Categories
Everything Else Family Life

Random Ramblings & A Recipe For French Fries

Yesterday we posted a mid {school} year recap so I thought we’d also do a random ramblings post about non-homeschool stuff. The new computers are doing well. It’s nice to have dual monitors so I can spread out all the stuff I have going on everyday. The boys love having more power in their systems. […]

Categories
Education

Homeschool Mid {School} Year Recap

We’ve been pretty laid back with our homeschooling the last few months. This works pretty well since we prefer unschooling over traditional homeschooling. When the boys feel they need book work, I provide it but for the most part they learn from what’s around us. It’s much more fun learning to spell by playing Scrabble […]

Categories
Education

New Computers In The House

By now you’ve probably noticed that we’re not as active online as we were last month. That’s because we have some new family members and we’ve been adjusting to life with them.

Categories
Entertainment

Multimedia Remotes And Laptop Movie Time

Do you watch movies on your computer as a family? We have and let me tell you, it’s very tight cramming four bodies around one computer monitor. We’ve been contemplating attaching our laptops to our TVs so we can stream movies and TV shows. And until I heard about the Lenovo Enhanced Multimedia Remote, I […]

Categories
Family Life

We Bought Over 60 Pounds of Produce

That’s right, we bought over 60 pounds of produce in one shopping trip. 30 pounds of yellow onions (Early bird special) 12 pounds of tomatoes Plus 1 bunch of bananas (Thursday Produce Day), 4 pounds of oranges, 12 avocados (Thursday Produce Day), 2 pounds of jalapenos, 3 pounds of carrots, and 2 bunches of cilantro. […]

Categories
Entertainment

Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (Book 6 of 6)

Normally I’d provide the author’s description of the book except in this case, the author reveals a major piece of the last book. And in order to understand this book, you need to know that piece. But knowing that piece will take away from discovering that through reading the books. I was sad to finish […]