We are a family that loves to camp, hike and geocache. While we may be on the bigger side, it doesn’t keep us from heading to a local state park and hitting the trails. Last week we decided to take advantage of the cool weather, and the fact the kids were still in school, and we headed to our favorite campground at Fort Pillow, a state park here in Tennessee. While sitting at the campsite can get a bit boring, {Read More}
How to Introduce Music into Your Child’s Homeschool Curriculum
May 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From time to time, Jammie and I like to supplement our daughters conventional homeschool curriculum with enrichment classes. We believe this gives homeschooled children a more diverse learning experience without the creative limitations of public school. Since I’m the musically gifted member of the household, I’ve given myself the role of music teacher. While I’ve had nothing but success teaching our daughter science and helping with other subjects, Gillian shows little interest in learning to play an instrument. I began {Read More}
School is Almost Out!
May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I cannot believe the school year has come to an end, it seems just like yesterday when we started. While calendar school year is over, Gillian will still be doing Math this Summer. She has a love hate relationship with it, and she needs to find more love for it. Hopefully, with focusing just on Math, she will get a better hang of things. I remember when I was in school the Math they’re doing now wasn’t until 8th grade. {Read More}
Yoda, It Is!
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With Bones having bad anxiety, we decided it was time we got him a little brother. Someone he can play with and a friend to have at home when we go places that he cannot to keep him company. This was a spur of the moment type thing, we really hadn’t discussed it much, and I think we forgot how much work puppies really are. I had seen on a facebook group for our area, someone was giving away boxer {Read More}
10 Reasons To Get A Family Dog
May 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
This morning was like every other morning, I woke up to my cute Bones crying he had to go out and go potty. So I did what every other great pet owner would do, I rolled over and went back to bed. Bones decided he could hold it, and he climbed in bed and went right back to sleep. He has learned to wait until we get up to go outside and go potty. I am like every other pet {Read More}
Welcome My Husband Aboard!
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As you may have noticed, my husband blogs on here every so often, well tonight we made it official, he will now be adding content regularly. I think my husband will be a great asset to The Neat Things in Life. Somethings he will be sharing with y’all include but are not limited to “men” reviews, recipes (yes, my husband is an awesome cook!), how-tos, some DIY, and even some informational articles. I have been wanting to bring another blogger {Read More}
