Hey, have you heard about the contest?

Jane Bullivant from Dear Lord, I Feel Like a Whale fame has teamed up with HomeSchoolBlogger for a really cool contest.  She is working on a new book called Juggling with Hamsters, Raising Amazing Kids Without Chasing Your Tail.  Don't you just love her titles?    Annnnyway, her final chapter is going to be strictly stories from bloggers here at HSB.  Jane, Spunky and Gena will pick the...

Ummm.. I think we’re getting a pig

I had a pounding headache earlier today.  I was just taking it easy, waiting for it to ease up a little bit.Then my husband come in the room all excited, “Honey I've got a great idea for our farm!”  Now he has my attention.  I love to hear him talk about “our farm”.    “We need to get a pig!”  He had just gotten off the phone from talking to a...

Successful Fundraiser

I have so enjoyed being a HomeSchool Nation contributor for Kentucky.  By touching base with other support group leaders, I get to hear lots of great ideas!  I was emailing the leader of the LAMP group nearby, when she shared a wonderful fundraiser that they did this year.  They raised $700 by hosting a Readathon for their group.  I was so impressed and just thought it was a wonderful idea. ...

A little of this and a little of that…

It feels like things are so busy around here that I can't get my head clear for a decent post, but sometimes writing clears my head so this one is pretty much for me.    God is blessing us in so many ways, but I still struggle with feeling like I'm not doing enough.  I'm not fast enough, strong enough, organized enough…  When I try to make a list or schedule, it makes me...

Answering MamaBugs question

Yesterday, MamaBugs left a question in my comments that was a really great question.  It was such a great question in fact that I went running to our PRMama (who headed up TOS' Special Needs Resource Room) aka MelM with it to get a great answer. So here goes Q & A on the farm!   From MamaBugs:  Nancy I had a mom contact me recently about her special needs son. I don't know...