Spilled Milk Blog

  • Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Our family has just ended our annual marathon of Twilight and Harry Potter movies over the holiday, and the Golden Globes feel early this year. (Are they?) Nevertheless, we’re way behind on watching the nominees. My husband taught a film class at our homeschool co-op last year, so he was more on top of it… Read more

  • Fall Meal Plan 1

    Fall Meal Plan 1

    Meal planning is time consuming, so if I’m going to do it I might as well share it, right? It’s November, so we’re feeling in the mood for slow cooker meals, comforting pastas and soups, and hearty meat-and-three dishes over here. This is what I’m planning for my household of five this week. Note: One… Read more

  • My book club’s 2024 reading list

    My book club’s 2024 reading list

    I just started a new book club a couple months ago, and our books have been so great that I thought I’d share our selections here. Read along with us! (This post earns commission on links.) April: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. An ancient manuscripts conservator is called to Sarajevo shortly after the… Read more

  • Boost math skills with this creative workbook

    Boost math skills with this creative workbook

    Contains affiliate links. But this is not a sponsored post, just my honest opinion! If your student needs a little extra help in math, or if they just love math so much that they want some extra math challenges (yes, those kids do exist!) then you’ll want to check out this math workbook for kids.… Read more

  • Our study guide for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    Our study guide for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    I’ll admit, I was a little wary of the idea of doing a study guide for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with my kids. Yeah, yeah…it’s Dickens. It’s a classic. There’s a million adaptations. Even a Muppets version, after all. But then I went back and re-read the short story as an adult, and… Read more

  • The Weary World Rejoices: our new advent devotional has just released

    The Weary World Rejoices: our new advent devotional has just released

    We started this site shortly before the Covid lockdown, and that Christmas I shared daily advent readings on our Instagram account. I’ve gone back to those readings over and over for the past three years, and I’ve finally collected them into a print book. So, without further ado, may I present: The Weary World Rejoices:… Read more