Into the thick of it...
Here we are, six weeks into the school year. How's it going? How are YOU doing? Me...let's see. The thing about homeschooling is that...
7 Rules for Family Vacation Planning
What do I want to do? I want to travel. I want to have a home, a stable place to come back to. I love my house. There are days, months...
How do homeschooling and working fit?
A quick Google search will show you that families where both parents work and homeschool are not uncommon. Add ours to the mix. I have...
Starting something new...
With two of my boys, we will be continuing where we left of in May/June. Reading Eggs, Math and Spelling for Jude. For Sam, a variety...
Plan big...go far.
A new homeschooling year is upon us. We've had the summer to ponder the mistakes of the past. Soon, it will be time to begin again. When...
My current homeschool curriculum: Catholic Heritage Curricula
A company that I have used almost from the beginning of my homeschool journey is Catholic Heritage Curricula. I can't even remember now...
Homeschooling and learning to read
I have three boys that have come up through my "home school." Ben was my first. In the beginning, I was idealistic. I loved to read. ...
My current homeschool curriculum: Math
Math-U-See I have used Math-U-See almost from the beginning. Ben (my oldest homeschooler) and I have a rocky relationship when it comes...
Vacation Musings
I am a consummate vacation planner. I'm always planning our next vacation. My husband laughs at me, wonderingly. Today, when it started...
An honest homeschool discussion...
My husband and I had an honest discussion about the state of our homeschool. Here's the gist of how my side of the conversation went....