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Ever had those days?

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:26:07 +0000

It can be quite taxing being momma and wife, cleaning and cooking from scratch, homeschooling the kiddos and being the manufacturer and admin of a home based product business. Some days I’m so confused about what comes first, that I don’t know where to begin! Luckily the kids keep me grounded & remembering my sole purpose as the days goes along. Other times, I’m blessed my my dear sweet hubby, who reminds me that the world will not end if “it” isn’t perfect. But there are still those days, when every chip seems to fall a once ~ seems to be too much for one person to handle. Ever had those days?

How do YOU deal with enormous muti-tasking ? Do you have a system in place that works wonders for your heavy schedule of responsibilities?

So, How IS soap made?!

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:35:19 +0000

How do we get this thing called soap, from all the oils and butters we start with? It is such a fascinating process (especially for an under-cover scientist, like me! :)

So many people ask me how the process of soapmaking works. And very many are quit surprised when I tell them, Lye is involved. ”Lye!?” they say. I say, “Yes, Lye. No Lye, No soap! :) ”

How do you get soap from Lye and oil, and WHY is it safe when it’s done? Well, I have to admit, this is a pretty adorable way of explaining the whole process! check it out! Click the link below!

Soap Souffle – Fun Soap Experiment!

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:55:05 +0000

Cool science experiment with soap! Wonder if it would work with Handcrafted whipped soap!

Homeschooling Consumption

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:21:18 +0000

We have been consumed by preparing for the new school year at our house. Momma (that’s me!) has been online, wrapping up a 6 months worth of curriculum research (homeschool.com is excellent for this!), and making final purchases. Today, we spent the day re-organizing the school room, and prepping it for 3nd grade. DD had really great time!! She’s very excited.

We start our school year round about April each year. We can do this because we school year round. The way we do it is – 4 day school week, all year around, with 7 weeks of vacation time that we can take whenever we need to. This way, we can remain flexible, Dd never has a ton of vacation time where she can forget everything she learned the year before, and we’re in school for the summer when we can take advantage of the weather and have BEAUTIFUL nature studies!

We decided to go with a combination of 3 different curriculum. CLP for reading, language arts, Bible and science; Abeka for arithmetic; and Sonlight for their awesome History/Geography. We’re really looking forward to an exciting year!