Homeschooling for His Glory

Zach's been in craft mania mood for the past month or so. His favorite website these days is Mister Maker . The house is a mess with all his papers and everything else. Joho joins in sometimes: Here is a project we worked on together taken from the crayola site. And there they are enjoying their product: Have a great day, Joelle

With my husband being sick and therefore at home for the past few months, he took charge of the menu planning. This has been working quite nicely. He will make a menu for 2-3 weeks in advance, and I love that I do not have to worry about that. We love menu planning at our house, but I never actually liked sitting down to do it. I hope he will keep doing this once he returns to work. Menu planning really helps in saving you time and grocery, as you have an idea in advance of what you need or not need. Plus it totally cuts out the stress of wondering what's for tomorrow, or  worse, what's for dinner. The next step would be this once-a-month cooking thing as I can see the benefits of it, especially time wise. But i just can't get around the idea of having just a few options of meals. I like variety, something different everyday for at least 2 weeks, with the occasional once a week leftovers day. Plus, we have no freezer space. In any case may be one day, when the kids are olde...

I have been trying to organize the house in a way that will help me to  keep it organized. I have tried to apply the principle "everything must have a home" and it's been working ok. I have re-arrange the master bedroom, the living room, the  2 storage rooms, the dining room and the boys' bedroom. One book that has been very helpful and which I am still going through is Keeping It Simple by Marcia Rampsland Another one I would recommend is To Love Honor and Vacuum by Sheila Wray Gregoire   Have a great day, Joelle

I have acquired a countertop dishwasher and I am so very happy about it. Not as much dishes in my sink Hoorah. I can actually go to sleep with a empty sink some night. That's great. It does not take much at a time, but it certainly saves me time. I can be doing something else while some of my dishes are being done, instead of me standing in front of the sink for 1/2 hour. Have a great day, Joelle

Finally the promised pictures; And for the lazy way: Have a great day, Joelle