Here are some posts that I put together last year about Getting Ready for the Holidays, maybe they can help you have a less stressful holiday season this year. I will update posts as I change things but they may give you a starting point.
You can also print out the Event Planning Guide or the Planning Notebook under the Printable Library Tab to help you get started with your plans!
Getting Ready for the Holidays Weeks 1 & 2
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 3
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 4
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 5 – The Week Before Thanksgiving
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 6 – The Week of Thanksgiving
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 7 – The Week After Thanksgiving
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 8 – 3 Weeks Before Christmas (St. Nicholas Day)
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 9 – 2 Weeks Before Christmas (Polar Express)
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 10 – Week Before Christmas
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 11 – Week of Christmas
Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 12 – Week after Christmas (New Year’s Day)
You may also find a printable grocery list handy:
Oh, what a week!
We had such a crazy week preparing for the wedding this past weekend… it was beautiful and amazing! We definitely couldn’t have done it without the help and support of our family and friends… thank you all!
We don’t have a lot of pictures to share yet but I will share some when I can… I can’t wait to see them.
Unfortunately, a lot of the pictures were missing or lost somehow… I guess we should’ve had a backup person taking more photos.
I was so busy I didn’t even get to take many pictures at all. We did find a site, weduploader.com that gives you a QR code so that guests can upload pictures that they take… it’s pretty neat!
This first photos didn’t load properly so I’m trying again…
Continue reading “Wedding prep to Hurricane prep – updated with product links!”
It’s that time of year again for us… time to get the next school year planned out. We finished up our 2023-2024 school year before Easter and I’ve been busy gathering supplies and making schedules as I coordinate with everyone for vacations, holidays, and special trips that we have planned.
It is always SO TEMPTING to take a few months off to just focus on this house but I know from past experience that this doesn’t go well and that it takes FOREVER to get a couple of the kids back into the school routine. You can read more about last year’s curriculum and routines HERE.
We switched to more of a Charlotte Mason-style approach and it was GREAT for the most part. We still have a couple of kids who just hate anything to do with math so that’s been a little challenging but we’re making progress. We’ve also really enjoyed using some of the FREE courses with Under the Home Homeschool.
Happy belated Ground Hog’s Day… I had written this post but just didn’t get it published in time but here it is!
The kids have been excited to learn that Phil predicted an early spring and they have been helping to make a special meal to celebrate!
Continue reading “Special Holiday Meals: Groundhog Day Meal”
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