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When I’m Failing My Kids

When I’m Failing My Kids

March 6, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

I guess today was just one of those days, or maybe this week was just one of those weeks.  The kids have had colds for what feels like months now.  I think the weather is what’s causing us problems:  30 degrees one day, 70 the next.  Anyway, because of all of the sniffling, coughing, puking… blech… school work has been… Read More

Filed Under: Homeschool, Life Tagged With: homeschool, homeschooling challenges, homeschooling journey

Homeschool Home Tour

Homeschool Home Tour

December 19, 2016 By admin 3 Comments

A few months back my friend Kristie and I were having a fabulous bitch session, I mean… oh hell.  I can’t make it any more flowery than that because that’s exactly what it was.  We were bitching.  Hot topic:  Husbands.  It wasn’t a husband-bashing, not really.  It was more a venting of all of those husbandly quirks that at one… Read More

Filed Under: Homeschool, Life Tagged With: cleaning, homeschooling, homeschooling challenges, housekeeping, life

Keeping School Records

Keeping School Records

August 16, 2016 By admin 2 Comments

Since we’ve moved into the new house I have been trying to sort through things and get more organized.  A couple weeks ago I cleaned out the schoolroom closet and pulled out piles upon piles of schoolwork from this past school year and the year prior.  At that point as I was drowning in the heaps of paper I could… Read More

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Unfinished Curriculum

Unfinished Curriculum

August 9, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

Every year we spend several hundred dollars on curriculum for our homeschooling needs.  Starting in about March of each school year I begin thinking about the next year, exploring new curriculum options, thinking about what to add, what to change, what to do differently.  All year long, I am exposed to homeschooling friends’ curriculum choices and curriculum collections. But three… Read More

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I Hate Homeschooling

I Hate Homeschooling

February 13, 2016 By admin 1 Comment

Hate is probably a strong word.  Dislike greatly.  But guess what… I think it gets better. First, let me tell you what brought me to the decision to homeschool in the first place. My daughter, now 7 years old, was an advanced reader.  If you’re anything like her kindergarten teacher you’re shaking your head with that all knowing, “yes, yes… Read More

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Hi there! I am Karmen and this is my blog about my unlikely journey into homesteading, homeschooling, and life. Here you will find all of the wit, grit, and shit that goes down in my life on the farm and pretty much everywhere I go. Read More…

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Finding a Schedule That Works For Me

Finding a Schedule That Works For Me

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Keeping up with the “norm”

Keeping up with the “norm”

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Why your teen should take a Safe-Relationship Class

Why your teen should take a Safe-Relationship Class

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