February Fun
Last school year I started realizing how much I craved adult connection and in particular, connection with other homeschool moms. Most of the moms at church also homeschool, but it’s…
Read moreField Trips
I don’t know if they’re even called field trips when you’re homeschooling or if they’re called family outings or excursions. Whatever the name, this year I was determined to make a…
Read moreThanksgiving Reality Check
I decided to kick off our Thanksgiving week with a little dress up and stories. In my dreams we invited the cousins to join us. I had visions of fire…
Read moreBaseball
We were thrilled to discover there is a Little League team in our tiny town this year. I’d been wishing for a way to get the boys involved in something…
Read moreBasement Living
Remember that finishing out the basement project I moaned and squealed about by turns, oh, about a year ago? Well, I’ve been realizing I never posted any finished pictures. By…
Read moreWFMW: Staying Motivated
Motivation has been one of our toughest hurdles since we’ve started homeschooling. One student flies through his work so fast he hardly takes time to think. The other can spend…
Read moreThe Beauty of Art & Music
One of the things I love about homeschooling is the way it has created a little free time for the arts starting in elementary school. Someone gave us a piano…
Read moreWFMW: The long jump
Have kids? Check Have Christmas cookies? Check Have cold weather? Check Have kids eating more sugar than normal and cooped up inside because of cold weather? Check.Check.Check. One day when…
Read moreBack to School
Where or WHERE has the summer gone? I blinked three times and it was the end of August and time to stare at school books again! We loved our summer…
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