If you’re considering homeschooling for the first time, you’re probably lying awake at night thinking about all the things that won’t get done around the house, obsessing over curriculum choices, and trying to decide which local co-op to join. [Note: If you’re currently in your […]

This weekend my 11-year-old son had a friend over for the day. The friend is someone my son has known for years through scouting. He isn’t homeschooled, and to the best of my knowledge he isn’t even weird. The day consisted of tons of video […]

I’ve seen a lot of frazzled momma posts on social media lately asking for advice on how to homeschool (or accomplish anything at all) with littles underfoot. It’s an age-old problem and I think one that gets sweeter and more manageable the farther from that […]

I haven’t blogged much through the holidays and while I could make the usual homeschool excuses – holiday baking, Christmas crafts, sewing costumes for the live nativity we put on in our backyard every year, etc – I know I should just be honest. I […]

Best. First. Day. Ever. Seriously, you guys. The kids were happy, laughing, bummed when our work was complete and told me over and over again how fun they thought school was today. And, it was our first day with three school-goers! I fully understand that […]

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 […]

I’ve mentioned that I’m incredibly excited to begin teaching my kindergartener using My Father’s World! As the school year looms, my first priority is to determine how to best organize all the goodies that accompany this package. After some research and pondering, I created a […]

“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 […]

I’ve spent the last several days digging into the curriculum we chose for my kindergartener and I am so excited for the coming year. Here are my initial thoughts: FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE. While I was still debating whether to order, I spoke to a very […]

I’m about to embark on my fifth year of homeschooling. This may not sound like a big number to some of you, but to me, it’s CRAZY. Five years and we’ve SURVIVED. Figuring that a little introspection is good for the soul, I have been […]