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With only about six weeks left in the school year, lots of people have been asking me how things went during our first year of home school. I decided to write a series of posts on what worked for us! This first post is about a Bible study we did this year. Even if you…
Because this was our first year of doing school at home, I wasn’t sure how much we would use the computer in our day-to-day school work. But by Christmastime, I discovered the computer was a great tool to help with some of our subjects. In fact, we were using it so much that we purchased…
What combines history, geography, action, adventure and great stories of human triumph? The winter Olympics, of course! We have found a fun way to study the Olympics as part of our home school curriculum, but this also is a great way for any child to follow along with the winter games, which begin Friday. I…
The theme today at Works for Me Wednesday is “blogging tips”. I love reading web sites with blogging tips, so I definitely will be checking out all of the links on this one. I still have a lot to learn about blogging, but I do have a tip to share. Back in my previous life,…
I don’t know about you, but the hardest part for me about cooking dinner has nothing to do with cooking. It’s simply coming up with the ideas for what to cook. I go through spurts with my meal-planning efforts. Sometimes I plan out meals for a month. Other times, I do Sunday planning sessions for…
My son has a hard time with spelling words. So, in the past I did what any good mom would do. I would make him practice writing troublesome words over and over again. And over. And over. But this year, we are trying something new. Instead of writing the words, I let him do what…
Hey, this week is the Works for Me Wednesday backward edition, so not only do I have some ideas today, but a question, as well. If you want advice on how to take great photos, I’m sure you already read one of the many blogs by expert photographers. But if you are looking for a…
In most areas of my life, I prefer the digital. Digital photos. Digital scrapbooks. Electronic communication. I love it all. But to get me through the day, I can’t function without my lists. I start each morning by unloading my brain in list form of everything I need to do. And I mean everything. If…
All three of my children celebrate their birthdays within two months of each other, so I have been a little overwhelmed the past few weeks trying to plan parties, find the perfect gifts (on sale), and come up with ways to make them feel special. Last week, my oldest son reminded me of some birthday…
Last week, a sweet friend of mine invited me and my kids to every stay-at-home mom’s most dreaded destination. You know: A rock star rat. Hordes of children running frantically from one video game to another. A counter with all the plastic junk your child can afford with the tickets he has earned. Chuck E….
