“Draw Squad” – Lessons 1 thru 8

Last fall, my friend Julia mentioned they were using Mark Kistler’s book “Draw Squad” as part of their homeschooling curriculum. I found a used copy on amazon for less than two bucks and have had it sitting around here for a year, just waiting to be used.
I don’t like to take embroidery projects when [...]

Camping

I love camping in the fall when the weather’s turned cooler, which is just what my guys and I did this week.

In the picture below, look at the top of the mountain, smack dab in the middle. There is a decent-sized gap between some trees, and what appears to be a small tree or boulder [...]

Wah . . . but it’s not all bad

I either have an ear infection or a cavity/abscessed tooth :(.
I’m hoping it’s “only” sinus/ear problems, which I know can sometimes radiate pain into the jaw. Both of my ears are congested, and my allergies have my sinuses all whacked out, so this leads me to believe the pain is related to sinus and ear [...]

Kiddo’s Room Makeover: Clean-Out Completed

I am so proud of how much “stuff” my son has let go of during his room makeover. He is giving away at least 90% of his toys (action figures, hot wheels, plushies, pokemon and other trading cards, etc.). What he has chosen to keep actually fits in his (very small) closet, AND there was [...]

Mail Call: Books (10-20-09)

As I go through my google reader each day, whenever I read a review of a book I think I’ll want to buy (usually nonfiction, usually books I’d rather own than borrow from the library), I throw the book into my amazon cart. Then I ignore my cart for a while (“a while” can be [...]