Pine sol is one of those things that just take you back to your childhood. Walking into a clean smelling home just makes your day right? Pine sol has that fresh clean smell. It is also pretty good at getting the job done rather than just masking the odors of a dirty home. It also…
How to Save Money on your Garden
I love our growing our own food, herbs, and flowers in our garden each year. Something about the joy of growing a garden and working hands on with the children brings me so much joy. By planning items for our garden to provide for our family we save money making it worth the time and money…
Why Does my Child Fidget?
Most parents ask themselves this question all the time. From the dinner table to school you catch your child fidgeting. Playing with their hair, tapping a foot, drumming away with the fork. Constant never ceasing movement. “Why does my child FIDGET?” If you want the truth. Which I am assuming you do seeing you are here… The…
How to Get your Kids to Clean Up
Oh my goodness, my kids were driving me crazy with the refusal to pick up after themselves for a long while. My son often used the excuse of “Daddy doesn’t pick up so I don’t have to.” Not acceptable in this house. I am married to a man never taught to pick up after himself…
Green Living Coffee with a French Press
My coffee pot died. Any of you that know me know that I LOVE coffee. I really love coffee and I have since my teen years where late nights of working or sports followed by early mornings meant I was a regular at the schools coffee show for a refill of what I finished on my walk to school….
Stress Free Homeschool Geogrophy
With so many of the people talking about homeschooling in my life now with the recent school shootings and threats I decided we would dive a bit into some of the craziness of our homeschool life so those of you on the fence can see how you can do this without a ton of stress…
Embracing Mess when Teaching Kids about the Creative Arts
When it comes to fun stuff for teaching your kids you just can’t miss with the creative arts. Through art, children are challenged mind and body to create something that is, in essence, a reflection of themselves. When Mother Goose Time added the invitation to create to the curriculum many of us were a bit apprehensive….
DIY Peeps Slime
Something about Easter and Peeps just go together. When it comes to Peeps you either love them or hate them. Personally, they give me a tummy ache but the children love them and these are a fun way to use them. While I really love this natural Peeps soap I also love pretty much anything…
They do as They are Told.
Tonight at the store I heard one of the most sickening things of my life… A: “Do you prefer boys or girls? I have both” B: “I like both… ha” A: “What kinda build do you like in boys?” B: “Sturdy” A: “Wide shoulders? Large chest?” B: “Yeah that works for me” A: “That’s good….
How to Earn Extra Money from your Garden
We love our gardening around here. Something about connecting to nature and getting your hands dirty. Working in the garden gives the kids and I a great chance to work together towards a common goal that benefits the entire family. Thie kids have a love of vegetables that you can only really get when you appreciate what…