I requested a rustic, re-claimed wood farmhouse table, long enough to seat many Bible college boys around. Sky happened, by luck, upon some spalted maple that was left unloved and forgotten, in someone’s backyard. It had been rained upon, Summered upon, hailed upon, etc. Sky purchased the wood, thinking he could salvage bits and pieces [...]
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Day 13 of #Occupy my kitchen. The kitchen fairies must be very angry indeed with me. Very angry. When I first heard the phrase “it will only take three days…” the echo I heard bouncing around my still- intact kitchen should have been an omen of warning to me. Being married to a construction guy, [...]
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Growing up in a large family, Sky lived in a house with solar panels on the roof. His dad was a John Wayne, conservative-family man. -Very hardworking and he had 7 kids. He believed in doing something the right way, and the best way. We would have loved to follow his lead, but solar panels [...]
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So, I left you all hanging with my post last week, -doings at home*I gave you all a teaser photo and left you to guess…so sorry, things have been really chaotic and busy here with back to homeschool! Here’s the answer to my question…. We took the plunge and installed solar panels on our house. [...]
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We are super excited about a project we’ve got going on here at our house! Here’s a photo hint… can you guess what we are up to?
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I’ve tried many different scheduling approaches for our homeschool planning. After more than 10 years homeschooling, I haven’t found a system that sticks. Some have worked well for a year, or a month… but then the look of our school day changes, and my schedule falls by the wayside. The chalkboard of ultimate power sprung [...]
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Here is how the window-seat area in the girl’s room looks like right now. Sky built-in bookcases on each side of the window seat area, and built the window-seat out, making it wider and more comfortable to sit on. We need to find a cushion for the seat. Oliver finds it plenty comfortable, it seems. [...]
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