Hello and Happy New Year readers! I’d like to start my apologizing for just dropping off the blog scene without sharing what was going on in my life. I mean I could have at least put something on my Facebook page, right!? Ten months ago, I received news that changed my life. This news…
Some posts contain affiliate links, see my disclosure You’ve decided to homeschool your kindergartener (hurray!), but you don’t know where to start. Allow me to share 5 tips as you navigate your homeschool journey. At the time of this article I’m in my 9th year as a home-educator. My class roll consists of 3…
Some posts contain affiliate links. Don’t you love it. The well meaning stranger comments on how cute your children are, then proceeds to tell you in almost the same breath to enjoy it while you can because the teenage years are a beast. It took a few times of this playing out for us…
Ah, with warmer temperatures approaching and the exodus of winter, many of us are starting to fire up our spring cleaning project list. Some posts contain affiliate links see my disclosure policy I’ve been tackling our linen closet in phases, and I’m so excited to share it with you! I started two years…
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For our family, home-education has been a beautiful journey in more ways than just learning itself. One of my favorite aspects of homeschooling is the opportunity to create an environment where mastery is at the heart of our learning. However, a common issued that we’ve experience in our own home is what to do when…
We celebrated Valentine’s Day for the first two years of our marriage. After that, I went to my husband with an unusual proposal. Let’s not do this anymore. Why? I’m glad you asked. My husband was already leading the way by his expressions of love & appreciation. It would still be a few years…
So here we are folks. 2015, the year Big Brother graduates from high school. *Sigh* We’ve been moving along pretty well this school year in spite of our family relocating over the summer (which cut into my planning time for this school year), and adding Lil’ Dozer to our homeschool roll. While Big Brother worked diligently…
Before we moved last summer, our office was in the finished basement. Which also served as our family room and play area for our tribe. Now, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that having a large indoor space for children to play is a blessing. But (you knew that was coming, didn’t you?),…
I am amazed at how much paper fills my office trash can each week. Even more sobering is the amount of paper that ends up on my desk taking up precious work space. Over the summer my husband & I purchased new desks for our home office. Ideally, my new desk would provide more work…