Learning about Life, Learning about Him, Teaching about Life, Teaching about Him
This post will be short on words, but big on images. In trying to keep my life a little more organized, I created a Week at a Glance printable. I started off with one, and decided that I would like more options. The result is 8 versions of my week at a glance free printable that I want to share with you.
My kids like to play games. The older ones are amazing at card games. My oldest son was in a hand cast and still beat me at Dutch Blitz (a version of speed). With such a wide age range, it’s sometimes difficult to find a game we can all play. Enter the drawing dice game.
When my kids were learning their letters, I loved using themed printables. It was especially nice when they were free! I made this Valentine’s Day Alphabet Matching free printable with frugal moms in mind.
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Did you, like me, resolve to get more fit in 2020? For me, it means getting back on the intermittent fasting bandwagon. For you, it may be to exercise more. If that’s true, I may have something that can help make exercise a part of your daily routine. Here you will find a list of the top 10 YouTube workout channels for moms.
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I’m cutting it close with this month’s free printable mom quote. Our family has three birthdays between Christmas and January 20, so we’ve doing a lot of celebrating. I’ve also been doing a lot of wrapping, I mean, a lot of wrapping. I shop and buy Christmas gifts for my kids on behalf of my parents, so I wrap all those gifts as well. Eight kids, lots of gifts, you get the picture.
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With a new year, comes the need for a new calendar. I am very particular about what I want in a calendar. I want it to be free, lined, editable, and have two pages per month. We’re a big family, so we have a lot of activities to fill in! I searched online, and when I couldn’t find what I wanted, I created my own. Now I want to offer to you my free editable 2020 calendar printable.
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That means that we believe that God is in control of all things and does all things for our good and His glory. This doesn’t make us super spiritual or holier than thou. It mostly makes us people who like simple explanations for hard questions. Let me give you some examples.
Kid: “Why is Daniel taller than you but you’re older?”
Parent: “Because that’s the way God determined for it to be.”
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I once read an article in which the writer was describing his mother. He commented that she never raised her voice at her kids. I instantly thought, “Wow, I’m not that mom.” I used to be a preschool teacher and then an elementary school teacher. I have a loud voice and its decibel level is tied to the number of bad decisions my kids make each day, or each hour. I have a boat load of kids. You get the picture.
I think this quote “90% of parenting is just thinking about when you can lie down again” is particularly true at different stages of the parenting journey. When you have babies that are waking you up at all hours of the night, you put a high price on sleep. I remember waking up some mornings looking forward to going to bed at night. I just had to survive the day.
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When I was working on my teaching credential, I spent some time in a kindergarten classroom. It was Thanksgiving time, so the teacher had multiple stations for the kids to complete projects. One station had what I found to be the easiest pumpkin pie pudding DIY for kids. I loved the simplicity of it, as well as the taste. I hastily scribbled down the recipe for future use.
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