Vocabulary Investigator: Teaching Your Children How to Use a Dictionary
I forget what grade I was in…probably 4th or something close to that…when my mom taught me how to use a dictionary. I had been reading Heidi and I’m sure I came across quite a number of words I had no...
View ArticleDIY Washi Tape Pencils
Last Christmas, my mom had put ‘cute pencils’ on her wish list. (This was mostly for the younger boys). Honestly, I didn’t think that was a difficult request at all. I had bought some a while before...
View ArticleA Pen-Pal Writing Set for Kids
I love writing to my friends. To this day I still have a handful of friends I write to on a regular basis, although, I know email and texts are a much easier way to communicate, I prefer to be a rebel...
View ArticleDIY Barn Wood Headboard
So, I’m addicted to watching all the new episodes of Fixer Upper. I absolutely love the way Chip and Joanna Gaines work together in fixing up a house and the way she decorates…oh…it’s as if she sees...
View Article3 Fun Ideas to Getting to Know Your Pen-Pal
I have been writing letters to long-distance friends for more than a decade. (I could have said 10 years, but a decade sounds cooler). On occasions I’d start writing to local friends, too, but they...
View ArticleEasy DIY Snowman Ornament
In 2013 I was invited to our Women’s Ornament Exchange with the women from our new Church. (I say “new Church”, because we had only been going for about 6 months). I thought that was a cute idea and...
View ArticleHow to Refinish Your Desk with Reclaim Paint
*Reclaim provided a quart of Nantucket paint color and compensated me for this review. I have had my desk for a near 4 1/2 years. I loved having the desk. It was everything I needed in a piece of...
View ArticleDIY Barn Wood Coat Hanger
If you have been following me for a little while, you might have noticed that my room has been in a little bit of an overhaul since the last few months of last year, with making my headboard,...
View ArticleWhy Your Child Should Buy Their First Car
I was always told my parents were not going to give me a car, but that I was the one who had to buy my own. That is how they both ended up with cars and that is what they wanted for their children,...
View ArticleGraduation Party Ideas
The one thing that I looked forward to about my graduation, other than the actual ceremony, was my graduation party. I’m not a crazy party person, but graduation is a BIG deal and I wanted to celebrate...
View ArticleA Pen-Pal Writing Set for Kids
I love writing to my friends. To this day I still have a handful of friends I write to on a regular basis, although, I know email and texts are a much easier way to communicate, I prefer to be a rebel...
View ArticleDIY Barn Wood Headboard
So, I’m addicted to watching all the new episodes of Fixer Upper. I absolutely love the way Chip and Joanna Gaines work together in fixing up a house and the way she decorates…oh…it’s as if she sees...
View Article3 Fun Ideas to Getting to Know Your Pen-Pal
I have been writing letters to long-distance friends for more than a decade. (I could have said 10 years, but a decade sounds cooler). On occasions I’d start writing to local friends, too, but they...
View ArticleHow to Refinish Your Desk with Reclaim Paint
*Reclaim provided a quart of Nantucket paint color and compensated me for this review. I have had my desk for a near 4 1/2 years. I loved having the desk. It was everything I needed in a piece of...
View ArticleDIY Barn Wood Coat Hanger
If you have been following me for a little while, you might have noticed that my room has been in a little bit of an overhaul since the last few months of last year, with making my headboard,...
View ArticleGraduation Party Ideas
The one thing that I looked forward to about my graduation, other than the actual ceremony, was my graduation party. I’m not a crazy party person, but graduation is a BIG deal and I wanted to celebrate...
View ArticleWhy Your Child Should Buy Their First Car
I was always told my parents were not going to give me a car, but that I was the one who had to buy my own. That is how they both ended up with cars and that is what they wanted for their children,...
View ArticleEasy DIY Snowman Ornament
In 2013 I was invited to our Women’s Ornament Exchange with the women from our new Church. (I say “new Church”, because we had only been going for about 6 months). I thought that was a cute idea and...
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