Weekly Photo Challenge: Urban
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: Urban
Category: Homeschool
The Well-Known, Unknown Homeschooler
As a homeschooler, I’ve been feeling a little nervous with all of the news reports and blog posts (like this one and this one) that are coming up making a big … Continue reading The Well-Known, Unknown Homeschooler
Homeschool by Ear: A Sound Study
This post was inspired by Weekly Writing Challenge: The Sound of Blogging from The Daily Post. If I’m lucky, it’s silent when I get out of bed except for the … Continue reading Homeschool by Ear: A Sound Study
Back to School, Homeschool-Style
As homeschoolers, we don’t really go “back” to school—in fact, we never left—but we often end up getting caught up in the back-to-school excitement anyway. In recognition of this shared … Continue reading Back to School, Homeschool-Style
Book Review: Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serrailier
Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serraillier (Illustrated by Severin) My rating: 5 of 5 stars My daughter and I recently began volume 2 of Susan Wise Bauer’s The Story of the … Continue reading Book Review: Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serrailier
Weekly Photo Challenge: Today
This is my photographic response to this week’s 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: Today
The Rodney Dangerfield of Biomes
I’m having a much easier time finding books about rainforests at our local library than I did finding books about grasslands. You’d think that with so many different names (prairie, steppes, … Continue reading The Rodney Dangerfield of Biomes
‘Tis the Season for Candy-Cane Mishaps.
I made dinner tonight while wearing a firefighter’s helmet. This isn’t a metaphor. My son was wearing his construction hard hat and wanted me to wear the firefighter’s helmet. So … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for Candy-Cane Mishaps.
How is a Plastic Plate Like Ancient Babylon?
For the past two days, I’ve been attempting to do just one thing at a time, rather than distractedly doing fifteen things at once as I usually do. I try … Continue reading How is a Plastic Plate Like Ancient Babylon?
Beef Stoop and Porcupine Scat (or, Adventures in Homeschooling)
Today, the kids and I were all in ornery moods. It was sunny outside and it might not be nice out much longer, so I decided to embrace the pleasant … Continue reading Beef Stoop and Porcupine Scat (or, Adventures in Homeschooling)
Weirdos Unite!
Last night, my husband came home from a day-long work event with a story. He and his colleagues were eating lunch together, when one of his colleagues at the end … Continue reading Weirdos Unite!
Textbook Thrills
It probably says a lot about just how unexciting a person I am, but I get quite a rush from ordering new homeschool materials. Most homeschoolers do this in the … Continue reading Textbook Thrills
Imperfect Happiness 