Hi! My name is Wendy. The purpose of this blog is to keep myself in check, to remind myself of the good in our days, of the fun and joy and purpose in everything I do. I am a mom to two wonderful boys, and amidst all the laundry, cooking, cleaning, tiredness and struggle, I am reminded daily that these days are the best...
25+ Simple Christmas Art Ideas for Preschoolers
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Last Updated on December 12, 2025 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Looking for some
simple Christmas art ideas? Here are over 25 easy and fun activities that
pre...
Christmas Tree Ice Cream + Tree Trimming
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While Harris was still home over Thanksgiving, we trimmed our tree! We had
our usual menu of Christmas Soup and bread rolls (the cutest they have ever...
Grinch Popcorn
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Grinch Popcorn is an easy, no-bake Christmas party snack made with popcorn,
green candy melts, and red candies. A fun holiday treat anyone can make!
Grin...
Friday Things #586
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Friday Things #586
1. Hello and welcome to a long-overdue Friday Things! I’ll start with a
quick update on Dominic… he returned to school following the co...
I’ve Never Been Here Before {my book}
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In June 2022, our family of 7 embarked on a yearlong adventure to 20+
countries, all on a tight budget with only carry-on backpacks. We
experienced the c...
Step by Step How to Draw an Easy Coyote for Kids
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Here’s a fun and easy step-by-step tutorial for kids on how to draw a cute
cartoon coyote. Download our free printable step by step guide at the
bottom o...
V is for vinegar: THURSDAY V WEEK
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What did you add to make your paint bubble up? Why did you NOT put vinegar
and baking soda in your project volcano? What did Ms Kristin spray in the
air? W...
to the people i count
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January 28, 2025: I just excused myself from a webinar on sexual offenders
in the church. I thank my 51 year old body for breaking into sobs and
frantic pu...
Fastest Summer Ever
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Hello, dear friends! I'm so sorry I've been absent here for so long! Summer
has been so wonderfully busy and full of joy. We have been doing lots of
things...
Hand-Quilted Coasters
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Get ready for those shorter days and cooler nights by adding a little
warmth and color to your home or next gathering. We partnered with Fiskars
to use the...
P is for Pizza!
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While learning about the letter “P” we decided to explore with pizza! Pizza
is an all-time favorite food for many preschoolers, and activities
involving pi...
Practical Advice for First-Time Homeschoolers
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Practical Advice for First-Time Homeschoolers is a post from Christine of
Christine Trevino. You’ve made the big decisions and the kids have been
pulled ...
silver linings and quilt tops
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There was a slight shift in my breathing this weekend, as I settled into a
few projects here at home. The first few weeks of this whole thing felt
like a f...
Why You Shouldn’t Use Acellus (among others)
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Update 2023: I have been a hater of Acellus for years, but even I was
surprised to see the turn of events in the last week. The founder of
Acellus accused ...
DIY Sliding Closet Door
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A while back we did a lot of work on our teen boy's bedroom closet which
included widening the doorway to allow for a large, built-in storage unit.
His roo...
Not Back to School 2019-2020
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It’s the beginning of the school year, and things are finally – FINALLY –
settling back into more normal, predictable routines. We’re almost exactly
2 year...
I find this more amusing than my kids do
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I made this block (you can see all the sides in this little video) because
I was getting sick of nagging and sick of saying the same thing every day
to my ...
RIP Tomi
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Still mourning the loss of Tomi Ungerer.
If you haven't checked it out, read my interview with Tomi from a few years
back. :( And the fabulous *New York ...
Do Your Kids Make You Crazy?
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Today my new album is out!!! You can find it on iTunes, Amazon, or Spotify
(CDbaby if you want a physical copy and not digital). I'm still making and
cre...
Derby Day Medallion Quilt
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I'm excited to be today's stop on Melissa Mortenson's Derby Day fabrics
blog tour. Not only is Melissa an amazing fabric designer for Riley Blake,
but she ...
Let's Go Geography ~ Review
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We've been having loads of cultural geography fun with this all new weekly homeschool
geography curriculum from Let's Go Geography!
*What Is Let's Go Geogr...
Family Camping 2017
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Funny, I wasn't planning on posting anything here, but here I am. There's
not a good way to catch up from the past year + I neglected writing here,
and I'm...
New EdgeStar
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The following review is addressed to wine savvies who acknowledge the
importance of temperature in wine storage and serving and are searching for
a cooler ...
Moving On . . .
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I'll be shutting down this site soon.
The kids are growing up. They're 9 and 13. Their journeys and learning are
their own to chronicle now, as they choose...
Oh Happy Day
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Hello there! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there and happy 42nd
birthday to me :-) I couldn't think of a better way to break my bog silence
than o...
I'm not really into Lent
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I'm not really into Lent.
Winter is a hard time of year for me as it is and I don't need penance,
fasting, and deprivation on top of Seasonal Affective ...
Pressed Leaf Star Garland
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Quick, Quick, run outside and gather some of those large sycamore leaves
off the ground! They make the loveliest pressed stars for stringing……..
...
Recipe Day
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Thursdays are supposed to be ‘recipe day’ over this summer holiday – and
this last Thursday was a perfect day for ‘recipe day’ because it poured
with rain...
Link love
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Find inspiration in Emily's home.. Still crushing over every detail of
Lola's room! A great storage for their ever growing collection of toys!
Makes for an...
Felt Heart Flowers
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Find out how to make these lovely felt heart flowers at The Magic Onions
that are perfect for Valentine's Day but you'll want to keep them out all
year long.
let it go
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Off and on over the seven years I've written here, we've occasionally had
seasons where life became extra busy or extra difficult: with the children,
finan...
Nudibranch
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Nudibrach is my new favorite word. They are "a type of sea slug" that live
in the ocean and come in a whole assortment of colors.
They are also incredibly...
kcw spring 2015: mini cheetahs
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I’m so happy to be participating in Kid’s Clothes Week this season. I have
been avoiding my sewing machine for months now. Chalk it up to a loss of
sew-jo....
A very 'small' photo shoot
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Phew - where is the week going?!
You might remember a little while back I mentioned the logo and business
cards I designed for my sister in law's children...
The Plural Of Trellis
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*It started with this:*
A friend of mine posted it on my Facebook wall. Which sort of drives me
crazy, because I always end up thinking "Yes! I need this i...
I *heart* our homeschool group
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I haven't said much about our non-religious life lately. There wasn't much
to say, fortunately. Recently though, I met a lovely lady through a
secular co...
School Plans 2014-2015
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We do a lot as a Family!
- Scriptures
- Life of Fred(only the older 2 will do the writing portion)
- Story of our World Volume 1, also the activit...
Mormorio
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This project has followed me around for a year and a half. I think I am
actually having a bit of separation anxiety here in the space between
projects. T...
Make your own little Loom Band looms
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Loom Bands! It's a craze. A big fiddly tweeny fad that just last week swept
up my eight and nine year old. I've been reliably informed by friends back
in C...
Summer Bucket List 2014
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Summer Bucket List 2014
“…collect moments, not things…” Aarti Khurana
I know it seems like spring has barely arrived, but our summer vacation
will be he...
In My Shop: Bunnies and Funny Faces
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Some mooshiness and a bit of felt fun has arrived in my little shop. You
can find a rainbow's worth of Mooshy Belly Bunnies here, and a short stack
of m...
Homeschooling Arguments We Should Retire
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I have been homeschooling for a decade now. In that time I've rarely been
challenged about my decision in real life, but have battled with some
people onli...
Winter Days
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January should be a month that goes by slowly… but this January has simply
flown by. I’m wanting snowed in days, soup and warm bread days, stitchy
days… sl...
Where Am I?
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Hi there!
As you can see, I haven't been blogging regularly for several months now.
This is a result of a sudden blog-break I had to take last fall, an...
Chicken Meatballs
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I like to buy organic meat, but it seems that only Whole Foods Paycheck
carries organic ground turkey meat. I hate ha...
Now I Know My ABCs ~ Letter W
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[image: image3_thumb_thumb_thumb_thumb_thumb[2]]*All printables for this
unit can be downloaded for free on my website, **Animal ABCs**. *
Letter W ~ Wal...
Halloween homeschooling
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Here and here are some old posts of mine with favorite Halloween books,
activities, music, and more, including over eight pages of Halloween
copywork!
An...
Moving on.....over
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I'm a little fixated on my house blog lately, and a little too bad at
blogging to maintain two blogs effectively, so I'm merging Boxy Colonial
Academy with...
Final Challenge Photos
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This was LEGO Quest's Final challenge. Thank you for playing along these
past 3 years, your creations have been inspiring and at times mind blowing!
Please...
jump
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I can now be found blogging here... sea+prairie the new-ish blog has all of
the old vintage chica blog posts and several new ones. Im still working on
gett...
Good Egg
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My kids are on spring break this week, and we're sick, so I decided to
revive a craft that I did for Real Simple last year for their Family Issue.
Real Sim...
Winter Solstice
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We have been keeping a keen eye on the sun... without looking right at it
of course. Winter Solstice is coming and we have been watching the path of
the su...
Angels we have heard on high
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Last year I hosted a local kid's ornament swap. It was a great little swap
and although it was born of my not having myself together to join an online
swap...
Cars parked on the street mean he is dying....
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It's not a joke.
He's dying.
It's my neighbor.
It won't be long now....
Cars don't park on our street. Not for very long anyway.
Some HOA rule.
So when yo...
We’ve Come to a Standstill
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Hello to all the folks who find this site and wonder why all the activity
suddenly stopped! We have suspended activity on this site and for the co-op
for a...
Teaching Is The Best Way To Learn!
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A few more days, and then this childplay page will automatically redirect
to http://www.freeplaylife.com 🙂 And then I’ll have a party and eat lots
of ice ...
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