Simplistic Kindergarten Homeschooling

This is by no means a how-to or instructive post, just a glimpse of what homeschool with our little “class” of kindergarteners looks like. Obviously, we’re just newbies  and have much to learn, but we’re happy to share what how we’re wading our way through our rookie homeschool  year. Whelp…we’re well over half-way into our …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 3}

To catch up on this series Brad has been writing on his journey from unemployment to entrepreneur start here. {Part 1} {Part 2} I remember a self-determination welling up inside of me almost immediately.  I was not even going to apply for unemployment, because I was going to find something before that was necessary.  I …

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Friday Funnies: Funniest YouTube Kid Videos

So yesterday I was throwing a pity party for myself, craving Chickfila, and perusing Pinterest.  Multitasking at its finest. Low and behold, I stumbled upon this post from Alysa at Inspired RD {beautiful things happen on her blog, by the way}. And as much as it hurt my back {which is remarkably better today} to …

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What My Boys Teach Me About Getting Back on the Horse

It’s been a bit of a rough start to the week.  The weather went from 50 degrees to below zero wind chills. There are birds living in our bathroom light upstairs. I somehow slept on my back wrong and have shooting pain that makes it difficult to move or inhale. The boys have been extra …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 2}

  It’s been on Brad’s heart to share with you our 3 year journey of unemployment to self-employment with young kids. So many of you have faced or are facing similar career and financial struggles, and we hope that our own journey can be hope and encouragement to you! {Read Part 1 Here} …so I …

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The Everyday Superheroes

Nearly every day has some sort of action series like this one you’re about to witness.  Honestly, the amount of superhero shows or age-appropriate action movies these boys have viewed are pretty minimal, but it’s innate. No one had to teach them how to punch in slow motion, or the sound effects of fake weapons, …

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LEGO Storage Wars: Simple Solutions for LEGO Storage

  {IRIS USA LEGO 3-Drawer System $39.99 | IRIS USA LEGO Minifigure Case $7.81| LEGO Storage Head $35.99 | LEGO Large Brick Bin $35.76} The only 3 downsides of LEGOS are stepping on a stray one with bare feet, sweeping one up in the vacuum cleaner, and keeping them organized. We had come to the …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 1}

{The last 3 1/2 years have come with some bumps and bruises in this road from unemployment to entrepreneur. We thought we had learned our lessons in trusting the Lord through the birth of our quadruplet sons, but God has showed us just how incapable we are of doing anything on our own, and has …

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