I’m coming up on my 12th year of homeschooling. Astonishing! If I had been a public school teacher as I trained to be in college, I would have earned somewhere around $350,000 in the past 12 years, give or take a few thousand. I would have spent somewhere around 2,000 hours teaching literature, grammar, and [...]
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Can you believe that July is almost half done already? I can’t! It seems like this summer just flew by. By the time that you’re reading this, we will have already started our new school year. How about you? When does your year start? Kidwash : Peanuts are Evil I rarely link to my own [...]
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When my sister’s kids were visiting the other day, they shared with much excitement how they are doing Flylady’s Summer Bootcamp. They were enthusiastic as they told me all about it. I wonder if they really knew that it was “cleaning camp?” My sister is very good about making cleaning/chores fun. Since this visit, [...]
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Here are two simple crafts you and your children can make to help celebrate the 4th of July. Both crafts could be used in a Patriotic parade or simply to make your children more festive in July! If you are planning a gathering for July the 4th, you could prepare the supplies for these crafts, [...]
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My husband and I have joked that we are raising two little farm boys in a townhome in Northern Virginia, not an easy task, believe me. Our youngest once devised a plan for keeping a goat in a pen outside our living room window. He didn’t think the neighbors would mind too much as long [...]
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Jellyfish we caught at the beach Our family loves the beach, and this year we plan on spending a lot of time there. So in honor of our love for the beach, this week’s link list is all about the beach and the ocean. Paper Octopus – Craft Day I love this cute little fellow! [...]
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