this week’s goals

Tracy / September 3, 2013

My goals for this week: (1)  Finish one book on MY reading list (2)  Finish one book on the children’s reading list (3)  Exercise at least FOUR times (4)  Homeschool (5)  Begin clean up of our yard (I ordered a dumpster for the debris this morning!) (6)  Insulate the first part of our basement (7)  Order fall chicks (8)  Finish…

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fall decorating

Tracy / September 3, 2013

I’ve been noticing a few (only a few!) falling leaves here and there across our yard. My heart yearns for the cooler months…something wonderful begins to happen. Life slows down, just a little. We don’t seem to try to squeeze every minute of work out of each day. We are content, sometimes, to just sit snuggled under a blanket reading…

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the letter “l”

Tracy / September 3, 2013

I love Pinterest. I do find myself wondering how I ever survived without Pinterest. Yes, I know it sounds pathetic, but wow!  The ideas, the recipes, the decorating…it’s addictive. This week, I planned a special treat…a Pinterest project with my good friend, Christy. I wanted to make a button “L” for my living room. I used a frame, she used…

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