Posts by iowaorganic

We are going to keep up with our stuff too.  I am not planning on changing too much over the summer from our normal curriculum.  We are very relaxed- so we need the extra time I guess :)  I dislike summer.  It is...

Why not do a fun Bible/history/geography curriculum and use that as your core?  You can throw the other stuff in there as needed.  My up and coming third grader would definitely rebel if I had that much "stuff' to do even if...

It won't affect him at all.  But why not try to settle the debt?  Seriously.  I would.  I haven't been in your shoes as far as a divorce- but I have had to separate myself financially from my husband and that was...

Well I am working or preparing to work on a quilt and yesterday I bought the kona solids for it and while I was at the craft store I happened across a bead sale and wouldn't you know it but they jumped in my cart.  So I spent a...

Ohh  great idea Katelove!  Thanks- I will look there.     Smokering- perhaps this is caused by DD1 and I reading the Felicity series where she is working on her sampler- lol- but I did decide to use the free...

Hi MrsGale!  Now is the perfect time to sew yourself years worth of diapers and wipes, clothes and knit Longies :)  Of course that is what I should have done....  Now I hardly find time to wash the stuff let alone make...

First off- Relax :)   2. your DD2 is only 3!  You have plenty of time to get things figured out.  Plenty of time!  I don't know your laws- but in Iowa a child doesn't need anything until they are 6 by Sept. 15....

Ugh. I think I should throw my skirt away. It is just not working out.  I don't know why.  I need to rip out the waistband yet again and lower it and use different elastic.  Then I am debating on putting on an additional...

This post has been encouraging to me.  I am at the same point that the OP started.  mamarhu- that was very helpful.  I don't have nearly so many activities- but what I do have I am setting new lower limits.  I am...

I use My Father's World.  I love it.  I need the direction maybe more than my kids do- but that is ok.  We use Singapore Math and Miquon as well.  I have Primary Language Lessons for supplementing our LA but have...