Author Archives: theturnip

Home schooling doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. It only gets costly if you begin buying a lot of curriculum packages. I received an email from Ann last week asking how we did our home schooling and … Continue reading →

Another busy week in the evenings. Boy Scouts on Monday, Cub Scouts on Wednesday and I have a conference on Thursday. We didn’t order from the co-op this week, so I’ll be trying to use up the last of those … Continue reading →

…to finish up those gifts and perhaps start on a new project or two! Next week I’ll begin showing off the winter gifts we’ve been making at chez Turnip and sharing some ideas for handmade gifts that don’t require a … Continue reading →

I started planning out our weekly menu several years ago out of desperation. At the time, things were really tight. I had 30 days ahead of me and $70 to feed the four of us with. I plotted out an … Continue reading →

Every September I begin grilling the boys on what they want to be for Halloween. They each have a $5 budget, so that rules out most store-bought costumes. Anyway, store-bought doesn’t look this good! Aioden had decided months ago on … Continue reading →

The boys decided the front of our home wasn’t spooky enough, so we quickly churned out these little ghosts Sunday afternoon: Supplies: White fabric scraps or trash bags (we used fabric) Pom-poms Yarn A black marker Assemble as in the … Continue reading →

We have a couple things going on in the evening this week. Monday is Halloween and Brandon’s Boy Scout meeting, Wednesday is Aioden’s cub Scout night (I’m his Pack’s Cubmaster, so it’s actually “our” meeting night!), an Friday evening we … Continue reading →

Fall is a fleeting season in the Inland Northwest. Some years, we never even see fall in Eastern Washington. One day, the weather is warm and the trees are green then the next the streets are covered in ice and … Continue reading →