The Dilemma of “Too Much Stuff”

Does your home look like this??  If so, it is definitely time to get rid of the clutter!
“My difficulty is dealing with all the STUFF I need help organizing and figuring out where on earth to put it all–or just someone to help me figure out what to get rid of altogether.” Thank you Epistles from Echowood  for bringing [...]

A Secret to Happier Children

  I say “A” secret because there are actually several secrets to happier children.  Today I am mentioning only one: reading.
According to best-selling reading specialist/scholar/textbook-writer Jim Trelease, “every time we read to a child, we’re sending a ‘pleasure’ message to the child’s brain.”  Contrast this with electronic media (television, video games, computer) which trigger adrenaline rushes instead, [...]

Fun Educational Activity for Children

Last Friday we did the most interesting craft projects!  For those who do not homeschool, these would be great for an afterschool or weekend activity for bored kids:
This project, from Kristal Educational, was an archaeological dig of a Mayan temple!
It took the girls quite a while to dig out the temple because it was so [...]

My Kids Love These Healthy Muffins!

Have you ever tasted the Aussie Bites at Sam’s club?  I LOVE them, but they are way too fattening for me to want to bake them, so I took their recipe, changed a few things, and voila: a new, healthy, breakfast-friendly muffin that my children LOVE:
Breakfast Bites
2 cups oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
2/3 cup brown [...]