Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring June's posts in this series! I shared earlier this week that I'm in survival mode. It's VBS week combined with get-ready-to-fly-across-the-country-with-three-kids week. Waaaahhhhhh!!!! So, since I don't have any progress to report, I'll share my Laundry Day Lesson Plan from Teaching …
Archives for June 2012
“He Gets Me”
The fact that my husband "gets" me has always been one of my favorite things about him. And considering that my sense of humor sometimes produces blank stares and/or courtesy laughs when unleashed on the general public, that means a lot. Yesterday was our thirteenth wedding anniversary. Every year, on (or around) our anniversary, we write in a …
Keeping the Dining Room Under Control
Today the Room by Room girls and I are talking about the Dining Room. For me, it’s the VERY first thing you see when you walk through my front door. Which is great when it’s clean. And not-so-great when it’s not. And without being EXTREMELY intentional . . . it doesn’t stay clean. I mean, it’s a room that basically just contains one …
Surviving the Week
VBS (Vacation Bible School) started today. So fun. So exhausting. My goal is to survive this week. To survive, I need focus. So I stuck to the basics and checked off the in-my-head version of my daily checklist. After a short nap, I: Went back through the bathrooms and kids' rooms after they had brought me "ALL" their dirty laundry. …
(Unbelievably Easy) Faux Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Isn't "faux" . . . like . . . the best word ever? It's a fancy way to say fake. Whoever came up with that advertising idea (I think it might have been the cubic zirconium people . . . ) was a genius. Anyway, I've casually rambled this recipe before in a post but thought I'd give it a featured/pics-included post of its own. Ingredients: One …
Making Family Memories on the Water
I've mentioned our pre-millenial vehicles before. Have I mentioned our boat? Because it's almost pre-me. As in . . . our boat is a whole two years younger than I am. (And I'm 38.) A boat (that boat, actually) is a huge part of my husband's memories with his dad. He loves to fish, and there's never any question that his favorite fishing …
Weekly Progress Report #3 (Summer of Clean)
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring this series! Well . . . Not sure how to write a progress report for this past week. How about: Nony struggles to keep her work area neat. While she exhibits great enthusiasm for creative projects and shows promise as a leader of group activities, her inability to balance the projects she enjoys …
Age Appropriate Laundry Tasks for Kids
My goal is always to let/have kids do as much as they are truly capable of! Here are some age-appropriate laundry task ideas. I'd love to hear your ideas! All ages : Gather and sort laundry. Turn clothes right side out. Pull laundry from the dryer into a laundry basket. Toddlers: Throw (literally, especially if they’re boys) …
The Time Has Come (And Gone)
Last week, circumstances aligned perfectly . . . and I found myself in the grocery store. Knowing exactly what I wanted to make for supper. And remembering exactly what I needed to make it. (No small thing 'round here.) We had picked up our first basket of produce from Bountiful Baskets, and I was determined to use all of the fruits and …
