Our Weekend Plans

They have changed a bit.... We were so very excited to start the moving process today, but instead were told we would need to wait until Monday. Things are a bit behind with our new landlords' move to their new house. I'm not sure who was more disappointed: me or Mr. B. He has literally been counting the days. That's okay though, it's just a couple more days.

In order to redeem the time and not dwell on the prolonged wait, I've decided to start our garden.

Yep, you read that right. I know we don't exactly have possession of our new yard yet, but I went seed shopping last night...sort of late. I just had the desire to browse the seed packets at the store even it was past 9pm:) It was fun! There were so many to choose from, I could hardly make up my mind!

I eventually narrowed it down to squash, zucchini, carrots, lettuce, jalapeno peppers, green onions, cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and corn. Yeah, I know, that's 10 things!

I actually had seed packets for cilantro, basil and dill as well, but decided to put those back and buy the actual plants after we move instead. The seed packets probably would have grown way more than we needed and I can get a small plant for very little and it will be plenty for me to cook with. I still have basil in the freezer from my two little basil plants from last year!

Tomorrow (Saturday) I'm planning for us to make some of these little newspaper pots and start some seeds. I can't wait! I' m not too experienced with seeds~so feel free to leave some advice for me in the comments.

The Making of an Egyptian Death Mask

We are learning all about the ancient world this year with Story of the World I and loving it! We've been learning a lot about Egypt, of course, which is completely fascinating. Most recently we have studied the New Kingdom of Egypt, which includes the story of King Tut. So we decided making an Egyptian death mask in the style of King Tut's would be a fun project. First since it was too cold at the time to paper mache in the garage (it probably would have frozen instead of dried-ha) and it was too messy to do it in the house, we decided to pick up a couple of cheap craft masks at Hobby Lobby. Next we cut out cardboard shapes to complete the shape of the death mask, attaching them with hot glue. Vince even put a little detail on the *beard* with the hot glue per The Princess' request. Then the kiddos started to paint them with this metallic gold tempera paint. It worked okay for the cardboard, but would not coat the plastic of the mask. We thought maybe a second coat ...

One Way I Refresh During the Summer as a Homeschool Mom

As our homeschool takes some time off this summer, my mind almost never stops thinking of and planning ahead for the upcoming school year. This is probably because I'm Type A and an obsessive planner...lol Whatever the reason, I do enjoy this season of planning. But I also need to be refreshed as a homeschool mom. Homeschooling can be incredibly exhausting and all-consuming. It's not easy and it's a lot of responsibility. And I take that very seriously when I am researching curriculum and planning toward the next school year. So also taking some time to rejuvenate and refocus myself is very important. How do I do this? Each summer I take some time to read something inspiring and motivating that speaks to me as a homeschool mom. Some of my fave reads from past years--that I have nearby on my shelf and refer to often--are Educating the Wholehearted Child, The Well-Trained Mind, The Charlotte Mason Companion, A T...

Door Hanger Chore Charts

My kids have had a chore chart for a while. It's one of those magnetic boards and they share it. However, it's not by their rooms and often they (and I) forget to update it. Plus it's a little bulky. When I saw the concept of a door hanger chore chart on Pinterest, I loved it! It was compact, right there were the kiddos could see it coming out and going into their rooms, and it costs almost nothing to make. I headed over to one of my favorite stores: Hobby Lobby, of course. They have these little wooden door hangers for .79. I also grabbed a couple of packets of decorative buttons for $1.99 each. I already had the clothes pins and the paint so those cost me nothing. I began by painting the door hangers (I used tempera paints because that's what I had). Then I grabbed a fine point Sharpie and the clothes pins and started writing chores on them, making sure to write them correctly so they will ...

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