PJ Jonas – Page 83 – Teaching Families to Work Hard Together

Kids Sledding

A few weeks ago, we had our first snow for this winter. The kids kept disappearing. A few hours later, they would be back. With frozen hands. And bright red cheeks. “We were sleddding!” “And it was AWESOME.”

November 24, 2014

Ask A Jonas – Indigo’s Thoughts On Earning Money

We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! “Indigo, how does…

November 21, 2014

The Cross Country Season

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the boys winning the title of Homeschool Cross Country Champions. That was only the final highlight of a fantastic season. This season, the team spent hours listening to Coach Sweetland. This season, the team spent hours running warm ups, cool downs, and practices together. This season, the team…

November 19, 2014

Ginger and Jade

Our house cat, Ginger, is a Daddy’s girl. But Jade thinks that Ginger is hers, and will spend hours with her. Ginger has always been good with Jade, despite hours of too much snuggle time. Bonus points if she gets to spend time with Daddy and Jade at the same time! (This picture is from…

November 12, 2014

Ask A Jonas – Do The Kids Like Their Unique Names?

We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jonas Kids,…

November 7, 2014

Cross Country

My brothers are a part of the local homeschool Cross Country team. We don’t talk about the team much on our blog, but I had to brag about my brothers for a little bit. The Home School Union Tommies Varsity Boys (including Colter, Emery, and Fletcher) just won the title of National Christian Homeschool Cross…

November 5, 2014

Training Children is Like Training Vines

Emery and I do most of the gardening. Everyone pitches in when it comes to weeding and harvesting, but the rest of it is done by the two of us. I’m working on training Jade to love the garden, but I haven’t had a lot of time to spend with her working with our hands in…

November 3, 2014

Ask A Jonas – Emery’s Thoughts on the Goats Eating Things

We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of…

October 31, 2014

The Sprinter Died On Me

Many of you know about The Beast, our Sprinter with all of our faces on it. But we also have a slightly smaller, grey, 15 passenger Sprinter, which is the car that I drive. We’ve had the Sprinter for as long as I can remember. It was our first Sprinter (we’ve had 3), which is…

October 29, 2014

Learning from the Little Oak Tree

Sunday was a beautiful day in terms of the weather. It was sunny and warm (but not too warm), with a hint of Fall in the air. When Jim suggested we go for a walk down to our creek, I thought it was a great idea. The boys have been doing a lot of work…

October 27, 2014

Ask A Jonas – Fletcher’s Thoughts On Homeschooling

We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of…

October 24, 2014

How to Make Goat Milk Greek Yogurt

As I mentioned earlier, turning our raw goat milk into homemade yogurt is a great way to fill my children with healthy probiotics and boost their immune system. Unless you heat the milk for extended time periods or add powdered milk, most homemade yogurt will come out fairly runny. While this is great for smoothies,…

October 22, 2014

Kids Cooking – Goat Milk Yogurt

I am a big believer in using whole foods to keep our bodies healthy. In this day of scary viruses, a healthy immune system is especially important. One of the foods that the children make quite often is goat milk yogurt. It is full of probiotics that helps to keep their gut (and hence their…

October 20, 2014

Ask A Jonas – Jim’s Thoughts On Choosing Scents

We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jim, how do…

October 17, 2014

Hang 10 Episode 6: Food Shopping for a Large Family

Ever wonder how we manage to feed a family of ten? While we have a “never ending” supply of milk and eggs, it all starts with grocery shopping. During this video, you can see what food shopping for our family looks like! Impressive, huh?!?

October 16, 2014