so I’m taking a little time to assess what worked and what didn’t so that we can tweak what we need to for the New Year. So here’s our homeschool update … Read more
Last year I wrote about our favorite equipment for indoor gross motor activities. This morning we took some of them out to play with some friends who came over, so I thought I’d share a few of the games that we play and the other ways we use them. This post contains affiliate links. Read … Read more
This post contains an affiliate link. See the full disclosure here. Winter has arrived in Michigan. And with it has come the clouds, the perpetual gray, and the snow. So here are our snowy and dreary quick takes. 1. Snow. In November. We got about 6 inches here, all of which fell upon our piles … Read more