Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers (Giveaway)

September 8, 2011

Read to the bottom for a giveaway! (Bottom? Was that a pun? Why, yes! I think it was!) I know what you’re thinking after reading my title. Slip-on diapers? Really? Like we need yet another innovation in containing baby poop? I know you’re thinking that, because that’s what I thought! Then I thought about it [...]

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A Story and a Giveaway

September 2, 2011

This week’s High Country Mom Squad post is a harrowing story from my childhood and a giveaway: Did you love picture day when you were small? I know I did! At least, I thought I did, for about 5 minutes. On my very first picture day ever, the photographer–I recall he was wearing a very [...]

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How I Stopped Dithering and Learned to Love the Schedule

August 31, 2011

You know what drives me nuts? I’ve noticed that Christians (especially women, it seems) have a disturbing habit of finding a way of doing things that agrees with them—whether it be pregnancy and childbirth, cloth diapering, methods of education, or fad diets—and then, instead of sharing why they like this particular way of doing things, [...]

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Hoppin’ Around

August 30, 2011

If you’re looking for some awesome homeschool blogs to read (besides this one, I mean), head over to the Hip Homeschool Hop and start clicking! There are dozens of fantastic blogs linked up and vying for your attention over there! Click:

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This Week on HCMS

August 29, 2011

I’m talking about taming the homeschool clutter. Even the most minimalist of homeschoolers can find themselves with so much in the way of books, games, and supplies that they don’t know how to store it all. Our family reached that point sometime last year. Lacking the funds to move to a bigger house with more [...]

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Scheduling, Or the Lack Thereof

August 24, 2011

Last December, I posted about my unschedule, scorning (in a nice, non-judgmental, Christian way, of course) the whole idea of living on a schedule, because I am so much cooler than that. I said this: I have something I like to call an unschedule. There aren’t any particular times that things must begin or end, [...]

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Homeschool Organization

August 19, 2011

This week on High Country Mom Squad, I’m looking for homeschool organization tips. Click on over to read.

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Not a Kid Person?

August 17, 2011

On my last post at Baby Center, I wrote about stumbling-blocks to family peace during the hot, aimless days of summer. One of my seven points was this: You’re not really a kid person. There’s no shame in that. I’m not either, and it has caused me no small amount of tears, especially in the [...]

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The Family Illustrated Bible (Twitter Party 8/23)

August 15, 2011

Like a lot of families, we start our days with Bible reading and devotions. Since Masterbooks sent me The Family Illustrated Bible in preparation for the next Teach the Truth Twitter party, we’ve been using it for our morning family time. My children and I have loved reading this beautifully illustrated volume together! So far, [...]

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A Big, Big Thank You

August 10, 2011

I just did a little happy dance. Jesse brought in a package from Amazon.com today. I hadn’t been expecting anything, but I thought maybe one of the books I’d ordered last month had slipped through the cracks somehow. Imagine my surprise when I realized that it was a homeschooly gift from my Amazon wishlist! Thank [...]

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So You’ve Decided to Homeschool

August 9, 2011

Now what? Way back last Thursday, a Twitter friend told me that she was ready to begin homeschooling her son, and wondered if I have any advice for a newbie. Well, of course I do! Way too much to fit into one blog post, in fact. I’ll just jot down a few thoughts to begin [...]

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YNAB in Top 5 Best Desktop Personal Finance Software on Lifehacker!

August 8, 2011

You know that awesome personal finance software I keep trying to sell you? Yeah, well, I’m not the only one who likes it! Lifehacker has YNAB listed in its Top 5 today! You should buy YNAB. The money you save might be your own. Or something like that… Hey, by the way, that’s an affiliate [...]

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This Week at High Country Mom Squad

August 5, 2011

A field trip and a fun giveaway. Go read and enter! Normally, I try to keep field trips pretty close to home.  After all, the High Country is rich with fun and educational things to do, so we don’t have to go far to learn something. Besides that, just look at this bunch! Sometimes, though, [...]

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Homemaking Without Kids

August 3, 2011

Money Saving Mom has a post today answering a reader’s question about becoming a stay-at-home wife. Crystal gives good advice to her reader, as usual, and never questions the decision to stay at home before having children. I’m not sure why, given our culture’s emphasis on paid work as the only path to usefulness for [...]

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Pretty, Yes

August 1, 2011

But is she smart?

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I’d Rather Be…

August 1, 2011

A few days ago, lacking time to write a post, I did a silly little poll to see which trait most of my readers would prefer if they had to choose: beauty or brains.  Fortunately, my readers are all both lovely and brilliant, so there’s no need for them to make such a difficult choice. [...]

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Beauty or Brains?

July 26, 2011

Because I have thoughts, but no time, this is all you’re getting from me today. I wonder which is really the more desired trait in women: beauty or intelligence? Ladies, would you rather be pretty or smart? Men, would you rather your wife or daughter be a knock-out or a brainiac? Assume the two choices [...]

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The Perfect Homeschool Blog

July 22, 2011

This week’s HCMS post: I know I’m supposed to come up with some mind-boggling insights every Friday, and I do try. I don’t like to disappoint. Unfortunately, all I’ve got today is “Woah! What was that?” We just finished up our first full week of lessons in nearly two months. We only do a four-day [...]

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How to Homeschool Multiple Children of Different Ages

July 19, 2011

If this blog were written by someone who actually knows what she’s doing, this is where the advice would begin. So far though, all I’ve got is a mess and several rambunctious children clamoring for my attention at once. Sorry. What I do have is thoughts, and I will share them with you, free of [...]

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7 Reasons Your Kids Drive You Crazy

July 15, 2011

It’s summer time! That means my Twitter stream is absolutely choked with complaints from mothers who wish their children would go back to school—or outside, or to a friend’s house. Anywhere at all will be fine, just as long as they’re somewhere else! I’m not going to pretend I’ve never felt that way. I’m a [...]

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Why Do You Homeschool?

July 15, 2011

If you were to ask a room full of homeschoolers why they do what they do, you’d probably end up with enough material for a good-sized book on home education. There are as many different reasons as there are families! Even though home education is a rewarding path, it’s not an easy one. Consequently, it’s [...]

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Would You People Please Stop Ruining My Dinner?

July 13, 2011

The strangest things happen to me when I take my kids out in public. Not only does my family get a lot of attention for merely existing in larger numbers than the usual 2.1 kids per family, we hear a lot of “My goodness, what well-behaved children!” I’ve had (and I’m sure other good moms [...]

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Linkin’ Up

July 12, 2011

I’m linked up at the Hip Homeschool Hop this morning. If you’ve got a minute (or if you’re just procrastinating like I am), hop on over and check out a ton of homeschool blogs.

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Testimony Wars

July 12, 2011

When Jesse and I decided to join the church we attend, we took a newcomer’s class in order to get acquainted with the church and its expectations of members. The first few sessions of the class were spent introducing ourselves and giving our testimonies. I was relieved to find that everyone in our class was [...]

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The Creation Story for Children

July 10, 2011

Update: The grand prize for this month’s Twitter Party will be 4 tickets to the Creation Museum and some fun Creation Museum Swag! See? I told you it would be good! This month’s Teach the Truth Twitter Party will be focused on The Creation Story for Children, by Helen and David Haidle, a 39-page book [...]

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