Category Archives: Family
Sparkler Safety
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So you have little ones who love sparklers but hate getting the sparks on their hands??
And you have heard the stories of the plastic cups catching on fire??
With very little effort (and a solo cup & tin foil) you will have your kiddos enjoying drawing their names with the sparkler light once again!
Homeschool Burnout
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It is sad to say but…
I have lost my zeal for homeschooling. I have been going through the motions lately but not pouring myself into the children’s education like I did when they were little. Back then, homeschooling was still fresh and new for me and I was still excited about it all. After a few years of schooling, many moms tend to have homeschool burn-out. It is where you lose you drive and passion for it. You are tired and mentally exhausted and attempt to “push through” and the kids are bored and and disinterested tend to “push back.”
I have been stuck in “burn out” mode for too long. I struggle with depression and health issues ever since my “medically induced menopause.” During that time, we got “behind” in schooling and we never seemed to recover. But something has to be done…
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A Day at the Lake
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June 7th of this year was “Free Fishing Day” in Texas. This means we could fish any Texas waters for one day only without a fishing license! Of course, we had to load up the rods, paddle boat, picnic basket, & the family and headed out to the lake with my sister and brother in law!!
It was an absolutely beautiful day on Lake Sam Rayburn!!
Fort Construction
Fort Construction
January 3rd, 2014
To some this may look like work or just a pile of lumber but to a little boy it looks like adventure and happiness in a tree house!
Looking Back at 2013–Part 4
Around two years ago I stopped blogging. Living life seemed to get in the way of blogging about it. For a little while, I tried to play catch up and managed to get a half of 2012 blogged but it was lacking the luster of blogging about current events. I hate the idea of having “time gaps” on my blog so I will play catch up with one blog each year, hitting the highlights for 2012 and 2013 rather than blogging each event.
So here is “Looking Back at 2013! The LAST one!
~Part 4~
Oh Happy Daze 