We are a young, fun-loving, crazy, disciple-making, intentional, home-schooling, adventure-seeking, purpose-pursuing family living in the heart of Jozi yet trying to do life at our own pace.
This blog is about sharing our stories, our thoughts, our experiences, our lives; hoping that they will help, encourage and inspire other families out there.....as we all do this adulting thing :)
Tuesday was our first day back at “school” (we generally start our learning time on a Tuesday because Mondays are our standing family days as Mama and Baba usually have work on weekends). I could’ve done with another week or even month off, but I had actually missed our beloved reading…
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It’s holiday season again, and many of us will be travelling across the country to spend some well-needed resting time, or to visit loved ones! For us, travelling has turned into a whole new game, because we have three little humans to consider. So, I thought I should share some…
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I’ve had to answer this question so many times. Sometimes to seemingly well-meaning people and sometimes to seemingly judgmental or skeptical ones. I guess homeschooling is not quite the norm in our nation….so more often than not, when the topic of school comes up in conversation, I have to brace…
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We recently spent a week focusing on learning more about our five senses. We read some great books on the subject, from friends and from the library. Here are some of the fun activities we got up to, most of them from Learn-Play-Imagine: SENSE OF TASTE We played a game…
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Yep, yep!!! We are at it again! Expecting our 4th sweet bundle 🙂 I’m soooo excited!! Anyone who knows us knows that we’ve always wanted a big family! Our number was initially 5-7 but over the years, we eventually settled on 4, with the possibility of 5 haha! But…
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If you are what you eat, then your grocery list is very important. Here are some things I do to help our family eat better: 1) I try not to buy junk food when I’m grocery shopping…..the general rule is that we buy per craving……so if you’re craving chocolate bad…
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THE PRO’S OF MARRIAGE : PRO #73 One of the greatest benefits of marriage for me has been the amazing blessing of being able to use my husband’s phone to buzz mine every single day that I’ve lost it in the house 🙂
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We’ve got some really good books on learning about the weather and the different seasons, but here are some of the fun activities that we’ve used to reinforce the ideas and concepts. THE WEATHER GAME We love playing this free printable weather game. It’s fun and helps the kids remember…
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Every time I go to gym I can’t help but be inspired by all the people there, it’s inspiring on so many levels. Firstly, people at gym have made a resolution: to work on having a fitter/healthier/stronger/slimmer body. It’s one thing just deciding on something, but when you have to…
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Financially, I’m not sure which one, between my husband and I, married up, because we both don’t have money, except for that inheritance lumpsum waiting for me (lol! I wish); and our families are far far far from balling. Education-wise, I’m also not sure. He went to a high school…
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I'm Unathi (aka MamakaKumi), and the main storyteller here :) I hope you enjoy reading about our colourful life :)
