Posts by zjande

I did rely on our baby monitor a whole lot with my first few babies. I used it for all sorts of things- when we had a 2 story home, when I'd be busy in the noisy laundry room, or the noisy kitchen, outside doing yard & garden work,...

We homeschool year round and make our own schedule as we go. We take a total of 16 weeks of vacation off each year, just scheduling them in as needed. So I may schedule in a week or 2 off for a vacation, or maybe not. ;) I've...

We too use only cloth wipes. I do it the most no-nonsense sort of unfancy way possible. :p   I cut up extra receiving blankets (they can be had for very little money at thrift stores). I don't measure, just sit with scissors...

My preschooler recently turned 5. His school days are pretty basic- each day I have him read a few short sentences or word lists from the The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Your Child to Read (or something very close to that...

We adore the Apologia science textbook series. I have an extremely science minded 9th grader and Apologia's Biology course was right up his alley- very thorough, not dumbed down, challenging, and written in such an attention grabbing...

Soo exciting!! Congratulations.   Naming your farm is such a personal thing, it's like naming your baby! :) My husband and I both brainstormed a list together. Then we asked our friends and family to vote on them. Then I even...

This will be my 4th time tandem nursing. :) My milk always dries up around 15-18 weeks but my toddlers keep going strong until birth. Each of my toddlers have such different personalities and all 3 so far responded to tandeming very...

I haven't read the thread but wanted to leave a quick reply. I have 4 boys, none of them circumcised. I believe that male circumcision is the exact same thing as female circumcision. If we are not prepared to remove our daughter's...

I love to do lists! And I love organizing and preparing for new babies. But, this time I need to do so little that it's not even worth writing a to do list. :(    lol   Here it is:   find a used dresser...

Quote: Originally Posted by Brees_Mama    Your username is familiar. I think we were in the same DDC together? December 2007?   Wow Brees_mama, you're right! :D  I was in that DDC with you!...