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Hi, friend! In this week’s vlog, I’m chatting a bit more about our winter homeschool break and what we’re doing in our Native American studies so far. I’m also sharing a new (11:45) 2-week Trim Healthy Mama meal plan that Dean and I are trying out and why. Lastly, (29:00) I’ll take you along with […]

Hi, friends! I’m back with another weekly vlog. This week, (9:15) I’m sharing a bit more about our homeschool style and the rhythm/schedule I’d like to try out during our winter break. Tuesday is Election Day here in the US, (32:43) so I’m heading out to vote. Later in the week, (36:40) we have some […]

Hi, friends! Join me and my family on an (0:00) after-lunch nature walk where we’ll spend some time enjoying the world around us and collect some of the beautiful things nature has to offer. After our walk, (2:07) we’ll head outside to finish up our homeschool group lessons and then (3:59) head to the garden […]

In between homeschooling, housekeeping, and online work, weekly meal prep is one of those constant tasks to keep up with here at Wild Rose Cottage! Is it that way at your home too? In this week’s vlog, I’m showing you my 2-week Aldi and Misfits Markets hauls, my weekly meal plan, some home projects Dean […]

As some of you know (if you read my blog or my Instagram blurbs regularly), we are wrapping up our homeschool year this month. However, since this is such a time of transition for us, with working on our new house and living out of our suitcases, our daily routine is a bit skewed. Because […]

This past summer, on a dreary Saturday, Dean and I finally got around to taking the boys to West Jefferson, North Carolina, to see the fresco paintings housed in a couple of old Episcopal churches in the area. We had just finished our Artist Study on Michaelangelo in school, and I wanted to take the […]