• Home
  • Making a Home
    • Farmhouse Diaries
    • Homemaking Notes
    • Frugal Accomplishments
    • In the Kitchen
    • Decluttering
  • The Farm
  • Goals
  • Books
    • The 20th Century in Literature Challenge
    • Reading the Alphabet Challenge
    • WILLA Literary Award Winners Challenge
    • The 10 Year Reading Plan for the Great Books of the Western World
    • Daily Spiritual Reading Challenge
  • Mother Academia
  • Projects
    • Five Good Things
    • The Wednesday Five
    • Extraordinary Ordinary
    • One Hundred Beautiful Things
    • Small Biz Showcase
    • Snail Mail
  • Shop

The Big White Farmhouse

intentional living, little by little

August 31, 2020

No.441: Last Week at the Farmhouse // Plants Make Me Ridiculously Happy

This post contains affiliate links.

The biggest news of the week is that Sophia’s bathroom remodel is underway.  We hired out for the demo and tiling (a friend of Mark’s is a contractor) and I’m so glad we did.  What would have taken us forever, they knocked out in just a few days.  We will still have to paint and do a few more cosmetic-type things, but I’m so, so excited to have that room functional again.   

I went on a quick date with Mark to Home Depot to pick up grout and came home with $20 worth of houseplants.  The way to my heart isn’t through fancy jewelry or handbags, but definitely plants, ha!  I picked out a big dieffenbachia, which turned out to be poisonous for dogs so now lives in my bedroom (where Lucy’s not allowed).  I also got a pothos for the bathroom.

I started pulling out some of the summer garden and the spent wildflowers in the front beds – bittersweet, but also deeply satisfying.  I have learned SO much this year and am already planning what I’m going to do differently next year.


School highlights:
+ In order to keep the kids away from the construction, I brought out one of my secret weapons: a bag of balloons.  Good for everything from a science demonstration to PE class!  I blew up a handful and the little ones were happy in the basement for over half an hour, creating all kinds of games.  We had our share of popped balloons along the way, but definitely still worth the $2.
+ I’m really liking our new elementary science curriculum so far: Elemental Science’s “Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage” curriculum.  This week, we finished a paper mache Earth model (after learning about the continents) and did an experiment about currents.
+ After a few years away, we’re back with Story of the World for elementary level history.  The kids made a model of the Nile, following the directions from the Activity Book.  Can’t wait to see the grass grow in the next few weeks!

Related Posts...

Posted In: Farmhouse Diaries · Tagged: farmhouse diaries

Comments

  1. Laura M says

    September 1, 2020 at 1:02 am

    congratulations on your plant 🙂 I hope Lucy is ver obedient and stays far away from it!

    • Ashley says

      September 1, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      So far, so good! She's been completely oblivious to my new addition. 🙂

About Me
Welcome to the Big White Farmhouse!

Get the Big White Farmhouse In Your Inbox!

Loading

Currently Reading:

The 10 Year Reading Plan for the Great Books of the Western World

Popular Posts

No.127: New Habits, Little by Little: Cooking at Home (May 2018)

No.709: Homemaking Notes on a Monday // Vol.38

No.665: Our Extraordinary Ordinary Life // July 2022

No.441: Last Week at the Farmhouse // Plants Make Me Ridiculously Happy

No.729: Homemaking Notes on a Monday // Vol.41

THE BIG WHITE FARMHOUSE IS A FOR-PROFIT BLOG AND POSTS MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. ALL CONTENT ON THIS BLOG BELONGS TO ME. PLEASE DO NOT USE MY POSTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.

© THE BIG WHITE FARMHOUSE 2011-2025.

Amazon Disclosure Policy

The Big White Farmhouse is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Less Materialism, More Intentional Living

Archives

Copyright © 2025 The Big White Farmhouse · Theme by 17th Avenue