Category: Homeschool

Yesterday we celebrated the US of A’s Independence Day. As a mother to and daughter of immigrants (by way of China and Canada, respectively) I’m especially grateful to reside in the land of the free– of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As with any birthday —and true to the prevailing theme on our…

I’m blogging through the alphabet with A Net in Time & Hopkins Homeschool, and all the way to the letter X. In our homeschool X is for eXtracurricular activities. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o /…

We’re nearing the end of a fun Blogging Through the Alphabet project with some fellow homeschoolers online. In thinking about a fitting topic for the letter W one need only glance about our house… it’s our monogram, and it’s everywhere! It came to me that one of the most foundational virtues of our homeschool exist in our family…

The letter U proved a bit of a mental stretch for me with regards to the Blogging Through the Alphabet series I’m enjoying alongside fellow homeschool bloggers online. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s…

The circus is coming to town! Well, to What to Read Wednesday, that is… I haven’t been to a circus in over a quarter of a century– unless you count Center Sister’s “Big Top Birthday” Circus party almost exactly eight years ago. Can’t believe she’ll be ten next week!   Of course, sometimes I feel like…

Ciao, Bambinos! I served up my go-to Pasta Putanesca with a smug smirk last night, because this week our What to Read Wednesday link-up is highlighting kids’ lit from another region of the world: Italy! You’ll recall we’ve featured books from Mexico, France, Africa, and Japan already; and I recently shared how raising globally-minded, compassionate offspring…