I remember what it was liking starting out with homeschooling back in 2001. I had that crazy eyed look of a mom frantic to find out all the things… and to figure out a way to WIN at homeschooling. Homeschooling, like life, is a long journey, though. It is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. […]
Homeschool Hacks for the Library … and a Grief Observed
I’ve spent the last few days cataloging my book cases on GoodReads. I discovered recently that the app allows you to scan books with your smart phone by the UPC or the front cover “art”. I tried it out, mesmerized by how well it worked. I would say about 1 of 20 books on my […]
Last List for a Homeschool Graduate
My big kid graduates in August and he’s finishing up a lot of loose ends between now and then. I have his transcript ready except for final grades in this year’s columns in the classes he’s finishing up. I thought some of you with graduating teens (or teens who are graduating soon) might like to […]
10 Children’s Books Worth Checking Out (and a give-away)
It has been a while since I cleaned off my children’s book review shelf and I have a slew of good books to bring to your attention this time. Many of these were given to me by the publisher or author to look at because they felt we were a good fit as a homeschool, […]
22 Homeschool Mom Goals
Remember that graphic I shared at the beginning of 2016 that said… “Count your blessings instead of your crosses?” Then it went on to ask you to add up gains instead of losses, joys instead of woes, friends instead of foes, smiles instead of tears, courage instead of fears, full years instead of lean, kind […]
Wrapping Up a Homeschool School-year and Grading the Teacher
So the summer has begun. I officially quit adding to the weekly assignment list spiral over a week ago and we are in our first 2 month summer break in a long while. We have homeschooled year round by necessity for the past few years because of distractions (two of them who are 6 and […]
Swapping Books Instead of Buying Them – Just Pay Postage!
I’m sure that you’ve probably heard of Paperback Swap by now, but I just had to share about it in case you haven’t. I love swapping books and finding things that our local libraries don’t carry. Ever notice how hard it is to find good books that are recommended by your history curriculum these days? […]
