Why I homeschool.
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Who do you want to be when you grow up?
I think instead of asking our kids, "WHAT do you want to be when you grow up?" I think we should be asking, "WHO do you want to be when...
Our First Day of Homeschool Kindergarten
So after a few years of contemplating the idea of homeschooling. I decided to finally make the leap this year after my photography...
Moms: Get In Front of the Camera, You Won't Regret It.
When was the last time you were in a photo with your kids? You can't remember a time? I know the feeling. After my third kid, I dreaded...
Why We are Teaching Our Five Year Old to Cook
For the longest time, my husband would come home and start cooking alone. He is a MUCH better cook than me. He really likes to take his...
Cultivating a Grateful Spirit at Home
I slumped in a pile of tears today. My day started so crappy. The first thing my daughter says to me this morning is: “Mom, I don’t like...
Why My Kids Beg Me To Read Over 50 Books A Week
So I was at the park the other day. I struck up a conversation with a certified teacher that was watching a 2 year old and a 4 year old...
Why I am Not Afraid of My Kids Getting Messy
So it was finally 66 degrees today. After sleet/snow for the past TWO weeks. I needed to be outside! So we took a bike ride. After a few...
The Moments When I am The MOST Proud of My Kids
So today, I had a parent "win" moment. My daughter finally sat down at the library touch screen computer to play some games and a little...
Why I Limit Screen Time
So I came home from church today. The kids' behavior was pretty good at church, considering that we had to be there through 2.5...
When It's Okay to Sit Around and "Do Nothing."
So I am sitting watching the 8th puppet show of the day. Before this, we were playing train set at the children's museum for over an...
6 Day of Dr. Seuss, Literature Unit
DAY ONE: ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH After reading the book, I had the kids paint with red, blue, white and green paint on paper....
"What Do You Do All Day?" And Other Top Homeschooling Questions.
Every time I tell someone that I homeschool, it's like and have a third eye growing out of my head. Sometimes I get the response of...
Four educational ways to reuse an old egg container
So we get 18 eggs a week. That's a lot of eggs. I have all of these containers left over. I came up with four different ways to use the...
What to do with your kids for 8 hours (and only watch 30 mins. of TV)
So today I challenged myself. It is really cold outside and I was low on gas money for the week. So the question I had for myself was...