Happy New Year! Do you have resolutions? Every year I make this list of things I want to accomplish. I don’t think about it again until about July, and then the week of Christmas I get weirded-out because I haven’t accomplished the things on my New Year’s resolutions. One thing I really need to [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope all of you are having a great holiday week! I know that not everyone celebrates in the same way, but this time of year is so full of holidays and warm family times. I hope that you are taking advantage of this time. I also know that school [...]

Did you know that homeschooling was a growing trend? I live in an area that has decent schools, relatively speaking, and still I meet a lot of parents who are new to homeschooling or who are considering homeschooling. I believe that “the establishment” is not reporting correct numbers of homeschooling children. Part of the reason [...]

Sometimes I get so caught up in providing my daughter with a better education than she would get in the public school alternative to our homeschool, that I forget that she needs down time, too. I get caught up in the idea of what science curriculum we will use when she finishes her current one. [...]

My daughter is reading several books at one time. She has two started on the e-reader, one hardcover book, and is listening to a different audio book. Yes, I consider listening to the audio book reading. How can I do that? Well, part of the reason I want my daughter to read is to increase [...]