I think I may have scared a lot of you with last week’s Wordfull Wednesday challenge! Really, there were just a couple of brave souls who attempted paint chip creative writing. Oh well, you can’t win them all 🙂 Bravery That’s the topic for next week’s Wordfull Wednesday. Write about a time when you were […]
Sewing Basics: Nine Patch Quilt – Sudoku Style part I
Once we have gone over the very basics of sewing with a sewing machine my daughters start asking (incessantly) when they can start sewing their own lap quilt. Nine patch quilts are timeless. The patterns can vary greatly with no rhyme or reason for some or definite patterns for others. The pattern I like to […]
Autumn Days
My sentiments exactly!! Say what you will about the other seasons, none can rival autumn’s splendor and bounty. It is my favorite time of year (and not just because my birthday and Thanksgiving happen to be a part of it). And because it is such a wonderful time I plan on having a celebration of […]
Defending, Supporting, and Clarifying Truth
The Book of Mormon defends and supports truths taught in the Bible. It also clarifies doctrine found in the Bible. We had an experience this week that affirmed this to us once again. I teach early morning seminary to my two oldest daughters. This year we are studying the Old Testament. We began the lesson […]
Learning About the Reformation
This is a post I wrote for Latter-day Homeschooling. I thought I’d share it here too as my homeschooling post for the week. Quick, what is October 31st known for? Halloween is not an acceptable answer! Do you know? Here are a few clues. It happened in 1517. Elder Ballard said, “the Spirit of Christ […]
Simple Pleasures: Autumn Edition I
Through the rest of October I will be posting some of my simple pleasures of autumn. 1. Beautiful fall colors – photo taken the end of September driving from Provo to Heber. 2. Pumpkin pie spice – I’ve been sprinkling it on my hot chocolate. Mmmm. 3. Crisp morning air. I feel like opening all […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Paint Chip Writing
The Challenge: Pick up a paint strip sample with several shades of color on a strip. Write a story or poem that incorporates every paint color name on your paint chip sample. Be creative! A little intro to my story: While at the store I sent my children to get the paint samples. I should […]
Sewing Basics: Tote Bag
If there is one thing I am not ashamed we have a lot of, it is bags. The more the merrier! When ever we see fabric with cute prints we always say, “That would make a cute bag!” and so we usually make one. And since we have a lot of girls each of us […]
Corn Chopping
Corn chopping started on a cloudy, rain-in-the-morning, misty Thursday. This year we are making earlage instead of silage. What’s the difference? Corn silage is every part of the corn plant, while earlage is just the grain, cob, and sometimes husks. Both are chopped, packed, packed, This pile is only about five dump truck loads of […]
Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Now that I am back on schedule again my weekly posts on Faith will resume every Sunday. For the month of October I will be sharing some of my favorite passages of scriptures from the Book of Mormon, what they mean to me, and what I have learned from studying them. I belong to The […]
3D Art Projects
Pin It My kids LOVE art. Sometimes it is hard to find good projects that appeal to all of them because their age and skill levels vary. Here’s one art project that everyone enjoyed! Materials Needed:white paperblack marker (or black crayon)3-5 crayons or colored pencils that go well together Start by drawing a “hilly” line […]
Shopping Deals!
Did you know this is the time of year I do most of my Christmas shopping? I try to be done by November 1st so we can all enjoy the holiday season more. We usually like to gift hand-made items, either ones we’ve done ourselves or buy through etsy. But sometimes there are certain products […]
Simple Pleasures: Fire Crews!
We had a rather exciting weekend. A lightning storm rolled through Friday, no rain but LOTS of lightning that started several wildfires in our county. One right on the mountains to the east of our valley. The lightning struck on our side of the mountains Friday night but the winds were blowing to the east. […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Assignment
Now that Celebrate the Family is over for this year I can finally start getting back into my regular posting schedule. Wordfull Wednesdays will start again next week! Don’t remember what Wordfull Wednesdays are? Wordfull Wednesdays is an opportunity to hear many different bloggers’ opinions and ideas about various topics. There will only be one […]
General Conference Weekend
Stephanie from Diapers & Divinity is doing a General Conference meme again. I just love Steph’s love for General Conference! The week leading up to it she had some wonderful posts about preparing ourselves to hear the word of God from the prophet, apostles, and other church leaders. I decided participating in this meme was […]
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