Hi ,So you've probably had your inbox inundated with sales emails from every single website or online store you've ever bought anything from. I'm gonna keep this short. I'm giving you a 50% off coupon on anything in my store, when you spend $5. This...
Hey ,This is my last year of kindergarten. My youngest daughter is 5, and a bright, curious, eager-to-learn child. She loves working with me on "school" and her favorite toys are the "school" toys I bought her (to keep her occupied while I was workin...
Hey ,So it's trash day here. And our area reduced our pickup to 3 bags every 2 weeks. You'd think as a large family, this might be an issue right? Not really -- we recycle a lot, and we compost. So keeping it to just a couple bags a week isn't that h...
Hey ,Anyone else feeling a little slow this fall? Just me? Cool, cool.. Seriously, I have a BAD case of the summer lag here. I'm feeling like I'm behind already, and we *only* just started. (Yes.. literally our first day of "school" was TODAY! Oy.....
Hey ,As evidenced by the right-turn my summer plans took earlier (nothing like a broken bone to derail everything!), parenting is not always easy. And like any full-time job, sometimes you need a break! Now, as a single parent, I tend to get more "br...
Hey ,Thank you all for your well-wishes! My little girl is doing fine, especially now that she has a walking cast on. 3 more weeks, and she should be good to go! Recently, I met with my local homeschool group for an "End-of-Year" picnic. One of the t...
Hey ,The last time I emailed, I was (slightly) whining about how crazy busy June was. I should have kept my mouth shut! Shortly after I sent that email, my youngest tripped and faceplanted on our concrete front steps. 1 trip to the ER later, she had...
Hey ,Ok so with 6 kids, life *generally* is busy. That really can't be helped much. But June... June gets *crazy* busy. Oh. My. STARS!Between end-of-year events, recitals, awards ceremonies, family events, picnics, and grads... there are SO MANY THIN...
Hey ,While we tend to homeschool year round, it's the time of year where we're finishing books, completing projects and I'm starting the process of planning for next year. And in order to plan for next year, I need to take stock of where we ended up...
Hey ,I finally put together the resources we used to study Ancient Greece (LAST year, OOPS!)I love using unit studies to dive deep into a topic. And I use unit studies specifically for history and science. You can find a few of our studies on the si...