Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
A few days ago, I was with my friend at our home schooling co-op and I mentioned to her that I had never found a home schooling magazine that I really loved. I went down the laundry list of things that turned me off with …
One of the perks of homeschooling is that we can take fun family trips and call them a day of school. (You think I am kidding?) Yesterday, we took the kids to the Big E . {Big Eastern Agricultural Fair} Here are some of the …
Cranberry Mini Unit Study In my previous post, I added pictures of my son Matt helping his grandfather with the cranberry harvest. here My dad is a third generation cranberry grower. My great grandparents, Fiilus and Lempi Harju were Finnish immigrants who came to America …
Well, I had intended to rest after our long trip to SC. But, things have been a whirlwind of planning around here, and there has been precious little time to rest when there is laundry galore, and so much to do before school starts! My …
It’s back to school time and we moms like to chatter about what is “upcoming” for our kids this fall. Some of you are making plans to homeschool, like we are. Some of you are sending your kids to private schools. Some of you are …
Reading is one of my favorite activities, and right now I am reading a book by an author that I never would have dreamed that I would be reading. Eleanor Roosevelt and I are on completely opposite sides of the political spectrum, yet I am …
One of the biggest things to keep in mind as you home school is that you are spending your time, hence your life. The time spent is not redeemable at the end of the day. You use it once. Learning can take place many ways. …
I am going to try to persuade you to do something radical. Are you ready? It’s called a Media Fast. And our family has benefitted greatly from it. Media Fast is simply shutting off all media for one week: tv, video games, music, and social …
Quick tutorial using only three colors: French Ultramarine, Light Red and Burnt Umber. Draw in light pencil on 140lb watercolor paper. Trace with a permanent marker- Sharpie or Prismacolor. I tend to use a Sepia Prismacolor instead of a black ink. Individual paint tubes (Windsor …
Because looking around without the lense of joy, this is what I see: Piles of shoes by the door. Dirt on the floor by shoes “not stomped” (by two boys who should know better.) Toys, left out, in cluttered heaps. Books in piles, in each …