Gatherings

Here’s what’s happening in my kitchen…My big success is that I actually went grocery shopping and bought more than 2 days worth of food! I am considering making a “cooking schedule” so that the kids can help me with the cooking. Right now there’s a chicken roasting in the oven.
With the children…They are [...]

Yesterday, on February 1rst, it immediately occurred to me that I had survived homeschooling in January!! It can really be the hardest month in the homeschool year.
Before I even realized it, I was already getting back in the groove and accelerating our days. I have a little method I use:
September-October: Get the cobwebs out [...]

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This picture is of my little sanctuary. I’ll explain more about it in a minute…
Well, it’s January. That’s a very significant statement to most homeschoolers. If you’re asking “why?” I’ll explain for your sake. It’s because, for most of us, January is the hardest month to homeschool!! We’ve been homeschooling since September, we’re [...]

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What’s happening in my home?….
In my kitchen… I am trying to work on more variety in my kitchen. I can easily get in a cooking rut, cooking the same [...]

Raising children is a challenge. I don’t think anyone would dispute this, especially other parents! My children are a blessing and I love them. But it’s still a challenge and I am convinced that when I look back on my life it will have been up there near or at the top of challenges I [...]

Over the years I have tried to be a very diligent homeschooler. I wanted to provide the best education possible for my children. It’s really not easy, certainly not as easy as some of those homeschool books make it seem!!
My oldest is 16 years old and has always homeschooled showing I have been doing this [...]

We’ve made some changes in our homeschooling curriculum this year, at least in History and Literature. For years I have followed a literature based curriculum almost to the letter, seeking whenever possible to check every box. This year finances inspired me to seek to venture out on my own a little.
We used Sonlight for 8 [...]

The simple pleasures in life, the ones that are either free or close to it can be the most enjoyable. Our family loves a campfire! This year they were a bit more rare but we did enjoy smores by the fire on Monday.

With the craziness of summer and the push to start school it [...]

Yes! We survived our first week of homeschooling!! =) Happy Dance!!
I am teaching 3 grades: (Tyler) 11th, (Christian) 7th and (Rachel) 6th grade. This year I am pulling alot of stuff together, moreso than usual.
We are all studying U.S. History this year and we are starting with colonization. This week we are focusing [...]