Jessica Stumpf

living the simple life, one messy day at a time

Category: Fun

January 24, 2019

Oh my!!

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May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

When Your Toddler Wakes Up First

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April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

5 Ways to Make School Days More Fun

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April 6, 2018

Getting a Chance to Play

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October 23, 2017

Sleeping on the Kitchen Table

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August 2, 2017

Smile!

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July 31, 2017

Bryan’s 30th Birthday

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We listened to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” this week while we’re all recovering from colds. Actually we listened to the whole audio book in one day, the kids just kept asking to hear more! 🙌🏻 If you haven’t listened to the Anne Hathaway version, I highly recommend it! ❤️ #homeschooling #wizardofoz #audiobooks #journaling #morningtime #outdoorlearning

We’re trying something new this week. Something I’ve thought of while camping; that my favorite part is the morning time. When everyone stumbles out of the camper and right outside, first thing in the morning. And since one of my ultimate goals for homeschool is that my kids spend plenty of time outside, I’m starting with it first and seeing how this feels for us. I’ve strewn a few art supplies, graphing paper, and a book about outer space on the picnic table. Now just waiting on the school age kids to get up. 😉 #homeschooling #getoutside #outdoorclassroom #withkittensofcourse

My poor guy has his first runny nose. He’s struggling with nursing, and laying down for naps right now, so we’re snuggling in my chair so he can sleep. I’m grabbing from my stash of oils to keep him comfortable. Pine and Lemon are going in the diffuser. Thieves, Lemon, Frankincense, Oregano, Tea Tree diluted on his tiny feet. And SniffleEase on his chest. I’m offering him a thin bone broth, and taking him outside for fresh air, and he’s sleeping peacefully right now. ✨ #givemeallthebabysnuggles #naturalmomma

I finished my first knitted piece! Bryan calls it my 9x13 hot pad. 🤣 #learningtoknit #farmhousekitchen

Go rest high, on that mountain 🎶 That song came to mind as I walked out to watch the sunset tonight. 🙏🏻

We made it to our first day of co-op, on time and everyone had their shoes! 🙌🏻 (Except Brandon 😉). The kids, and me, were excited to see our friends again. We have around 100 kids at co-op, I believe. Brandon loved the hustle and bustle and crawled up to meet new baby friends immediately, which introduced me to new mom friends. 😆 My kids’ first class was Artsy Craftsy, where they learn about artists and practice their techniques, today was charcoal and it was wonderful! And messy! 🤪 Then knitting class where we are learning to knit hats, I say we because a lot of us moms are learning right along with our kids, and it’s so fun learning it all together! After our classes we ate lunch with friends and then headed for home. Now I’m cleaning up the kitchen a bit after the disaster of “getting ready for co-op” (and being easy on myself this week) and now I’m trying to come up with a better plan for packing lunch for 6. For yesterday’s park day, I brought an entire crockpot of roasted zucchini penne pasta, and that was the easiest lunch out we’ve had. 😆 #homeschooling #homeschoolcoop #imalreadytiredofpackinglunches

8 years we’ve been missing you, Gene. I remember not wanting to have any more kids after we lost you. Gwen was 4 months old and Maurice had just turned 2. I didn’t want to have any kids that didn’t know you. It turns out they still can, just from the stories we tell, they know so much about you and they love you. When people ask about how many kids we have or if we’ll have any more, and when I question why *did* we have so many?? 😆 I know deep down the answer is because of all the things you can have in this life, you can never have too many people you love with your whole heart. I know you’re up there sharing farming stories with my grandpa now. I wish I could see the two of you together. ❤️ #suicideprevention

We played at the park with friends today and it was just what we needed. 😌 🙏🏻 And I’m super excited that our friends took us on our first geocaching adventure. The kids and I had so much fun.❤️

Grandpa, you were right about naming our Maurice after you, we have to tell everyone the “right” pronunciation, but spelling it Morris, just didn’t seem the same. I liked that your mother found your name in a book she was reading. I liked all the times we spent out in the barn, saddling up the pony so I could ride with you. I had fun when you had me drive the old farm truck in the back 40. Your stories from farming with mules, and training your horses to do tricks, and all the life in between were the best. Thanks for all the time you spent with us. I’m sad as we realize that we won’t get that time with you right now, but I’m glad for all the time we had. ❤️

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