On Sunday we’ll sit ‘round on the couches to begin advent. We’ll start reading Tabitha’s Travels, the much anticipated sequel…
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Family Life
Steering Home
It began as a game. Driving home from some activity one afternoon, I said to our eldest daughter, “Steer us…
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It’s In The Thanksgiving
We’re pulling into the church parking lot to pick up the two drama girls when she asks the question. Mama?…
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You and Your Blog
My new friend, Rachel, at Finding Joy, posted a photo of herself with her blog. She challenged her readers to…
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Destination Birthdays
“WHERE are the SHARKS?” She needs to know as soon as we walk through the aquarium doors. She-who-turned-six simply adores…
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Simple SunButter Bird Feeders
With fall and cooler weather, we often think of the birds. Plus, with a little SunButter, we often see more…
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Simple Thankfulness Tree
On the last Saturday of October, even before breakfast, we got out the paper roll. And we sketched a simple…
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New Recipe Index and the Hodgepodge Family Cookbook
“Memories…the food of our childhood; food that meant love.” ~ Susan Branch I’d like to think that I grew up…
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Evernote App
Have you ever wished for a note taking application that would work with all of your digital devices? That would…
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Homemade Wrapping Paper
Wrapping paper made that old-fashioned way. Oh, the money you can save making your own. Oh, the fun painting time…
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Egg Challenge: Allergy Friendly Living
Another installment in our recent continuing education with Hodgepodge allergy friendly living. This one originally posted February 23, 2010… Our…
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Everyday Gifts
It’s the unexpected that gets me all the time. The unexpected in the middle of the regular. Stuffy-nosed girl. Weary…
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Red Wall School Room
It’s a one year anniversary of a new red wall in the Hodgepodge homeschool room. This is what we were…
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