“There’s no better way to inform and expand your mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature . . . You can get into the best minds that are now or that have [...]
Peek into our family’s fun, American History Day
Dec2
Some school days are just a bit more fun than others, especially when learning takes on a whole new twist. Rarely do I have time to write about our home school journey, but this is one of those fun activities [...]
Home School, Private School or Public School: Touchy Subject
May27
A recent post on the New York Times parenting site made this statement. “There are certain words you learn to use carefully when you write about parenting. Breastfeeding is one. Co-sleeping is another. Home schooling is on the list, too. [...]
Brain Power: How Deeply Do you Think?
May11
Many stay-at-home moms mourn the state of their “brain power.” With wiping noses, changing diapers, and speaking on a 2 year old’s vocabulary level, the tendency can be to forget the power and gift that deep thinking can be. We [...]
How to Make Snowflake Crystals
Apr17
Homeschooling is so much a part of our every day life, but I realize it’s not something I address on my blog very often. With our oldest child weighing in at the ripe, old age of 16, and our youngest [...]
Enjoying a Real Live Turkey Day
Nov27
As most of you were pulling frozen turkeys from your freezers on Tuesday, my homeschool group was enjoying a real live turkey day.
Fun surprise
Nov11
I had a fun surprise this morning when I received an email that I am a finalist for the Home school blog awards. Even though I don’t often post about my home school adventure, homeschooling has been our educational path [...]
Fuh-net-ics- HELP!
Oct22
I’ve mentioned now and then that we home school. Yep – I sure do, but this post isn’t about that fact .It’s about the English language, and my poor kids trying to learn it.Do you understand how crazy our phonetic [...]
Expanding the bad word vocabulary
Oct9
Expressing oneself openly is a dynamic part of our happy, but harried homestead.Many people say to me that they want to be a fly on our wall…I doubt that. You would definitely get smooshed.I let a little chaos, maybe some [...]
