What Rainy Days are made for . . .
My small boy sat at the kitchen bar today, with his sisters, after lunch. They were discussing what to do with this rainy, gray afternoon. We settled on a new movie they had borrowed a…
Category: Stuff we love!
Really, how much can you have to say about a pencil sharpener?? (Um . . .you’d be surprised!)
It’s funny the things you don’t consider B.H. (Before Homeschooling). For us, one of the bigger revelations this past fall was the difference a lousy pencil sharpener could make to our school day. I never…
The Half-Way Mark
If I compare this one-year journey to a marathon, I suppose I am officially “half-way” through. I’ve just finalized our 2nd quarter grades. I’ve printed them (A’s = free doughnuts, YO!), filed them (for my…
Blood, Candy, and Other Related Subjects
I need to take a moment to thank the BTDT (been there, done that) homeschooling moms who recommended we look into Apologia Science for our kids this year. It has been the most wonderful journey…
Unlocking the ‘Mommy Guilt’ Code
I don’t make New year’s Resolutions. As one friend of mine so eloquently put it – “Why should I set myself up for one more opportunity to fail?” I think we’ve all felt like this…
You have not because you ask not . . .
I have decided that small boys are like little sponges. They will soak up whatever information you give to them – good, bad, or indifferent! In addition, I’ve realized that they will also give you…
October
So apparently FALL has arrived, or Autumn, as I’m more accustomed to calling it. Either way, we’ve noticed a distinct drop in the humidity and, for at least 3 whole days, a dip in the…
Burnt Toast and Miranda Rights
So today has been a MONDAY – in every CAPS LOCK sense of the word. There was basic non-descript bickering after breakfast, a staggered start to school work (not really the kids’ fault), more sibling…
Who likes Fractions?
So we’ve officially made it 1/6 of the way through our experimental year of homeschooling. The early start we got in August means we’ve now completed 31 days (of the required 180). I decided to…
8 hours x 5
“What did you do with your 8 hours, Mommy?” I laughed out loud but really, this question sucked all the oxygen out of the car the first time I heard it from my 1st grader!…