It’s back to school tiiiiiime! Though we maintain a daily reading, writing, & arithmetic regimen through the summer months, we ramp things up in earnest and resume extracurriculars each fall– like reg’lar folk. This year I’m teaching a 2nd grader, a 7th grader, and a HIGHSCHOOL FRESHMAN at home. I never suspected I’d still be homeschooling at these grades, but home-education continues to be a great fit and blessing to our family. Kicking off our 7th year of learning together at …
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About mid-summer, my much older sister and I drafted a master list of allllll the adventures we’d yet to endeavor before her critters headed back to traditional school. She called …
We managed to squeeze another teensy camping trip into our fleeting summer by hijacking my next-door [much older] sister’s recent family getaway. I suppose living 50 yards apart just isn’t close …
It’s not often that my husband and his two siblings are in the same zip code, these days. Add in their folks, spouses, and offspring and it’s a regular family …
This is how I spent our recent weekend camping: Bliss. Everywhere I go, I bring a book… or two. Or seven. Current read, Bible study/devotional, the book I’m reading aloud …
I blinked and it’s August. Our summer’s been so blessedly full that we’ve scarcely had time to catch our breath. Thank goodness for modern conveniences like camera phones– the following’s …
And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground– trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food… This summer we took a …
Little Man is SEVEN and I cannot believe it! He’s up to my shoulders, smart as a whip, sensitive, and silly. Current favorites are: sushi, video games, riding a bike …
“Sleep is good. And books are better.” – George R.R. Martin Word. And I’ve decided that if George Martin can double his middle initial ‘R’ ala J. R. R. Tolkien, …
There’s nothing like a holiday weekend cohabitating with extended family to insure domestic tranquility and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. To celebrate our nation’s 243 …
June’s always a busy birthday-month in our house, rivaled only by April… In addition to marking our anniversary and Father’s Day (we celebrated both in Prince Edward Island), we also …
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