Author Archives: NotSoSAHM

When your schedule messes up your schedule

I like things neat and tidy. I live inside that box. As a homeschool mom I should have learned to let this go a long time ago. For a rule follower, list follower, in-the-box follower I can be flexible. . . sometimes.  I can’t yet consistently roll with the flow, though. When things aren’t fittingContinue reading “When your schedule messes up your schedule”

Love in any language (well, 8 of them) – Valentine’s craft

For Valentine’s Day, our co-op is having the kids decorate boxes and exchange valentines cards. The girls are almost finished with their box, but I wanted to show you the valentines we’ll be handing out. I found the idea on Pinterest by searching for Valentine’s and the Silhouette machine. Once I saw this one IContinue reading “Love in any language (well, 8 of them) – Valentine’s craft”

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

A little Throwback Thursday pic. We visited the Outer Banks of NC this summer, including the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. It is the tallest brick lighthouse in the US, and we climbed to the top. A beautiful view, both the lighthouse itself and the 360 from 198.49 feet up. That’s 269 spiral steps. To read moreContinue reading “Cape Hatteras Lighthouse”

Hawaii (to warm our winter bones)

Unless you’re located south of the Equator you’re probably getting sick of the cold. It can’t be just me. Wanting to strangle poor Punxsutawney Phil made me realize that I needed a boost of Vitamin D and some temps above 60. If you’ve been feeling the same way then these pics are for you. WeContinue reading “Hawaii (to warm our winter bones)”

Indoor rock climbing and sky diving

This happened recently: We learned how to belay and then took to climbing. You could climb without ropes if you didn’t go above a certain line. This was our first time climbing and it was a lot of fun. The day after, I realized I hadn’t used my forearm muscles like that in just aboutContinue reading “Indoor rock climbing and sky diving”