Growing up, I moved A LOT! 29 times to be exact! I’ve lived in the south where I found my fondness for real southern sweet tea, not the stuff you find at McD’s. I lived in New England where everything…
Read moreEvery year we do a family activity advent calendar. It’s filled with our family traditions like drinking hot cocoa, watching a Christmas movie, driving around to look at the Christmas lights, sledding, making blank Thank You Cards (to fill out…
Read moreAs a homeschool blogger, I follow a bunch of other amazing homeschoolers. Some of whom choose adoption, which is awesome, and naturally they talk about their experiences with adoption from the point of view of the adoptive parents. However, lately I’ve…
Read moreThe top 3 reasons we do not homeschool. This post is in response to Nicole of Half Mom/Half Amazing’s recent video. I agree with ALL of her reasons, but I’m putting our top 3 here! If you get a chance,…
Read morePokemon Go EXPLODED! It has over 9 million users already! Honestly I can see why. If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s a mix of geocaching and traditional Pokemon games. It’s a really neat idea and this type of…
Read moreAs you know, I love where I live. However… I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Field trips are not that easy. The closest zoo in our state is about 7 hours from me, aquarium about 11 hours, and large museum…
Read moreThis post uses affiliate links, I only share products that I love and use myself. Please read my full disclosure policy. We just recently got our first Life of Fred book and are loving it! I heard many homeschool moms share their…
Read moreThe way I see it there are two groups of homeschoolers. The largest group is faith based homeschoolers who include scripture and other religious things in their homeschool day. Then there are secular homeschoolers, most of whom I’ve found to…
Read moreAs homeschool parents we plan out our curriculum for the year. However, we also have the ability to switch gears to something our child seems interested in. This is exactly how this lesson came about. My 3 year old son…
Read moreWe like to say we have been homeschooling since birth, meaning our children have never attended any pre-k or head start. In fact, our children have never been to daycare, and have only been babysat twice EVER. Once, I was even in…
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