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Goals

Goals

  In addition to my listed goals, each week I also plan to bake bread, prepare a Sunday School lesson, make all meals and snacks, teach school to the children, do laundry, etc.   This week I plan to make yogurt and granola, bake yeast breads 3-4 times, bake quick breads at least twice, and…

Goals

Goals

  I ended up spending most of my time last week working on organizing the sewing room (which still isn’t done) and on rewriting our school curriculum lists.  It got quite hot again last week and I had no desire to work outside.     Last Week’s Goals:     Garden Goals:   1. Do some weeding…

Goals

Goals

    Last Week’s Goals:     Garden Goals:   1. Do some weeding and pruning, and fill at least 1 trash can I filled 5 1/2 trash cans (mostly with pear and fig branches) and I feel like I didn’t even make a dent in the summer pruning, so I will be upping my goal for…

Goals

Goals

      Last Week’s Goals:     Garden Goals:   1. Paint plinth and urn for the front garden again (maybe add a wash layer) Decided to not add the wash layer.   2. Install plinth and urn   3. Plant urn with plants    4. Help my husband install trellises.   5. Continue to…

New Chore Assignments

New Chore Assignments

Every so often, we redo the chore assignments in our house. Changing things out is good for everyone: children learn new skills, and the boredom that sets in from doing the same chore can be relieved by doing  a different chore. We usually change chores every 6 months, but it has been quite a while…