There were SO many amazing talks this last General Conferencee about teaching our children. One of my favorite talks was a talk given by Elder L. Tom Perrys entitled Mother’s Teaching Children in the Home. Yup! LOVED It! Not because I am a homeschooling mom, but because all moms need to realize that they are…
Quiet Time! Definatly Part of Our Day!
Growing up I remember sitting in my bedroom looking at books for about an hour a day. I loved this time as a child because I knew I was tired, but didn’t necessarily want to go to bed, I could sit in my room and think or day dream or sometimes even fall asleep….
Mint Brownies
I LOVE brownies. I could eat the whole center of a pan of these brownies {you know the big Ghirardelli Chocolate brownie mix from Costco}. I have a friend that wants one of theseand these are pretty cool also, but I wish they made one that would just make the center and no edges! They…
How I Lost My Weight
A lot of people have been asking me how I lost my weight. I have been holding off on writing this post or a long time. I have had a lot of people ask me to write it down for them, so I thought I would post about it. Talking about dieting and exercise to…
Out Math Curriculum
I am all for making learning fun. I was raised doing Saxon Math and it was very mundane and I felt like I had lots of worksheets to get done! Most math is like that, but a couple of years ago my family found this great Math Curriculum that is so much better especially for younger…
Books, Workbooks, and Library Books!
I am having one of those days. You know those days you get up to get dressed and suddenly hate all of your clothes and wish you had $1000 dollars to go buy new ones, your hair just isn’t working and you need a hair cut, and your kids aren’t getting along! I have had…
Strawberry Freezer Jam – Sugar Free!
For the last little while many of you know I have been mostly off sugar {you know the white granules} there are many reasons for this, but mostly for it’s addictive nature Go Here and Here to read more about it! I’m not saying I don’t eat any sugar, just not as much. I have…
Teaching your kids to be independent!
I had the BEST weekend away at Woman’s Conference! It’s wonderful spiritual weekend, and if you ever get a chance to go, GO!! Now on to my post for this week! The Parenting Breakthrough: Real-Life Plan to Teach Kids to Work, Save Money, and Be Truly Independent How many times a day do we say…
Live Your Life for Half the Price!
I recently read this book Live Your Life for half the Price and LOVED it. There are so many great ideas to help with finances and budgeting. Here are some things I got from the book! Live Your Life for Half the Price 1-Live by Faith · Only the Lord knows the future, but we…
Goals! Does your family have them?
I love to set goals! Yup that’s right, I said “SET” them, but it can be so hard to achieve them. These last two years our family has been working really hard to achieve goals and learn self discipline! I love this talk by Elder Ballard called “Go For It!” It is so important…