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One of the concerns people often have when they hear that we homeschool is "How do you think your children will adjust to going away to college after being homeschooled?" Well, here's the thing, honestly I'll be surprised if my children wanted to go away to College. After all, for them school has always been from the comfort of home. They love being home. Besides that going away to College isn't an option my husband and I feel good about. We fully support them getting a higher education by... Read Full Story

I am very pleased to get to share a newly discovered gardening store with you: Angela's Garden ! The goal of Angela's Garden is "to create a line of gardening gloves and accessories that are highly- functional and almost as beautiful as the gardens themselves." After viewing the extensive line of beautiful gardening gloves and accessories and having the great pleasure of receiving some of the products from the  Green Garden Collection , I firmly believe they have achieved that goal! The... Read Full Story

I must say I am so excited that Spring is here! Somehow I never cease to be flooded with excitement over a new gardening season. Although it has been quite cold here in Northern Indiana my garden preparations have been underway. Last year I planted way too many strawberry plants and they were overtaking my fenced in garden area and the areas beyond! Never underestimate the determination of strawberry plants! :) After giving it some thought I realized it really would have made much more... Read Full Story

Time for some fun footwear! Afterall, us outdoor folks need something to liven things up in the dead of winter! I figure if you have to head out into that wind and cold to feed the goats or chickens you might as well have some good quality boots or shoes to put on those feet, right? Here are some of my fun footwear finds I spotted today at zappos.com: Sperry Top Spider Boots - perfect for when that snow begans to melt and you won't to avoid the slop from soaking through to your toes! Quite... Read Full Story

Awww... gone are those spring days in Indiana when the first birds come to visit the bird bath and we joyfully welcome them. Gone are the days of filling up the hummingbird feeder and excitedly watching as those tiny creatures come and flit about in such an amazing manner. Now I sit indoors sipping some coffee as the cold is settling in Northern Indiana. The most I see of nature is a wooden birdhouse hanging down the side of my kitchen cupboard with some artificial trailing ivy and a lifeless... Read Full Story

I recently read much of the book "Real Food" By Nina Planck. Now, I must first preface this post with a very important statement - I do not agree with the author that we as humans evolved from apes! I for one fully believe that I was created by God - the Alpha and Omega, the creator of the universe. That said there was a lot of good information in this book regarding eating "real" food. What are real foods? They are the foods our ancestors ate a couple hundred years ago before all these... Read Full Story

Well, I haven't posted here in awhile but not for lack of enjoying Gardening. My garden is doing well - now. It didn't start out so well. Mostly due to that I just get so anxious for gardening season that I tend to plant seeds outdoors too early. That was the case this year. Some of the seeds didn't come up and some that did the plants got damaged by frost. It's shaping up now though and looking pretty healthy. I will miss that spinach that didn't come up and the peas that some hungry rabbits... Read Full Story

Notice I haven't written much here lately? Please join me over at my new homeschooling blog: "We Love our Homeschool" Read Full Story

Skin Below the Chin Vanilla Butter with brown sugar & cocoa Body Spray I saw this product, much to my excitement at my local Wal-Mart in the clearance section of the natural beauty products aisle for $3.00 (rtl price is $5.99). I was instantly interested. I don't often wear perfumes as I've yet to be able to find one my husband likes. I've got to say I really like this stuff! It smells wonderful. It is a nice soft scent, not overpowering. It truly is refreshing as the label advertises. Skin... Read Full Story

For some fun and spunky handmade jewelry check out: Simply Josephine today Read Full Story