Adventures of a Catholic homeschooling family in Alaska.
With illness a plenty in our house this year, we kept things low key for Christmas. No one went to church less we ‘share’ our flu germs with others who were still healthy. It was pleasant to have a fire in the fireplace for the day and good food for our bellies. More important for [Read On]
For years, our family has enjoyed watching different Veggie Tales shows. This includes the Christmas themed ones, which we thought we’d share more about today. The Toy That Saved Christmas This show was the first of the Christmas themed show they have produced and one of our favorites. If you haven’t seen it yet, [Read On]
Christmas time is one of my favorite times of the year. Aside from the food and time spent with family and friends, I really enjoy all the heartwarming stories and songs that abound during the season. While I have my favorites, I also enjoy finding new stories that the boys and I can enjoy. Kirby [Read On]
I adore listening to holiday music, whether a traditional carol or a more contemporary song. Each year, I usually expand my Christmas music collection by a few CDs as well as get some serious time spent with the Sounds of the Seasons music channel through our cable company. There’s a new CD in my house [Read On]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When ever I am able, I like to help others. Maybe it is just a heart for service, but I find that giving to others really helps my own esteem, too. Helping a worthwhile charity is [Read On]
It’s here! Time for the fourth day of the 5 Day Preparing for the Holiday Themed Blog Hop with the Schoolhouse Review Crew… Today’s focus is on arts & crafts. Crafts to Decorate Every few years, we make an Advent Chain to help the younger boys count down the days until Christmas. It can [Read On]
It’s here! Time for the third day of the 5 Day Preparing for the Holiday Themed Blog Hop with the Schoolhouse Review Crew… Today’s focus is on gift giving. This is an aspect of the holidays that sometimes has me more frazzled and wishing we didn’t exchange gifts at all as the ‘me, me, [Read On]
It’s here! Time for the second day of the 5 Day Preparing for the Holiday Themed Blog Hop with the Schoolhouse Review Crew… Today’s focus is on holiday cooking, something that always gets done (as we have to eat), but often feels like a last minute thought for me. Thanksgiving Both when we [Read On]
Contrary to some stores who’ve liquidated their Christmas items and put out the Valentine’s Day stuff already, Christmastime is still here! Today in the Catholic Church we celebrated the feast day of Mary, Mother of God. Our pastor reflected upon how beyond being Christ’s mother, she was also a disciple. He also contemplated how [Read On]
Christmastime is here! And, I completely forgot to get up this post with the linky before logging off the computer on Christmas Eve. I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Christmas Day with their family and/or friends. We were pretty low-key here. Mr. O made homemade cinnamon rolls for the morning. The [Read On]
Our family is looking forward to Mass in the morning and time at home with good food and a fire burning in the fireplace. From our holiday card this year:
We were recently sent a small booklet with CD that contains a wonderful story. The story is familiar as it’s the Nativity story. But, the beauty in this resource is the provision of four different versions of Celebrate the Miracle on the included CD. On the CD you will find: The complete [Read On]
Christmas is almost upon us and I can’t get over how fast it snuck up on me. — 1 — My photo cards from Tiny Print arrived here safe and sound. I hope to have them all in the mail by Saturday so people will have them in hand by New Year’s Eve. [Read On]
We are in the final days of Advent. And, there is a song many of us know well that fits with these last days before Christmas. O Come, O Come Emmanuel is also known as O Antiphons. I used to enjoy singing this as soon as Advent began. But in more recent years, I have [Read On]
A few years ago, my mother gave us a pizzelle maker. It looks a LOT like a sandwich maker, only the ‘output’ from this maker are wonderful pizzelle cookies. It actually sat in the box (which collected dust) for the first few years. But, then, we broke it out and have never looked back! [Read On]
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With Christmas less than a week away, there’s a time crunch happening. The boys and I are trying to add some Christmas spirit to the house. Soon our Christmas Tree will be fully decked like last year’s shown below. While the big Christmas tree is a staple, it is nice to have a smaller version [Read On]
With Christmas only a week away, I thought I would feature two films that really epitomize the Christmas spirit to me. I have a few others I’d love to share and just might do that as part of the 40 Days of Seeking Him meme. It’s a Wonderful Life This is a perennial favorite [Read On]
Can you believe that Christmas is only ONE week away? I feel like I have failed on some fronts when I realized that my Christmas gift shopping for some relatives is undone (and will be done by Monday afternoon so they might arrive in time!) My Christmas cards will be holiday ones arriving sometime [Read On]
When I talk with friends, one common theme many of us bring up is the desire to make sure Christ is at the center of our Christmas celebrations. It might seem obvious that he should be our focus as we wouldn’t even be celebrating Christmas if he’d never been born. But, it is so easy [Read On]
The boys have each received a stocking lovingly knitted by their Grandma Jackie. But, I still love to see all that you can create. Enjoy these stockings with instructions that I found around the web. There are more pinned on my Christmas Decorations board on Pinterest, too. Source: marthastewart.com via Laura [Read On]
As someone who enjoys a wide variety of music, it should be of no real surprise that I enjoy many musicals. Pair in my love of holiday films and there’s no question that I’d love to watch Holiday Inn and White Christmas. Holiday Inn has been a favorite of mine for years. I love [Read On]
We love to read and Christmas stories are a favorite in our house. Today I wanted to share about a new one titled Humbug, A Christmas Carol by Lee Baker. Synopsis: Winterton is a frozen town with frozen hearts and frozen people. A magical humbug that attracts the magical reindeer of Santa is [Read On]
Today is the Feast day for Saint Nicholas and in different parts of the world children are celebrating. Our family did not have this as a special day when either Mr. O or I were growing up and we haven’t instituted it in our household either. Although, there was one year P asked if he’d [Read On]
When preparing a post about remembering Saint Nicholas, I thought it might be fun to do a post with Pinterest pins of Saint Nicholas around the world. By no means is this inclusive, just some of the many images I found and love. Source: stnicholascenter.org via Laura on Pinterest Source: stnicholascenter.org [Read On]
When you think about the different holiday shows you watched as a child, which ones jump to mind the quickest? If you are like me, one of the very first ones thought about would be Charlie Brown. You can now get the entire Peanuts Holiday Collection on Blu-ray for your viewing enjoyment at the [Read On]
In case someone missed me mentioning it in the past, I am a ‘sucker’ for holiday movies. They just seem to call my name and a few tug at my heart. I thought I’d share some of my favorites each week after checking out the schedules for the cable stations that air most of [Read On]
December has finally arrived and our house is embracing the tradition of watching holiday shows. One that we just watched the other day (for the first time in a long time) is Frosty’s Winter Wonderland. This classic Rankin/Bass animated show is remastered and it shows even on DVD. Synopsis: Frosty returns with the [Read On]
Did you know that Bethlehem means "House of Bread?" With origins in Poland, Oplatki are simple, white wafers with a Christmas scene (e.g. the Nativity) embossed onto them. Before dinner on Christmas Eve, families gather around the table and share blessings for each other and ask for forgiveness while breaking off a small [Read On]
One of the traditions for many families is that of the Advent Calendar. In many ways, though, I’d say they are a way to countdown the first 24 days of December as Advent can start anywhere from November 27th through December 3rd. I took a little ‘spin’ around Pinterest and found several interesting Advent [Read On]
I have to start off this post with the admission that I am a Christmas music lover. Yes, there are some that are not so enjoyable. But, I have found there’s way more great Christmas music out there to enjoy than I have hours in the day. So, having the chance to check out [Read On]
