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Home Education, Other Thoughts
Prevent Christmas Embarrassment with These Five Manners

Many years ago, I found myself embarrassed by my children when, upon opening a generous Christmas gift, they innocently declared to their great grandparents, “We already have this!” Kids say the darndest things and all that, but seriously? Not even a thank you? Sigh. The next Christmas wasn’t much better. That time around, it was food. “Ew!” they exclaimed, staring in disgust at the green beans some relative had lovingly prepared. Even the baby was in on this antic. The Continue Reading…
December 11, 2018
Other Thoughts
A Non-Crafty Mom Makes Ornaments (DIY Textured Clay Stars Tutorial)

Every year, I bust out my almost nonexistent crafty alter ego for approximately 24 hours and help my children make Christmas ornaments. We give them away to friends and family and generally have a lot of fun. This year, we decided to try our hands at clay, and it went well, so I thought I’d share how we did it, in case you’re not crafty and have to fake it for a day, too. First, here are all the supplies Continue Reading…
December 22, 2017
Other Thoughts
Thoughtworthy (Morning Strategies, Podcasts, Movie Review, and MORE!)

:: 1 :: Mystie’s got something pretty cool going on next Tuesday! Sign up to get in on this amazing real-life advice on making the most of your mornings: :: 2 :: The last AfterCast episode of Season 2 debuted yesterday: :: 3 :: Also, the last episode of Season 4 of Scholé Sisters came out this morning: :: 4 :: We did it: we went to the movies on St. Nicholas’ Day! The Man Who Invented Continue Reading…
December 8, 2017
Other Thoughts
Thoughtworthy (Christmas Book, Magnesium Oil, Review Years, and MORE!)

This post contains affiliate links. :: 1 :: Each year, I pick a Christmas novel to read. For seven years in a row, I read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. For the past three years, I added Jostein Gaarder’s The Christmas Mystery (which I highly recommend — it’s one of my favorites). But the children asked for something new this year, and who am I to deny them? Jenny Overton’s The Thirteen Days of Christmas is the latest addition to my Continue Reading…
December 1, 2017