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{cookie project} No.004: Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

We had another big snowstorm this weekend and got another six inches.  There’s something so beautiful and cozy about being stuck inside as the flakes fall, don’t you think?  I wanted to make a treat for the kids and snowball cookies seemed like the obvious choice!


Please don’t judge these cookies based on my poor photography!  While a little messy, they are really delicious and tasty with a big cup of hot cocoa.


THE RECIPE
The recipe I used is from Dorothy at Crazy for Crust.  You can find the recipe here.

{around here} Week 07/52: Week of 2.16.15





A collection of our ordinary days, recorded every week.  At the end of the year, I’ll publish them into a keepsake to treasure.

Around here, I have been:


looking for warmth!  It snowed about 5 inches (don’t laugh, New Englanders!) on Monday and the temperatures have hovered in the teens all week.  I don’t like to complain about the weather, but I’m ready for spring.

 finishing long overdue decorating projects, like FINALLY putting up our family pictures in the living room.  They’ve only been framed and sitting on the floor in my room for…months.  hah!  Now I’ve got the itch.  A long list of house to-dos is in the works.   

 starting a new Lenten devotional: Fr. Groeschel’s The King, Crucified And Risen.  I’m just a few days in, but the meditations are already challenging me.  Painfully good.

enjoying homeschooling and really finding my groove.  With a new baby in the mix, late fall/winter was pared down to the bare essentials.  We kept moving along, but I just felt like it could be better.  Thankfully, the teaching spark has reignited and I’m excitedly planning the last 10 weeks of school.  

homeschool notes:
+ We pray a decade of the rosary with the kids every night before bed.  Mark and I decided that we wanted to explain the stories behind the mysteries and the kids are really enjoying it!  We’re also doing simple activities during school to reinforce what they learned the night before.
+ In history, we tackled two chapters this week: “The New Kingdom of Egypt” and “The Israelites Leave Egypt”.  M is really enjoying listening to the stories and working on the maps.    
+ Our new reading program is really clicking with D and I am so happy for him, I could cry.  His confidence is back and he actually enjoys school again!
+ I took out a bunch of math-related gear: geoboards, dominoes, a scale, etc. for “free play” and it was a huge hit!  M declared, “This is so much better than school!” and when I told him that it actually WAS school, he said, “Wow!  This is so awesome!”


{shop small} Vol.03: Time to Learn

As the Creative Director for Big White Farmhouse, I am constantly searching for new products.  Our company is passionate about supporting the “little guys”, the ones who are working tirelessly to create a life doing what they love.  I love that entrepreneurial spirit and I hope you do too!

Since I can’t carry all of the cool products I find, I thought I’d pop in every so often to share some of my discoveries with you!  I’ve recently been re-energized with our homeschooling and Volume 03 has been inspired by that.  Enjoy.





Learn Burlap Banner by CM handmade 
See the World Globe Print by Pen, Meet Paper
Back-to-School ABC Skirt by Little Maisie
Chevron Pencil Pouch by zakka studio
Button & Twine Embroidery Journal by sensationery   



{Shop Small Archives: 01 and 02}

{a year of challenges} Four Weeks to an Organized Home: Update 2

We’re halfway through February already!  How did that happen?  How are you doing with your organizing goals?  I started out strong, but fizzled last week.  I’m chalking it up to a hard week and hoping to jump back in, finishing strong.  Wish me luck!


Need a little inspiration?  I do!  Here are a bunch of great links from around the web:


+  I already do many of these, but I’m thinking I should add the rest to my daily routine: 10 Things I Do Everyday to Keep a Clean & Organized Home


+ Organizing your Knitting Supplies

+ Do you use a home management binder?  This mini edition (with free printables!) is cute.


+ Another adorable free printable to help your kids put their own clothes away.  


+ Cord Labels: I think this would also be helpful for those random cords you have hanging around and always forget what they are for! 


+ How I Made $2.145 Last Month by Decluttering


+ I need a self-serve snack center in my pantry!


+ How to Declutter: Conquering Decluttering Paralysis


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