Minding My Peas

Monday Plans

October 17, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Monday’s are a momentous occasion for me. I know most people dread them, so this probably makes me weird, but I love them. After the refreshment of the weekend, which usually involves some break from normal work pursuits, I feel ready for the challenge of the week. I spend Sunday…

Healthy Baby Food on a Budget!

October 5, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

You know those adorable little glass jars of Gerber baby food? Or the squeezie things that are so popular now? Okay, I’ve never gotten into the squeezie things–my kids are proof because any attempt to give them one results in a giant mess. But, though they be convenient, they are…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget #9

September 28, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Hey guys! I’m back with another post about my never-ending quest for healthy groceries on a budget. I’ve slacked off with my grocery budget posts, not because anything has changed in how we buy groceries, but because it was getting a little old–writing about buying the same foods for the…

Fun On A Budget: 8 Reasons Why We Love The Library

September 20, 2016 Budgeting Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

The library is basically my favorite place. Not only here specifically, because I have loved the libraries in every place which we’ve lived with an equal fervor. My library growing up was the quintessential small-town, county library. All the librarians knew me, and though the selection was somewhat limited, it…

Sunday Afternoon

September 18, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Puffy storm clouds scud across the sky, intermittent sunshine and rain. Naps. I’m inclined to join in on the naps, but my book is calling, so coffee it is. Later on there will be planning for the week, and cooking, and picking up the clutter that seeps out of the…

In the Morning When I Rise

September 12, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

The art of mornings with young children is a generally finicky business. Some mornings I rise before the dawn, have coffee, read a little, and tidy up before tousled little heads even begin to emerge from the mounds of tangled blankets and toys in their beds–and then they do and…

Klaus + Eva Time

September 11, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Evenings home alone with the two youngest don’t happen very often for me, but tonight I had too much of a cold to go to church and so kept Klaus and Eva home with me. It was so sweet to have some quality time with my boy. The evening was…

A Year of Preschool: Homeschool Mom Edition

September 8, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 1 Comment

It hardly seems possible to me that I have a four-year-old–let alone one who is so eager to learn that she’s reading at the age of FOUR–but here I am. My superman and I have always intended to home-educate our children and we’re getting so close to that momentous FIRST that…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget #7

August 19, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Another week, another menu plan, another grocery list. This was one of those humdinger weeks where I had to buy diapers and coffee at the same time. Luckily, the sales and our schedule for the week are cooperating, and the extra things I was able to buy last week are…

Kids Book Review: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still

August 17, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Book: Nadia-The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still Author: Karlin Gray Nadia Comaneci was an amazing gymnast who took the gymnastics world by storm when she received perfect execution scores at the 1976 Olympic Games. Long before that though, she was just a girl who loved to swing from the treetops.…