I remember the day we hired our first babysitter. It only took us 2.5 years to get around to it. A wedding was coming up that our entire family would be attending as well, so our go-to childcare option was off the table. It was the first time we paid lots and lots of money […]
Homeschool Life
Teaching Typing Skills – Quickly and Efficiently {VLOG}
Tap, tap, tap… “YESSSSSSSSSSSS!” I hear my son shout. He has just received a promotion. We are in our second month of exploring Keyboard Classroom and we both couldn’t be more pleased. Finally, after searching off and on for a while, we’ve found a typing program that we both like. Our time is just too […]
Making Math Mission Possible today…
This morning was fraught with tears as we continued to pick up dropped studies from last week. We stripped down to just a few things last week as we buckled down to pull everything together for our state’s homeschool Mid-Year Refresher and Leadership Conference that Rich and I organized. Our theme for the Leadership Conference was […]
Ultimate Brain Breaks – Fall Break Sale!!!
This last weekend our family traveled up to Flagstaff, AZ to speak to a homeschool group there. It was so wonderful. I love sharing with others about the joys of homeschooling and it was a special treat to get to speak alongside my hubby and fellow AFHE board member, Nancy. The kids had fun running […]
You Might Be a Homeschool Mom if…
Can anyone relate? We are in week 3 of our 4 week swim lesson stint and when I’m not wiping the sweat off or spraying the baby girl down with cold water, I’m lesson planning like crazy! I never would have imaged that my days lounging by the pool would actually be research and planning sessions! But […]
Teatime Talk and Popcorn Reading
Any other tea drinkers out there? Winter weather, even here in the Arizona desert, has a way of bringing out the teapots. In this B.O.Y. heavy house, I try every once in a while to help civilize them. My husband just rolls his eyes. I look at it as a way to not only prepare them for marriage […]