Lets Talk Homeschool

            Why do I homeschool?  There are a lot of reasons for why I do what I do.  One reason is that I worked in the public school system for seven years.  Although I had many positive experiences there, the thought of sending my children off to school scares me!  There are so many aspects [...]

We started a new school year today.  I have 2 first graders and a pre-ker!  I’m always amazed at where the times goes and how they grow so quickly.
Our day was full and busy.  We were lazy first thing but once we got going, it was full speed.  I wanted them to enjoy the “first [...]

I’ve turned into a bit of a health-nut
….pretty funny for a girl who happily snacked her way through childhood on Little Debbies,
lots of Coca-cola, and neon orange chee-tos!   But a little over 
4 years ago I started making some dietary changes that have paid
HUGE dividends for our family in the area of our health—
*My husband’s cholesterol and bloodpressure are lower [...]

A few years ago, my friend Deidra, a successful and smart career woman, became the mom of a precious baby girl after already raising one son to adulthood and spending several years in the workforce.  In the beginning, they made the decision for her husband to stay home and she would keep on working.  But [...]

You know the cliche: When life gives you lemons…make lemonade. Sure enough I had planned on making lemonade this week, but I didn’t have the lemons. They were on my grocery list. I also didn’t have the book, Lentil, we were planning on studying–it was at the library. So I figured that on Monday morning, [...]

Now that I am getting through the shock of letting my oldest child beginning public school this year, I have realized I have quite a challenge in front of me. I thought I had this homeschooling thing down, I am an old pro by now, and then life threw me a curb ball. I have [...]

We’re doing an ice cream unit this week and so far, so good. We’ve enjoyed having fun with it. How can you not? It’s ice cream, right?
So I had this fabulous idea to make “ice cream cones” but instead of the regular ice cream, I’d use cones, cake batter and some frosting [...]

It is ironic that one of my first post on this site will be of an ending to homeschooling for my oldest child. This year, after hours of discussion and many tears and prayer, my husband and are considering letting her attend public school. I still feel shock in writing this.
Our last stipulation is a [...]