Tell more than two people that you’ve chosen to homeschool, and you’ll have gotten at least one uncomfortable, “Oh…” Why? Because homeschooling is weird. And homeschoolers are weird. But, if we take the time to breakdown the things that make homeschoolers socially abnormal, we might […]

When we first began to research homeschooling, prevailing wisdom told us not to place too much pressure on ourselves and not to look at the decision as a life sentence. Take it one year at a time, one day at a time, whatever – but […]

“There is only one difference between the madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” – Salvador Dali We may all define “sanity” a bit differently, but we can probably agree on the fact that homeschooling can sometimes pull […]

After years of dreaming about having a garden, we finally dug in (literally!) and planted a beauty this year. Harvesting has begun, which got me thinking about what an amazing teaching opportunity it has been for the whole family. Third-day creation lesson in living technicolor. […]

I woke up this morning with a nagging feeling. I had ignored most of the hype around the solar eclipse and was only vaguely worried about not making any of my children blind. But this morning, I felt that old familiar nudge of homeschooling mommy […]