Author: Joy

I am doing this weight loss with a group of homeschool moms. Monday is the day we weigh in. After having a great weight loss last Monday, it wasn’t too great this week. I actually gained 1.5 lbs. I have learned that I am an emotional eater. When I get upset, I eat. When I get mad, I eat. When I get stressed or depressed, I eat. Well this weekend was a stressful weekend. At least Friday and Saturday were. I finally pulled myself together on Sunday and told myself I was not going to eat anything I wanted to just eat. Overeating does not take away the problem and therefore is not a good way of handling whatever the situation may be. I e-mailed a friend and got wonderful encouragement from her. I then called a friend to see if she wanted to go walking. And walk we did!! We walked for an hour! I felt so good afterward! So while my food choices were not that great on Friday and Saturday, I am learning to control my eating!

I am so blessed to have great friends!!

I am doing this weight loss with a group of homeschool moms. Monday is the day we weigh in. After having a great weight loss last Monday, it wasn’t too great this week. I actually gained 1.5 lbs. I have learned that I am an emotional eater. When I get upset, I eat. When I get mad, I eat. When I get stressed or depressed, I eat. Well this weekend was a stressful weekend. At least Friday and Saturday were. I finally pulled myself together on Sunday and told myself I was not going to eat anything I wanted to just eat. Overeating does not take away the problem and therefore is not a good way of handling whatever the situation may be. I e-mailed a friend and got wonderful encouragement from her. I then called a friend to see if she wanted to go walking. And walk we did!! We walked for an hour! I felt so good afterward! So while my food choices were not that great on Friday and Saturday, I am learning to control my eating!

I am so blessed to have great friends!!

Looks like we are in for some more snow. The NWS said we could get up to 6 inches.

This has definitely been an interesting winter. We have received more snow this winter than we have in the last several years. At least since when we moved up here in February 05′. I think here at our house we have had upwards to 20 inches of snow during the whole winter. I do believe it will be a winter to remember.

My kids have had a blast playing in the snow, sledding and building snowmen. I look forward to getting more pictures of them having fun. However, I am hoping Spring is right around the corner. We are ready to get out and enjoy the sunshine!

Can’t wait to post more beautiful pictures of the snow!

Looks like we are in for some more snow. The NWS said we could get up to 6 inches.

This has definitely been an interesting winter. We have received more snow this winter than we have in the last several years. At least since when we moved up here in February 05′. I think here at our house we have had upwards to 20 inches of snow during the whole winter. I do believe it will be a winter to remember.

My kids have had a blast playing in the snow, sledding and building snowmen. I look forward to getting more pictures of them having fun. However, I am hoping Spring is right around the corner. We are ready to get out and enjoy the sunshine!

Can’t wait to post more beautiful pictures of the snow!

We have been homeschooling for seven years now. Over the many years of homeschooling, I come across a lot of websites that have been really helpful to us. However, there are a couple that I keep going back to over and over.

The first one is Learning Page. One of the perks of this page is that it is FREE! It has a variety of worksheets from handwriting to calendar and money! They also have books you can print out with lesson plans and worksheets to go along with the stories. Definitely a plus when you are looking for supplements to your other school work.

Another awesome website I find myself going back to is DonnaYoung.org. Not only does it have homeschool printable’s, but printable’s that you can use daily in your life. I have used several of her print offs. Especially the chore charts.

There is so much out on the internet that homeschoolers can use. All you have to do is take the time to do a little research!