It Might Be Time for a Guar-ON-tee!

When I was a kid, my step-dad was pretty good at predicting when school would be cancelled because of a storm.  If it looked really promising, he would go so far as to give us the "guar-ON-tee"!  That was worth something.  That raised the anticipation and excitement to a whole new level.  I'm not sure … Continue reading It Might Be Time for a Guar-ON-tee!

Circle Time

I was inspired today by Brandy and her post at Afterthoughts to record the details of our Circle Time/Group Time/Morning Basket...whatever in the world you want to call it.  With the exception of music (piano/recorder) practice and personal Bible reading (both of which the girls are free to work on as soon as they are … Continue reading Circle Time

New Year, New Term, New Things to Learn!

I just love a new year.  There is something so hopeful and motivating about a new beginning with new possibilities.  This week we dove into our first week of term two of our school year.  It was a good week.  Actually, it was a great week!  I want to be honest about that because I … Continue reading New Year, New Term, New Things to Learn!

Globe Woes

Most certainly not to be confused with global woes, these are just the ridiculous ramblings of a homeschool mother perhaps a bit more than a little obsessed with geographical teaching aids.  I love to travel, and I want to surround my kids with the world and just how big it is.  My girls seem to … Continue reading Globe Woes

2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,100 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading 2015 in review