sistermama gets real

Story, Draw, Write

2012-01-23T07:08:30-05:00

Oh how easy it is for me to fall in the three day school trap of only getting to: Day 1 - tell the story, Day 2 - draw the story, Day 3- summarize the story all in a main...

The Wednesday Hike

2012-01-19T07:29:45-05:00

One of my main kid/school goals for this winter is to be outside together (no matter the weather!) at least an hour a day and to take a family hike on Wednesday afternoons. I made an exception the day it...

Winter Book Basket, First Installment

2012-01-17T06:00:00-05:00

This summer I came up with a pretty good system for storing our seasonal books. It has been very easy for me to grab a bag and restock our book basket. I've also whittled our books down to my (and...

Year in Review - 2011

2012-01-16T06:28:00-05:00

I am having a tough time getting back in the blogging routine! Actually, I'm having a bit of a tough time getting back into several of my before Christmas break routines. My early mornings have been nonexistent - back on...

Stocking Stuffer Swap Recap

2012-01-04T06:10:00-05:00

I wanted to have this posted much before now, but better now than never! This is the first swap I've hosted and it was so fun to open all the packages. The sorting was a bit crazy though, lots of...

Glad to be on the other side

2012-01-03T08:02:17-05:00

Well, the end of 2011 sure chewed me up and spit me out. I somehow managed to really overcommit myself in December even though I was SURE I hadn't. I felt frantic and really overwhelmed by all the things I...

TGIW

2011-12-07T07:12:25-05:00

Yep, that's right, Wednesday. Wednesday is can usually be counted on the be one of the best days of my week. Jack and his good friend have a day long class near the house of his friend's mother, who luckily...

A little bit of Mary to mix in with our Martha

2011-12-04T20:43:13-05:00

I don't know about you, but all of a sudden I'm go, go, go in holiday mode. The weekends are booked, the days are full. Family is coming (yay!!!) the house is pretty dirty (boo!!!). I haven't said no as...

What's Lucy Wearing?

2011-12-01T05:48:00-05:00

As a new chore for this school year, Jack and Lu both have to do their own laundry from start to finish. They both already knew how to do most of the process, the only new part to learn was...

On and Off the Needles

2011-11-30T06:03:00-05:00

Thanks for all your kind words about my post yesterday. I really value having a place to share honestly my mothering experiences, and I love getting to know about your's as well. Our house is gearing up into craft central....