Category: Homeschool

  • Rediscovering Oregon: Tillamook Forest Center

    Rediscovering Oregon: Tillamook Forest Center

    This summer we’re delighting in our gorgeous, green home-state of Oregon. After five years away, we relish the familiar splendor through new, appreciative eyes. I shared already about our favorite hike to a hidden mountaintop lake, but here’s another lesser-known blip on our well-worn Oregon map… On a quiet highway that winds from Portland’s urban sprawl, through a sea of towering conifers,…

  • What to Read Wednesday: On Kindness

    What to Read Wednesday: On Kindness

    This week’s What to Read Wednesday theme is kindness. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS… Upon racking my brain I could think of no better title for teaching the value of kindness than the first book I truly loved -the first book that broke my heart- Charlotte’s Web. Fern’s love for…

  • What to Read Wednesday: Denim Jumper Edition

    What to Read Wednesday: Denim Jumper Edition

    Word on the street is that yoga pants are the new denim jumper, but I did just happen to buy a darling denim dress from Old Navy clearance last week… OHMYGOSHWHATISHAPPENING This week’s What to Read Wednesday is dedicated to the weary homeschool moms who make the learnin’ happen todo los dias, without praise or thanks. Comrades, I salute you. We’re gearing…

  • Diary of a Drama Queen

    Diary of a Drama Queen

    All the world’s a stage, and all the men & women merely players… Perhaps it comes as no surprise that my offspring tends to have an innate flair for drama? Our girls spent the last two weeks at a local theater camp, hosted by Husband’s alma mater. I think it’s safe to say that between their spring performance…

  • What to Read Wednesday: Catchup Edition

    What to Read Wednesday: Catchup Edition

    I’m fired. Stella just can’t seem to get her groove back, y’all. What with our ongoing house renovations, shuttling the girls to and fro drama camp, Little Man’s fifth birthday, cousin camp errday, and jumping back into the real-estate biz during the busy season… I’ve been pretty preoccupied. Anyway, without further ado, please check out my online pals’ rockin’…

  • Zoology 101

    Zoology 101

    I’m blogging through the alphabet with A Net in Time & Hopkins Homeschool… this week we’ve made it to the letter Z! Obviously in our house Z is for Zoology. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o…

  • What to Read Wednesday: Boredom Busters/Roadtrip Books

    What to Read Wednesday: Boredom Busters/Roadtrip Books

    This week’s What to Read Wednesday is woefully tardy… ironically because I’m presently swept up in a book series. #BookwormProbs My advice for boredom busting road-trip lit is to grab any old book you want– no matter how embarrassing or silly. Often in our house lately it’s the likes of Dork Diaries and other such fluff… Not…

  • Yarnaholics Anonymous

    Yarnaholics Anonymous

    I’m blogging through the alphabet with fellow homeschoolers online; this week we’re on the letter Y. In our homeschool, Y is for Yarn… a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q /…

  • What to Read Wednesday: Elephants on Parade

    What to Read Wednesday: Elephants on Parade

    This week’s What to Read Wednesday theme is elephants. It was an easy one for me, since I grew up on the Saggy Baggy Elephant, Babar, Dumbo and Horton. Like I mentioned last week, it’s a joy for me to pass down those same timeless tales to my own children. Saggy Baggy Elephant / Babar / Horton Hears…