PJ Jonas – Page 90 – Teaching Families to Work Hard Together

The Importance of Friends II

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 076. Last week we discussed the important role friends play in our lives. Today I’m going to continue my discussion on the importance of friendships with Carlin Flora, author of the book Friendfluence*. Last week we talked about how important friendships are for our children and teens. Today Carlin and I…

May 29, 2014

Our Favorite Places to Eat In NYC

While we were in NYC, we went to several wonderful restaurants, and my siblings want me to share them with you. The first night we went to ABA, a turkish restaurant that had amazing food. (I don’t have any pictures because the food was gone so quickly.) We ordered several of the ABA platters and shared…

May 28, 2014

The Statue Of Liberty and Ellis Island

While we were in New York, we knew we wanted to see the Statue Of Liberty. And when we found out that the tour would take us to Ellis Island too, we were super excited! As a homeschooled kid, I get to read pretty much whatever historical fiction I want, and when I was about…

May 27, 2014

The 9/11 Memorial

Mom and Dad thought it was very important that we visit the 9/11 Memorial while we were in NYC. Before we left Indiana, we watched a few documentaries and had a lot of discussions about that day. Both Mom and Dad told us where they were when the attacks occured and how they found out…

May 26, 2014

People We Met In NYC

While we were in New York, we had the opportunity to meet so many cool people. It made an incredible trip even more special because we got to hear some stories from people who have been all over the world. On our first full day in NYC, we went to visit the 9/11 Memorial. On…

May 23, 2014

The Importance of Friends I

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 075. During today’s episode, I’m going to talk about the importance of friendships with Carlin Flora, author of the book Friendfluence*. I read an article a few weeks ago that surprised me. It said that research has shown that if you don’t have enough friends, your risk of dying…

May 22, 2014

Broadway

When I first heard that we were going to New York, my first thought was Broadway. My family and I absolutely love musicals, and I’d heard Mom and Dad talk about Broadway for years. We all agreed that a Broadway show was a necessary part of our trip. The real dilemma came when we had…

May 21, 2014

Our NYC “Firsts”

This was the first visit to NYC for me and my siblings, and we did so many things for the first time! We had NYC pizza, NYC bagels, “real” calzones, and “real” cannolis for the first time, ever! (But a post about all of the food we ate will be coming later.) So will the…

May 20, 2014

Filming The Huckabee Show

I was working in the soaproom on the 1st of May when Mom called me into the office. “We might be going to New York to film a TV spot!” she said. “How soon?” I asked. “Well, if it happens, we’d be filming on Saturday the 10th, so we’d be leaving a few days before…

May 19, 2014

Welcome!

Just wanted to say a quick welcome to everyone who found us from our time spent on The Huckabee Show. We’re very glad that you’re here. Have fun getting to know our family (and the goats) better. You can shop for soaps on our website or ask us any questions on the Contact Us page. And…

May 17, 2014

Fly Eating Wasp

When you have a herd of milking goats, or any farm animals for that matter, flies are inevitable. We regularly clean the stalls and remove the organic matter, but we still have flies. Because we don’t wish to use any chemical insecticides, something new we are trying this year is Fly Predators* – small, fly-eating wasps with no…

May 16, 2014

Scream Free Parenting II

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 074. How often have you found yourself embarrassed by your children’s behavior? I know for me, with 8 children, there have been many times that I have wanted to hang my head in shame over something my children have done. But I know that good parenting means that instead…

May 15, 2014

Happy Birthday, Jim!

Jim and I met at The University of Virginia, so Thomas Jefferson is very important to us. Here is an interesting fact – Thomas Jefferson was born on Jim’s birthday (April 13) and died on Jade’s birthday (July 4). I always post the children’s birthday photos, and they insisted that I post Daddy’s birthday photos as…

May 14, 2014

What Did You DO???

We wanted to put together a video that demonstrated the youngest person rule in action at our house. We accomplished our goal. But if you’ve ever thought that nothing ever goes wrong in our lives, here’s your proof that we mess up too! How funny was that?!?

May 13, 2014

Picking Clover

We are a very frugal family and love to save money wherever possible. That often means making use of the resources that are available to us. And one of those happens to be – clover! Jade is often responsible for picking the clover… And feeding it to the rabbits. It is a free food that…

May 12, 2014