Exploring the subtleties of homesteading in an unlikely way
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
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
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
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
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
