I so liked my impromptu idea of linking to Allia’s post about the nuts and bolts of homeschooling at her house that I decided to repeat it with another blog … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling: Music, Mayhem, Motherhood
In Part I, I gave an overview of our homeschooling lives. In this post, I provide information about the materials we use and how we chose them. Not every homeschooling … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part II: Curriculum
I took these photos in response to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge entitled “My Neighborhood,” but originally I didn’t tag them as such because this week’s is a “phoneography” challenge … Continue reading After the Snow: Photos
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Back when I was a doula, I had this … Continue reading Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
This week, Allia from Homeschool Happymess published a post answering questions that she got from a reader of her blog. Since I’m in the midst of my own multi-post series … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling: Homeschool Happymess
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details
Periodically, people ask me what homeschooling looks like. This is a tough question to answer because homeschooling can look vastly different in different households. Some families embrace experiential learning and … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part I: Overview
Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the sequel to Southbound, The Barefoot Sisters’ account of their southbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I … Continue reading Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: February 2013
Since reading The Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go! my son has been practicing his comparatives and superlatives. Here’s a brief recap: Him: “Big, bigger, biggest!” Me: “Great, honey!” Him: … Continue reading Blog, Blogger, Bloggest
This post was written as part of this week’s Weekly Writing Challenge from The Daily Post. Step One: Slice a banana into a bowl. Step Two: Stir in a spoonful of … Continue reading An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps
My friend Stacy (of Sanity for Stacy) suggested this topic for a Reader’s Request post. Stacy wrote, “I’d like to hear your thoughts on child spacing, how you decided on … Continue reading Reader’s Request: Child Spacing and Family Size
Imperfect Happiness 