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Matt (and me a little bit) will be homeschooling our boys for at least the first half of our Family Gap Year. And having pen pals will be part of the experience! Back in the Family Gap Year 1.0 plan, we were going to homeschool for an entire year. But then COVID happened and mandatory homeschooling happened and we realized we aren’t so much a homeschooling family. And while we were fine doing it for one year, two years seemed like pushing it. Honestly, it’s not that we aren’t a homeschooling family, per se. We just aren’t a “let’s spend...

Slowing but surely, I’m figuring out more time and money-saving grocery shopping methods. Check out my big Costco experiment! I’m learning so much! In this post, I shared that I had tried ordering all of my non-perishable Costco products online and letting them ship it all to me for free. Sounds so smart, right??? Yes. What a great way to avoid having to fill so many carts at Costco, right??? Yes. And this way, all of my non-perishables would land on my porch (with free shipping) and all I’d have to do in-store is buy fresh and frozen food. Maybe...

 Just popping in for a quick post as this past week was really full and I simply had no time for anything other than family, homemaking, gardening, cooking and friends - and really, isn't that a good thing? I think so. On Monday I did a lot of cooking, cleaning, washing, visiting a friend who has just moved to town, and preparing homeschool lessons for Cully May and Rafaella because on Tuesday they came to spend the day with me.Our educational focus this week was nature study, Heidi, arts and crafts. As always the girls requested my pancakes and they were...

  Maggie O'Farrell Maggie O’Farrell scoops Waterstones Book of the Year award for Hamnet The bookseller’s award is just the latest in a string of accolades that Maggie O’Farrell has won for her heart-wrenching novel about the death of Shakespeare’s only son Hamnet; here she talks about child mortality, how she recreated an authentic 16th century voice, and why she is turning to writing children’s stories; plus an exclusive extract from Hamnet By Katie Law03 December 2020 Maggie O'Farrell H amnet by Maggie O’Farrell is announced today as Waterstones’ Book of the Year 2020. The novel reimagines the short life and...

Have a summer BBQ with Walmart! For a limited time, hop on over to Walmart.com where you can snag this Polly Pocket BBQ Party Pack with 4 dolls and over 30 accessories for only $15 (regularly $59.99?!)! This set includes four dolls named Polly, Shani, Lila, and Bella Bigowski. The BBQ area features a grill that can flip over to reveal the hamburgers and hot dogs. There’s also an outdoor table with lanterns and all the fixings! The kiddos can dress up the dolls and ride a skateboard, take selfies or play volleyball with the accessories. Check out this review…...