by IngridBarlow | Mar 16, 2016 | Gardening, Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life
I love finding local gems in our area. Local people doing things they love in the coolest way. Maple Leaf Orchard is one of those places. It’s located in beautiful Spring Valley WI. My husband noticed last weekend that they were out making maple syrup in their...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 12, 2016 | Homestead Life
The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL and we have been getting outside a lot! I LOVE it. And I am reminded how important it is to get the kids outside. Bergen is my outdoors girl. She loves being outside and can’t stand it when others go out without her. She also...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 11, 2016 | Homeschool, Uncategorized
One of the things that is so nice about homeschooling, is that it gives kids responsibility and independence. It goes a long way for your sanity when they know exactly what they have to get done, aka…what is expected, and the knowledge that those things have to...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 10, 2016 | Homeschool
Puzzles are a favorite thing to do around here. Maybe because I love to do them… Funny how we spend time doing the things the parent/teacher enjoys. And I’m perfectly fine calling puzzles “school.” A lot of good things happen for little brains...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 8, 2016 | Homeschool
So after telling you all last summer that we were going to bravely jump on the homeschooling train, I thought I better fill you in on how it’s going. Are we actually doing it? Are we ready to tear our hair out? Do we have kids begging to go to real school? Well,...
