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Summer Plans
Back in the spring I joined with a group of bloggers to share my “Spring Bucket List.” Now that summer has officially arrived, I guess it’s time to update you on how that went. Here’s what I hoped to do: Attend church convention in Tacoma, Washington. Done. Help Rebecca get chickens and build chicken coop. Yes. If you follow her…
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Camping with Kids
In this week's camping series I've been featuring pages from a fun vintage Little Golden Book, Smokey Bear and the Campers, that I found at a thrift store last summer. The story is about Ernest Swift and his sister, Mary. Yes, those are the children's names. The book was first published in 1961.
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Camp Cooking
Camp cooking is definitely different than how we do it at home, but that’s part of the fun of camping. I especially like it because in our family any outdoor cooking seems to have evolved into Lyle’s job! I’m not sure why that is, but I’m not complaining. In addition to cooking, managing food storage can be a challenge when…
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Camping Menu Plan
Today’s installment for my camping mini-series covers our typical camping menu. Our camp meals are simple to prepare but they always taste so good. Something about cooking over a fire and dining outdoors adds to the flavor. This is a plan for camping four days. I have two different breakfasts and two lunches that we rotate, with a different cooked…
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What to Pack for Camping
Continuing this week’s mini-series on camping, today I’m sharing my “annotated” packing list. I first compiled this list years ago when we were primarily tent campers. I’m sure your list will differ from mine, but hopefully this will give you a starting point. I would highly recommend customizing it for your family’s needs. Some of the equipment is redundant and some…
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How to Plan Your First Camping Trip
It’s official. Our vintage camper has been retired. We ended getting a newer one a couple of weeks ago. We are excited. It will definitely make camping a little more comfortable as well as give us the option for traveling with it if we want. As we are getting it set up and loaded with our equipment I pulled out…
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In Which We [Almost] Visit Canada
One of the items on our “spring bucket list” was a geocaching day trip. We decided to get that in over Memorial Day weekend. Lyle is in charge of planning these outings for us, so he planned a route to take us north of here to visit a couple of new-to-us waterfalls as well as hit a few caches. “Visit…
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Guest Post: From Diet to Edit
When my friend Kelly told me that her new book, From Diet to Edit, would be releasing today, I asked if she would be willing to write a guest post for my blog. Kelly has long been pursuing a healthy lifestyle and has encouraged many to do the same. I’m delighted to have her share today. From Diet to Edit…
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Summer Unschooling
Probably my favorite aspect of homeschooling is the flexibility we have to schedule school when it’s convenient for us. Some homeschoolers follow a year-round school schedule, taking off a few weeks here and there throughout the year. I consider myself a fairly laid-back homeschooler but I never could get away from the traditional American school year schedule. Typically, we start…
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May in Review
It’s my favorite time of year… late spring headed into early summer. I am so appreciating the warm sunshine… the lonnnnnnnnnng daylight hours… being able to have the doors and windows open… and spending time on the front porch again! Here’s what’s been going on around here lately: Weather in Rathdrum, Idaho for May 2017: Temperature High: 89 Temperature Low:…
