Richardson Report

I just loved my Halloween Cow and couldn't resist sharing this one... A little backstory to the following photo... I read once that when you chop off the ends of green onions you can put them in a  glass of water and they will grow again.  I've been doing that for awhile and get double the green onion for my money, essentially.  (I'm all about saving 69 cents whenever I can)   Kenna decided to do it herself and then planted her onion roots in a little garden that she made herself.  She was pretty proud of her little space. Natalie loves to sweep and vacuum!  Faith loves to watch (and so do I). I think this was Kenna's first trip to a bookstore since her newly emerging  reading skills really took off.  What a difference when you can read the titles of the books! -side note: I thought the book in the photo "The Book with No Pictures" was pretty funny. Faith will wear a headband on Sundays for about

I used to blog regularly about what I'm doing for school.  I not only don't have as much time as I used to, but last year school was not as exciting to me.  Kind of sad, I guess.  I miss that excitement I used to feel.  With so many of my older kids in school it feels different.  I feel less like a homeschooling mama - maybe because I'm still so tied to the school calendar. That said, we are doing some really fun things in school this year.  I really wanted to spice things up to make them interesting for the kids AND me. I've organized our school year by month, and each month has a weekly rotating subject. Week One: " Jot It Down " Fairytale curriculum Week Two: Ancient History Week Three: Science Week Four: American History Our fairy tale curriculum has been loads of fun.  We do a different fairytale each month and I check out as many different versions of the chosen story as I can find.  This month we did Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  There wer

A couple months ago I heard one of the best talks I have heard on the topic of journaling.  Keeping is a journal is one of those topics that makes a lot of people sigh when it comes up.  It's like ONE more THING to do that you just don't have time to do properly.  I thought I'd share a couple things I remember from the talk, though, because it really was excellent. Sister Galloway shared a few journaling experiences she has had over the years.  She keeps a couple different journals.  In one she writes down promptings she's received, things prayed for, and prayers answered (which is probably the most important of the three - recording the answers). In another journal she writes specific things that she is grateful for - which I think is often a record of blessings that she has noticed during the day. She shared some specific instances where journaling has helped her through difficult times, and when it helped her sustain a child through a difficult time.  She talked abou