Ten Bloggers I am Thankful For - Multitude Monday #621-630

Each Monday I blog about gratitude. Over the past week I realized (on so many occasions) how thankful I am for homeschool bloggers! A great blog post (in my opinion) gives me something I can USE... whether it be a quick idea, link, nugget of wisdom, etc.... Here are ten bloggers I am thankful for ~ and I'm counting them as my blessings this week.

Blogging takes TIME, and time is a precious commodity to the homeschooling mom. I have noticed, however, that homeschooling moms are among the most helpful, genuine, and caring women you will ever meet. I hope you get a chance to visit these bloggers and tell them you appreciate them, too!

621. Tristan @ Our Busy Homeschool

Tristan homeschools her six children and offers practical advice, encouragement, and reviews. She is definitely a mom "in the trenches" who gives of her time to encourage others.

622. Nadene @ Practical Pages

Nadene has lots of notebooking/lapbooking pages on her site. I gain something practical that I can implement right away whenever I visit her site.

623. Angela @ Satori Smiles

This is your go-to spot if you are using Story of the World! I rely on Angela's detailed listing of resources, and I noticed today she blogged about a fun game for the iPad.

624. Jimmie @ The Notebooking Fairy

The Notebooking Fairy is a great resource for notebooking in your homeschool. We use many of the free printables Jimmie offers.

625. Heather @ Blog, She Wrote

Heather, a fellow Five in a Row blogger, has lots of posts about their use of FIAR. I also love visiting her site to gain some math advice - she's a smart cookie!

626. Jolanthe @ Homeschool Creations

I love the printable poems for the First Language Lessons on Jolanthe's site, as well as so many other things. She is one talented blogger!

627. Rebecca @ Mom Seriously

Rebecca's tips for moms have been so helpful to me, and I think she is just a wonderful source of encouragement. If I ever I need some mom wisdom, this is where I go.

628. Ginny @ Small Things

I am fairly new to Ginny's blog, but I love her creations and her knitting projects. She has a link up on Wednesdays (Yarn Along) that I am interested in taking part in. Her photos are beautiful, and so are her children!

629. Jana @ The Homeschool Jungle

Jana offers lots of practical homeschooling advice in a very easy to read, straightforward format.

630. Catherine and Debi @ Charlotte Mason Home Education

TONS of resources for the Charlotte Mason and eclectic homeschooler on this blog. I can never get enough of Charlotte Mason's philosophy and ideas.

What Makes You Happy?

Rain, Rain, Go Away ~
Come Again Some Other Day!

It's one of those dreary, lazy days. I have a day full of piano students coming in and out of the house, and (thanks to Miss B) I have a pretty flowerpot full of colored pencils on my piano. You wouldn't think pencils could change the atmosphere so dramatically, but they HAVE. When I write a comment on someone's music using SLUMBERLAND PURPLE or DRAGON GREEN it just makes us happy. Having happy, lovely things around just changes my mood, how about you?

Oh, and the picture in the background REALLY makes me happy - it's from GMan's three year old preschool class. They dressed all the children up like angels and gave us the pictures for Mother's Day. Talk about a tear jerker. No matter how I am feeling, looking at these pictures always makes me smile.

Leave me a comment and let me know what's lovely in your house that makes you happy.

Have a wonderful weekend!