Happy Friday, y’all! I hope all of my U.S. friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Despite being more low-key than usual, ours seemed like a whirlwind three days of activity.

Yes, I know Thanksgiving is only one day, but we had family gatherings spread out from Thursday to Saturday. I was a bit of a hermit on Friday.

It’s probably going to be a short and sweet wrap-up this week. It’s been a busy week of dental and hair appointments and catching up work and school. [Read more…]

Happy Friday, y’all! Can you believe it’s the middle of November already?? Where has the year gone?

I hope y’all have all had a fantastic week. It’s been gloomy and cold here, so if you’ve had pretty weather, I hope you enjoyed it enough for me. And, if you’re in California near the wildfires, I’m praying for you!

What’s Happening in WUHS World

So, absolutely nothing has happened on the remodeling front this week. All of our supplies are in; we’re just waiting for the contractor to have an opening in his schedule. We’re supposed to talk to our project coordinator the Tuesday after Thanksgiving so hopefully, we’ll know something then.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, there won’t be a Weekly Wrap-Up next week, but I’ll catch you back here the following Friday.

We worked on getting the attic cleaned out this past weekend. So. Much. Stuff.

Our trash can was overflowing, and I listed a bunch of things on Facebook Marketplace. All of our Christmas decorations – and I do mean all of them, even the ones we haven’t used in years – are sitting in our living room. I’m thinking of just tossing a star on top and calling that our Christmas tree this year.

Even with all we moved out of the attic, we only got through about half of it. My beautiful bathroom is going to be worth it, though. That’s my mantra, anyway.

I acquired a new grand-dog this week. Josh has been wanting a dog for such a long time. We were trying to wait until our old lady {ahem} passed, but she seems to be in excellent health for a 16-year-old dog.

We finally decided what’s one more. So, last Friday, Josh brought Ada home. [Read more…]

Happy Friday, y’all!  Thank you so much for the positive response to the revamped Weekly Wrap-Up. It makes me happy that y’all are as excited about it as I am.

What’s Happening in WUHS World

We’ve had a relatively quiet week. Megan’s boyfriend was here last Wednesday through Sunday. He’s a great guy and I love hosting when he visits, but you know how it is when you’re back to just immediate family after having guests. Or maybe that’s just introverts.

We completed – okay, Brian completed – our first small project for the remodel last weekend. He painted our front door and replaced all the ancient brass with beautiful brushed nickel.

Before

After

The hardware wasn’t cheap, but it was much less expensive than a new entry door. And, we’d still have had to buy the hardware. We were perfectly content replacing hardware. Our new door knocker is my favorite.

We still have to add the kick plate, but it was missing the screws that were supposed to be included. We’ll probably pick some up while we’re out tonight and get it added tomorrow.

Brian was off yesterday and again today. I wish I could say it’s for something fun, but, alas, we’re cleaning 25 years’ worth of junk out of the attic to get ready for our bathroom remodel. We’re expanding the master bath into what is currently attic space.

Do you have any idea how much junk and attic can accumulate in 25 years? {sigh}

From the Archives

I like when I laugh while reading an old post of mine that was supposed to be funny. It doesn’t always happen that way, but it did this week when I read 10 Funny Things People Think, Say, and Ask about Homeschooling.

Of course, sometimes I’m the only one who laughs at my jokes at home, so no promises.

Fun Finds

All About Learning Press is giving away a $100 gift certificate. We love their products! Head over to their site to enter the giveaway.

Surprisingly Social

I’ve been social against my will this month. Monday afternoon found me threatening to vote for whichever candidate had robocalled the least. All of these messages were campaign calls:

You may not be impressed with four messages, but we can literally go days without the landline ringing most of the time.

In Case You Missed It

Did you catch this week’s blog posts? I offered some tips for helping your homeschooled teen land a job, and Erin shared some practical steps for controlling your anger on those tough homeschool days.

And then there was the time that I redid our cell cake to make better pictures and was going to take it to my mom’s for dessert.

Q&A

Several people have asked me what I’m going to do when my youngest graduates. That’s next year, y’all! Yikes! I really love blogging and writing so I plan to keep doing that. I plan to continue blogging about homeschooling for awhile. Surely, it’ll be a few years before my ideas are out of date or my memory fades.

What Y’all Loved This Week

The Top 5 posts from last week (minus the three that are always in the top) are:

• 10 Reasons You Should Definitely NOT Homeschool
• Weekly Wrap-Up: The one where the wrap-up got a makeover (That one surprised me. Fun!)
• My Favorite Cold and Sore Throat Remedy
• Help! What if My Homeschooler Needs to Go to Public School?
• 10 Lies People Believe About Homeschooling Families

 

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