Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window... a beautiful Summer dayI am thinking... man, I love my boys!From the learning rooms... loving the new curriculum, and lots and lots of reading! Yippee!I am thankful for... great friends and "family"From the kitchen... teething biscuits, and I'm not sure what else...yet...I am wearing... brown tiered skirt, brown and green print camisole, green cardiganI am reading... "The Creative Family" by Amanda Blake Soule, I'm really enjoying...

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Fitting in Preschool

I've had a lot of emails lately asking for advice on how to fit preschool into an already over full day. Here are few little activities that you can do with little ones as you go about your day.1. Give child a cookie sheet and magnets. Have a variety of sets, such as the alphabet, numbers, or colors and shapes. This can be a free-play activity or you can suggest some type of learning game. “Let’s sort these food magnets by food group.” or “Can you...

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Our Marble System

I have had so many questions lately about our "Marble System", so I figured it was past time to write a post about it. :)There are actually two ways our Marble System works, so I will explain both. The first method is based off of working to achieve a long term goal, and the second method has shorter term rewards. You can use either method, or a combination of the two depending on what works best with your children. In my opinion there are great...

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Simple Woman's Day Book

Outside my window... the sun is setting on a pretty nice day.I am thinking... Sigh. My heart feels sad for people who's lives must be utterly miserable for them to seek out hurting others.From the learning rooms... New curriculum!!!! Yay!!!!I am thankful for...  an abundance of "stuff", even though it was driving me crazy earlier when trying to get organized, lol!From the kitchen... pot roast, mashed potatoes, veggies and sweet tea. Oh,...

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "The Grass is Greener...": did you think you could hide in your "closet"Dear "Anonymous",It would be awfully silly of me to be "hiding" under a domain name that is my actual name. :)Hu...

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Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window... the sun is setting on a pretty nice day.I am thinking... Sigh. My heart feels sad for people who's lives must be utterly miserable for them to seek out hurting others.From the learning rooms... New curriculum!!!! Yay!!!!I am thankful for... an abundance of "stuff", even though it was driving me crazy earlier when trying to get organized, lol!From the kitchen... pot roast, mashed potatoes, veggies and sweet tea. Oh, and haircuts...yeah,...

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A Father's Day Poem

What Makes a DadGod took the strength of a mountain,The majesty of a tree,The warmth of the Summer sun,The calm of the quiet sea,The generous soul of nature,The comforting arm of night,The wisdom of the ages,The power of the eagle's flight,The joy of the morning in Spring,The faith of a mustard seed,The patience of eternity,The depth of a family in need,Then God combined these qualities,When there was nothing more to add,He knew His masterpiece was...

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A Father's Day Swim!

All Daddy wanted to do for Father's Day was spend the day in the pool. I love how it is the simplest things that make him the happiest!Daddy wanted to try out his new grill, so he grilled out hotdogs and brats. It's kinda funny that he ended up going for us on Father's Day, but it's what he wanted, and we all had such a lovely time!It ended up being a beautiful day to spend in the pool.The boys had fun eating their yummy dinner outside. We made a...

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Splash Park!

The boys had a fantastic time at the Splash Park at our gym. It was hilarious, when Jacob first went up to go down the slide he said, "Um, this water's kinda getting me all wet." Yeah, it's kinda a water park, dude. Joe was a little unsure at first. He hung out around the edges for quite some time before actually going in. Jacob was scared at first about going down the water slide, but then one of the big kids that was there went with him, and after...

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25 Things I Don't Want You to Know...

Kat over at Inspired to Action wrote a great post about how as bloggers (and really, as all women), we often put our best foot forward. We don't write about the moments we don't want everyone to see, and we don't share all of our ridiculous imperfections. I was inspired by her list of 25 things to write one myself!So, here are 25 things about me that I DON'T want you to know.1. I am a real grump in the morning. No seriously. Don't talk to me before...

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Firetrucks and Curriculum

Today we had our monthly Mommy & Me meeting. The firemen and policeman came to show the children the emergency vehicles. The children all loved climbing in the firetruck!We finally decided on our kindergarten curriculum and Jacob is so excited. He just cannot wait for it to arrive. We ordered the little boys some preschool manipulatives. We are so looking forward to the new curriculum! I was so excited looking through the future grades and seeing...

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Simple Woman's Day Book

Outside my window... it looks dreary and muggy. Blech...I am thinking... Why don't people just say what they mean, and mean what they say? It's not that complicated, people.From the learning rooms... hitting the books hard today!I am thankful for... my amazing, awesome and fantastic husband who just celebrated his birthday!From the kitchen... fresh bread. Not sure what else yet...Oh, and I need to make up a batch of my cleaning supplies.I am...

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