Finally got around to updating my weekly family calendar for 2016 today! The updated weekly calendar (now featuring a 2016 year-at-a-glance calendar) is perfect for keeping track of activities for multiple family members. I spend a few minutes at the beginning of the week penciling in everyone's appointments and commitments and put it on the … Continue reading Weekly Family Calendar Update
Last year one of my goals was to take the Joy Dare and follow along with counting one thousand gifts using Ann Voskamp's printables. She gives a suggestion each day for finding three gifts to give thanks for. Well, to sum up, it was a bust. I just couldn't keep up. I didn't make it … Continue reading My Favourite Pages in My Planner
It's been a typical Saturday around here today. The kids were super excited about the snowstorm that passed through last night, leaving a generous blanket of white stuff to play in this morning with the neighbour kids. I spent the day in my pyjamas, baking bread and cinnamon rolls, making more pancake mix to replenish … Continue reading Tidbits from Week 16
When I was a kid, my step-dad was pretty good at predicting when school would be cancelled because of a storm. If it looked really promising, he would go so far as to give us the "guar-ON-tee"! That was worth something. That raised the anticipation and excitement to a whole new level. I'm not sure … Continue reading It Might Be Time for a Guar-ON-tee!
I was inspired today by Brandy and her post at Afterthoughts to record the details of our Circle Time/Group Time/Morning Basket...whatever in the world you want to call it. With the exception of music (piano/recorder) practice and personal Bible reading (both of which the girls are free to work on as soon as they are … Continue reading Circle Time
My Peace in the Puzzle 