Category Archives: life as we know it

ten things I’m loving right now

**{thanks for your homeschooling book suggestions!  Using random.org to choose, the winner of Educating the WholeHearted Child is #38 Lisa H.  Congrats — look for an email from me!}** : 1.  the very full, very pink roses outside my front door.  My husband and I wonder exactly what we did right last fall to make...

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why we’re switching to a flexible year-around homeschool schedule

Our kiddos just recently closed the books, calling May 17th ‘our last day of school’.  We’re all anticipating more open and relaxed days ahead! At least until we pick back up again end of June. For years, our normal homeschool routine lasted late August until about mid-May with a variety of options for how the...

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in my kitchen :: Italian sausage and noodles, with peppers, garlic and basil

So I mentioned yesterday about a Mother’s Day gift to myself…one which is different from our normal: quiet time in the kitchen to COOK!   Usually our celebrations include a break from fixing the family  meal, and my husband takes over or we’ll eat out.  My family was completely up to that task, Sunday found...

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my youngest lady-in-waiting and resources for mothering girls

{this post contains referral links, please see my full disclosure here – thanks for your support!} : By the time my third girl came along, I was fairly confident of my mothering skills. I grew up with sisters, and two girls had come before this bundle.  Surely, I was a pro! I was wrong, that’s what...

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5 myths of homeschooling :: the teen version

My 14-yr old freshman and I have been talking about her high school years and planning ahead.  I often ask for her thoughts, what’s going well or not. While there are classes and activities, attending regular school hasn’t been a request.  She loooves homeschooling. We recently had some fun compiling a short list of what her peers...

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