Nothing is the way I thought it would be when we began this homeschooling journey. Despite my plans in those early years, no one entered school in 4th grade. No one continued with a classical education. And we didn’t keep going with our memory work. No one has learned Latin….yet. Our history doesn’t cycle consistently…
I recently left my position at the homeschool writing company, Brave Writer. This was a major life change and I wanted to record it on my blog. While on staff at Brave Writer, I wrote 50 party school guides, full of amazing book club activities and ideas! As a fun exercise in creativity, I included…
A few years ago, our children received Outdoor Adventure themed Christmas and birthday gifts to equip them for family outdoor adventures for years to come. They received many of the essential items required for our family outdoor adventures. Since then we have traveled the US from coast to coast and I am grateful that we always…
We love to play with language in our house. Words. Idioms. Jokes. Figurative language. It’s all part of the atmosphere of learning that we have created in this house and it is easier to create that you might realize. We repeat our favorite lines from movies and TV shows, share silly puns, attempt to solve riddles,…
Our family began a simple tradition many years ago with two simple family conversation starters that had an incredibly positive impact on our dinner conversation. We stopped asking our kids how their day was and began asking two simple questions: What was the highlight of your day? (or what was your favorite part of the…
Laundry sits in piles upstairs. There are two loads waiting to be folded and two are sitting in the washer and dryer. Campfire scented top sheets are tossed haphazardly on the floor so I don’t forget to wash them next. None of these piles include my own laundry which is overflowing in a basket down…
Occasionally it occurs to me that I am allowed to spoil ME. Yep. Momma is allowed to spoil herself. It’s not a crazy concept, but it’s often a forgotten one. It’s easy to forget to take care of me in the midst of swim team, carpool, cleaning, and summer projects. And sometimes there just is…
