Handmade Napkins

Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 8:01 PM

So, it's been a while...The holidays really filled up my days. But, I'm ready to get back into the swing of "normal" life with homeschooling and homemaking and learning.

I'm expecting my new Bosch Kitchen machine in a couple of days. I can't wait to try it out.

And, I've discovered a wonderful tutorial on how to make pretty handmade napkins. I love using cloth napkins and mine are looking quite faded and stained. Here's the link Molly's Handmade Napkins

Happy Sewing!

Picking up the house

Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8:05 PM

This afternoon the children and I picked up the house. There were toys and stuff in every room. We have a nice sized home with two levels plus a basement. It took us all working together two hours to get everything picked up and the floors vacuumed. I do have to give them credit because today they worked hard and rarely complained!! It's a constant struggle for me to keep the house picked up. I grow so tired having to stay on the children constantly throughout the day to put their stuff away. We go through these swings where the house will be picked up for a day or two, and then a mess again. Then, I'll get fed up and we'll pick up for several hours. I know we make more of a mess because we actually live and learn and work and play at home every day. The children don't leave to go to school and I don't leave to work. So, there is simply more living happening in our home.

A productive day

Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 8:20 PM

I'm determined to call today a productive day, even though I didn't do any housework and the house is a mess. Well, anything beyond doing dishes, picking up toys, taking out the trash, feeding the dogs...

What else did I do today?

Homeschool, Homeschool, Homeschool

Played a game

Exercised!!!!

Read a story

Cooked dinner

New to Blog from a wanna be homesteader

Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 8:26 PM

Hello! I've been so inspired reading your blogs in the last week. So, I thought I'd stick around and learn some from you all. :)

A little about me:
I'm a Christian stay at home, homeschooling mom to three children. Though I dream of wide open spaces, we live in the suburbs in Colorado. I'm passionate about The Sacraments, homebirthing, breastfeeding, positive discipline, and staying home to raise my children.

I love to create something out of nothing -- to crochet a hat from simple yarn, to bake a loaf of bread from scratch, to create felt from wool roving, to clean my home with simple ingredients like soap or vinegar. People have asked me why bother? Why bother crocheting a hat when you can buy one for $2.99? Why bother baking bread when you can buy a loaf. My response is "Because I can".

I'm convinced that my generation, though being in the information age, has less knowledge and wisdom than previous generations. I'm irritated that the older women in my family never taught me any useful skills such as making soap or embroidery. So, here I am, endeavoring to find what has been lost. To gain the skills that a woman, not two generations ago, would have learned as a child.

I also must apologize upfront because although I'm happy to share my thoughts will all you invisible people out there, my blog is for me. Many of my entries will be simply a listing of what I did during the day. I'm looking for an encouragement for myself since most days it feels like I'm just spinning my wheels. I'll also write about new things I learn towards simplifying and homesteading and homekeeping skills.

God Bless

Lis