Wordless Wednesday: Lego Creations

Wordless Wednesday: My Little Lobsters

Trish

When the World is Your Class Room

 We are easing back into our routine of school and took the learning outdoors today. We took advantage of low tide and decided to explore creatures we might find in tide pools. The kids love doing this and seem to find something new no matter how many times before we have explored this area. A crab scurried to hiding underneath the rock ledge… Then R was intrigued with the fast tiny fish that were in the “pools”.  These tiny creatures prompted an interesting discussion after our visit. We will be doing some research on them at the library next week. Loved they had so many questions about them! Don’t you just love the innocent investigative qualities of children…so sad we seem to lose that somewhat as adults, it is such a wonderful quality and something I can learn from my kidlets. Here K has a handful of razor clam shells, she is going to use them in some upcoming art projects.

When do you begin your “official” schooling time?

Trish

A Day In the Life

There are many ways to home school…eclectic…Charlotte Mason..traditional…unschool…and many more. So many I meet that are new to homeschooling ask me what is a typical day for us. While we are probably “classified” as eclectic I also let them know there are so many ways you can teach your child and as many ways as there are, there is always a good fit for the child and family and it may take trying a few methods before arriving at what works.

This gave me the idea to feature different families in a typical day setting, sharing what it is they do, how they do and maybe even why this works for them.

I now pose that same question to you as well. If you are a home schooling family I would love to feature you in a new section of my blog…A Day In the Life. What does a typical day in your schooling life look like?

Please contact me if you are interested in being featured!

Trish

School Is About In Session

Around here school begins early August, but IF we are not schooling year round we get done late April early May and the kids get an extended vacation. The downside to this is none of us want to get back to the grind again. That is where we are now. I am contemplating heading back to the year round schedule with a week off here and there.

I am in the process of working out the last bit of curriculum for the kids and I am going to break us all in slowly doing a lot of outdoor exploration intertwined with our studies. I love teaching them when they do not even realize they are being taught.

The kids age difference does pose a challenge at times, and at others it is a blessing. The ages of my kids are 15, 11 and 6 in grades 10th, 6th and 1st. It is fun watching them at each stage of their learning and I do have my oldest “teach” the younger 2 a little…he learns in the process because he needs to first learn the material well enough to teach his younger brother and sister, so it is a win win for me as I get a little break during the week for an hour or so and he learns the art of teaching.

I have a lot of fun educational things planned for this year and I for one am looking forward to getting back in the routine of things…the routine is the hardest thing…for me…after being foot loose and fancy free all summer.

Do you get back into the routine easy after being away from it for the summer? What helps YOU to do so?

Trish

This Weeks Deals and Steals

As a stay at home Mom I work hard at spreading our income and I love finding deals…here are what I have found thus far this week…

Free-Better Oats Coupon

Rite Aid Deals

L.A. Looks Gel $1.99
Get $.99 Single Check Rebate
Use $1 off from 8/1 RP insert
Final price: Free

Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. $3.99
Get $2 +UP Rewards
Use $1 off printable 
Final price: as low as $.99

Gillette Fusion ProGlide or Fusion Power ProGlide razor $9.99
Get $5 Single Check Rebate
Use $4 off from 8/1 P&G insert
Final price $.99

Herbal essences shampoo, conditioner 2 for $5
Get $2 +UP Rewards when you buy 2
FREE Herbal Essence w/Herbal Essence purchase from 8/1 P&G insert
Final price .25 each for 2 herbal essence products

Mead Composition Book 100 ct., PaperMate Write Bros. Pens blue or black 10 pack
Buy 1 and get 3 FREE
Plus, get bonus +UP Rewards

Tide 2X Laundry Detergent Liquid 50 oz. $5.99
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 8/1 PG
Get a $1 +Up Reward
Final Cost $3.99!

Bounty Basic Paper Towels 8 pk. $5.99
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 8/1 PG
Get a $1 +Up Reward
Final Cost $3.99!

Pilot Easy Touch Retractable Pens 3/$3
Use 2 $1/1 coupons found here (sign up & coupon will be emailed to you)
Pay $1
Submit for the $1 Single Check Rebate #108
Final Cost 3 pens for FREE!

I also picked up a lint roller for $1.

Total out of pocket expense was $22.23 taking home $6.50 in up rewards for my next adventure and rebates coming back of $6.00 for this trip.

For more Rite Aid and other store deals visit “Cents”able Momma.

  Not a bad savings in my book. We have a Walgreens opening soon here so I look forward to seeing all the savings options I will have with them as well.

Home Made Simple: Organize In Style Coupon Booklet

Do you look for great deals to help stretch your budget?

Trish

My Rite Aid Deals

Today we took a brief trip to Rite Aid to get some things on sale…Here is what I bought

If you take a close look at the receipt you will see I paid $10.93 BUT  in reality I have some cash coming back. I have $4.00 in rebates and I also received $5.00 in UP rewards, so if you count them I actually paid $1.93 for everything you see here.

Not too shabby if I say so myself.

What great deals have you come across this week?

Trish