Category: Homeschool
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Project: Orphan Kitten
Hi, I’m Mia and I’m an addict. I cannot resist a furry critter. Meet Sassy. This poor girl (we think) was found, cold and starving with her littermates, stuck in the wall of an old farm outbuilding. We suspect mama kitty was hit by a car or eaten by a coyote. The most vocal of the bunch, I…
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How to Homeschool Through Summer (without being the meanest mom ever)
‘Tis the season to field the question: “When does school start back up for you guys?” Truth is, we have kept an abbreviated homeschool schedule throughout the summer months. Daily reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic, in addition to the occasional history and science lessons, have kept us on track and will (God willing!) prevent our typical summer atrophy…
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Me Time
This week Handsome Husband graciously allowed me to slip away overnight with the girls. We zipped up to Flathead Lake for a quick visit with dear friends. I say allowed not because I am an indecisive, delicate flower of a wife (ha!), but because it was Husband’s sacrifice that made the mini-adventure possible. As we have thoroughly…
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A Case for Giftless Birthday Parties
Little Man turned three this weekend. yay! sob. hooray! weep. Last year I shared why his birthday will likely always be a bit of a bittersweet anniversary, but this year those sentiments were compounded further by the sobering realization that: 3 = no longer a baby. We hosted a simple backyard celebration with our dear neighbors (old and new), a dash…
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How to Bless a Mommy
Fact: The single most effective way to show love to and bless a weary, frumpy Homeschool Mom (or any mom, for that matter) is to love on her kids. My grandmother, aunt, and cousin made the arduous trek from Oregon this past week, to spend quality time with my little family. Each a fixture of my colorful…
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Simple Summer Fun: VBS Week
Vacation Bible School, how I love thee. Let me count the ways… 1) You teach my kids about Jesus. 100+ cheerful volunteers helping to sow seeds of faith into the hearts and minds of children? Yes please. 2) Socialization. My awkward homeschooled children got to be with old and new friends every single day. We loaded up the sexy minivan each morning…
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Simple Summer Fun: Putting the Kids to Work
When our big kids recently asked if they could expand our suburban zoo by a pair of pet bunnies, we asked THEM how they would earn the money to make that happen… We choose not to pay our kids a traditional allowance, their household chores considered just part of being a family. If they want to earn money, they must…
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Simple Summer Fun: Egg Roulette
Thank you, Jimmy Fallon, for the fun idea… Materials: A carton of [cheap, non-organic, NOT farm fresh] eggs. Instructions: Hard boil some, and leave some raw (we hard-boiled eight of twelve), then allow your kids to discover which are which by cracking them over their heads– ala Ramona Quimby. We conducted our experiment: 1) outdoors, 2) before showers, and 3) in…
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Summer School
Once again, we are continuing our home schooling through the summer months. For now, year-round school is a good fit for our family– since we are mostly home, anyway, and actually enjoy it. The kids complete an abbreviated workload and I seek out additional, creative ways to daily stretch and challenge their minds… … like regular trips to our…
