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Hardy Lake Raptors
Some of my favorite parts of homeschooling are the fun, yet educational things we get to experience. A couple of weeks ago, a fellow homeschooling mom organized a field trip to see the raptors at our nearest state park. They have a rehabilitation center there and have some birds that can never be released into…
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Scream Free Parenting I
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 073. I have always said that God gives us children not JUST so that we can raise them, but so that we can finish growing up ourselves. Have you ever found yourself saying, “My children make me want to scream!?” I admit, I’ve said that. And while our children…
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Building Forts in the Woods
My children tend to be very creative and make use of existing materials when they want to build something. So what do we have in abundance around here? Dozens and dozens of empty coconut oil buckets. We usually take them to a local place to recycle. But apparently the boys got “inspired” and decided to…
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7 Reasons You Should Read “Lemonade Stand Economics”
Yes, you really should read Lemonade Stand Economics by Geof White. I did, but that’s not such a great reason, so I won’t count that one. My daughter, Brett, read it as well. Of course, she (@BookSquirt on twitter) reads everything under the sun, so that’s not very compelling either. I wrote a bunch of twitter…
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How To Overcome Sibling Rivalry II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 072. During today’s episode, I’m going to finish the discussion about sibling rivalry with Dr. Todd Cartmell, author of the book, Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry*. A lot of parents are tempted to think that siblings fighting is normal and that there is nothing they can do about it.…
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Why I Avoid Anti-Perspirant
Anti-perspirant is designed to stop you from perspiring. It typically uses aluminum as a way to clog the sweat-ducts and prevent sweat from escaping. According to How It Works Today, Ions of this [aluminum] compound – examples of which include aluminium chlorohydrate and aluminium chloride – are withdrawn into the cells that line the human…
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Chicken Eggs
When people come to our house and see our eggs, they are generally very surprised by the variety. We have different colors and very different sizes. Most of our chickens lay brown eggs. Some of the brown egg laying breeds we have are buff orpingtons, barred rocks, black stars, and rhode island reds. White eggs…
