Our New Year is off to a lovely and productive start and I hope yours is too! I’m not a huge one for making resolutions, but when I do they’re usually along the lines of “I’m not going to suck at growing tomatoes this year”. This year I’m not so much making a resolution as […]
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As a homeschool family we spend a lot of time together. And frankly, sometimes it gets to be too much of a good thing. I know if they are getting on each other’s nerves, and on my nerves, then I’m probably getting on their nerves as well. So I make them leave me the heck […]
Read More I Make My Kids Leave Me Alone For An Hour Every Day (And So Should You).Despite the fact that little signs of fall are popping up everywhere, and we are fully aware that Halloween is just around the corner, we will likely be scrambling to pull together last minute bits and pieces at 3:45 pm Oct 31. We do it every year. It’s mostly my fault. The biggest issue is […]
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I am so blessed to be friends with some pretty badass women who encourage me to think and go bigger than I would on my own. Each year we try to get our kids out on a nature adventure and this year my youngest was finally old enough for the real deal. Three moms, five […]
Read More Three Moms, Five Kids, And Four Days On The TrailI don’t know if my kiddos would agree with me, but isn’t one of the best things about summer all the extra time you have for reading?! To kick off Summer Reading I’m hosting an online Usborne Books party through facebook! Of course you don’t have to be online at the time of the party, […]
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If I scroll back through my messenger feed I have a minimum of one or two friends PER MONTH ask me about which curriculum we’re using for homeschool and how we like it. And I kind of panic every time. I should have a good answer by now, but I don’t. Here’s the thing. I […]
Read More So Which Curriculum Do You Use? (And Why I Have A Hard Time Answering)I don’t even actually know what season it is. I typically consider it fall up through Thanksgiving, but we awoke to three inches of snow and counting this morning. So I guess Winter has arrived on the Half Acre. Whatever the weather is telling me, my tummy is telling me it’s time for all things […]
Read More Pinterest Fall Recipe RoundupI’ve become an older mom. Ugh. I didn’t see that coming! I first realized I’d rounded the bend when I was reading a book by an even-older-than-me mom who reflected that she would love to sit and visit with young moms, but they seemed to find her reminiscence annoying. I was thinking I’d be thrilled […]
Read More Dear Younger Mom. . .We all know by now how important time spent in nature is for our health, and especially the health of our growing children. Not only is fresh air and exercise essential for healthy bodies, more and more studies are linking time in nature with mental and emotional health. Unfortunately getting out is one of those […]
Read More Five Baby Steps To Getting The Family OutdoorsHi there. I’m a homeschool mom. I haven’t quite gone over to the denim jumper side, but I’m pretty modest. I think it’s more a mom thing than a homeschool mom thing. I only bring up clothes because I took my kids to the water park the other day to commemorate the end of summer, […]
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