No more dry skin itch

I have really dry skin, especially this time of year in early winter. The itch can be unbearable. At times, I have been known to scratch my legs until they bleed and still keep scratching. The itch just doesn’t stop. Over the years I’ve tried a lot of different oils, lotions and creams; even prescriptions. [...]

They got shot

My kids got shot today. Don’t worry, it was the H1N1 flu shot. After talking with my husband, we decided to go ahead and get the kids vaccinated. Today was one of three clinics for kids and high risk adults. We had the option of the live nasal spray or the deadened shot. I let [...]

What about boys’ clothes?

My son is growing fast. He’s outgrown just about all his clothes this fall. Last month, we went to WalMart to buy him some new clothes. I don’t like buying boy’s everyday clothes (especially pants) at thrift stores because they wear out so fast that by the second time around, they are almost threadbare already. [...]

Misc updates

We’ve been busy lately with projects. Right now they’re at the hardware store getting parts and picking up the boxes of flooring from Floorcraft. Soon the new floor will be in the house, even if it’s not properly installed yet. I’m excited!
The only thing left for me to pick out are the table legs and [...]

Creamy

At the end of October we joined a dairy co-op. That means we pay a fee to own a “share” of a dairy cow. In exchange, each share gets a gallon of real milk a week. We have one share.
Now, this costs about twice what milk does in stores. Still, it’s worth it right [...]

The Great Sock Hunt

Hmmm. No clean kids’ socks. I know it’s time to do laundry, but only 2 pair are in the basket. Where’s the others?
And so begins The Great Sock Hunt and Laundry Roundup today.
Behind the door. Under the bed. Under the sofa. Hey, this is a great way to teach prepositions !
There’s one hiding [...]

Old fashioned weekend

We shut off the power yesterday afternoon and have been having an old fashioned weekend. We had to turn the power back on this morning because it was -5F and we were concerned that without the heat tape, the water lines between the house and tank would start to freeze. We’re keeping other things off [...]

Know what you believe

Recent commenters have made me consider beliefs. How well you can explain and defend your beliefs is a good indicator of how strong you believe in something (either for or against). This is true of everything from little daily things like why you like a certain shampoo, to your political opinions, and finally your [...]

Learning to Read 3 month update

We finished lesson 17 of Christian Light Education’s Learning to Read today. We’re taking it pretty slow since she isn’t 5 yet. Still, she’s made wonderful progress and is reading already! Simple short words like pat, cap, and pot. They have some more advanced “sight words” like brown, some, and many but we haven’t been [...]

Sticker chart

A couple of weeks ago, someone left a soccer table (fooseball?) at the freecycle area. Wow! It was in good condition, so I brought it home. Richard had been having trouble getting his schoolwork done in a reasonable amount of time without tons of frustration and pestering by me and my husband. He’s also been [...]