I realized the other day that I haven’t shared many posts on homeschool this school year, because it kind of feels like we’ve been keeping our head above the water, just trying to figure it all out. Then again, no one ever said it was going to be easy. We’re convicted. We take the plunge. We…
homeschool: when it gets hard
We just wrapped up our fifth week of homeschool here for the year of 2014-2015. We’re ready to dive into number six, and I realized when I was organizing their work last Friday, that I was marking off the days we accomplished much like a prisoner would etch into the walls of his cell with his own fingernails….
school work incentives {free star printables}
I looked at the calendar and realized that this time last year, we were considering it. We were about to rock our own world, in making a very hard, scary choice – one I never saw us doing- for a major lifestyle change. And then off the cliff, we went for it, whole heartedly. Homeschooling been this process of finding the…
mills academy, party of six
We stretched it out as long as possible. With carefree days at the pool, Our favorite fun spots with friends, Good times at the park, Learning around the house, Army men stuffed animal wars, Documenting the coolest things ever, And just soaking it all in. For as long as we possibly could. But it was…
10 tips for back to school organization
Pssst: Don’t miss our back to school organizing bundle! We think you’re gonna love it! There’s just something about this time of year. We spent the last 5 days whipping our home back into shape for the upcoming school season. What this really means, is that I went into total panic freakout mode, because I’ve…
homeschool room essentials
We recently received a little note from a sweet reader, Pam, that went a little something like this: …I love your blog and your approach to school with your children. We have thought about this for a year now, and really felt called to do this with our family this year because of various reasons….
5 things to consider before homeschooling {and an update}
This time last year I had no idea we’d be where we are, now. It kind of blows my mind. We’d just finished up another year of school and though I had a few things nagging at me in the back of my mind, I figured we would go for it again next year. At…
artists through the ages: egypt
We’re back with another post in this series, and this time we’re partying it up uh, I mean walking like the Egyptians. Next up in our timeline in artists through the ages were the people of Egypt. And honestly, their lifestyles were so intriguing that everything they did was art. But we chose two simple…
alphabet sewing card printables
Lately, Malone (our youngest) has been asking for some fresh flash cards for the alphabet. You can see our first ones here, and while they were intended for decoration, I realized we could spiff them up a bit to have a bit of a multifunctional purpose. These are the first set, remixed a bit, if…