Category Archives: My Version of Happily Ever After

Shopping locally. It is a movement that has been happening lately and, let me tell you, I am all for it. Usually, though, when you think of shopping locally you think of switching things up and shopping at local places … Continue reading →

Every year we buy a family gift. Anyone else do this? We buy a gift that’s for all of us to share or to use together. It’s always fun to see who gravitates the most towards the gift. This year … Continue reading →

By LINDSAY WITWER Yesterday I found myself overwhelmed, as I’m sure a lot of you are too.  So many things to do, so little time to do it.  I was having a hard time even forming into a thought what … Continue reading →

This week we are having a major overhaul of our toy areas. After past Christmas’ I found it so hard trying to find room for all of those new toys amidst the old ones. So this year I have resolved to start early on this in an attempt to cut off the clutter.
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Max is turning four two weeks after Christmas so I am slowly but surely starting to plan. First of all (and, of course, I would never express this to him or in our household) but how horrible is it to … Continue reading →

Hey Fellas! Listen up! Yes I am talking to you. You know your wife’s birthday?  It does roll around every year — like clockwork.  Even if it’s not right around the corner, you need to know how to buy a … Continue reading →

Isn’t it amazing how the time flies? We are in our ninth week of home schooling and it simply seems amazing to me since it just doesn’t seem that long. Perhaps it’s the fact I’ve had a bad combination of … Continue reading →

I really wished we lived in a place where it was appropriate to use “ya’ll” in everyday language. I mean, why does that have to be a southern thing? I’m southern … south of Canada! But, alas, Yankees think it … Continue reading →

I am fairly certain I am going out of my mind. Yesterday we began our journey in homeschooling. It went very well.  Em learned of Odysseus and was spelling her little heart out on her practice exam.  My heart fairly … Continue reading →

Homeschooling offers so many different ways to teach your child.  It is wonderful to be afforded so many opportunities but it sometimes can prove to be daunting to choose the right one. Unschooling, traditional schooling, classical education, the Montessori approach, … Continue reading →