I’ve often said that The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is my favorite homeschooling magazine and the best homeschooling magazine I’ve ever seen. Even after reading issue after issue for five years now, I still devour each one that arrives in my mailbox. I read it from cover to cover and save every copy to [...]

We’ve had quite a week. Last Sunday afternoon, Nick left for camp – his second year to go. He came home Friday afternoon, and we were all so glad to have him back. It always feels better when the whole family is together.
While Nick was gone, James attended Vacation Bible School at [...]

I read a nice article this morning titled Why We Love Our Babies. It was a great reminder to stop and take stock about what I love about each of my children individually. I thought you might enjoy reading it too.

Guess what my boys did last week – they played a song on the piano! A real song! A song with note changes and everything. After we watched the introduction for week 16, I said, “Hey, Boys, you’re going to play a real song today!”
James said, “A real song? On the [...]

We have ants. Lots and lots of ants. Ants in my kitchen – in my pantry, on my counters, on my floor. Ants in my laundry area – on the dryer, in the floor, on the shelves, in the dirty towel basket. Ants in my living room – near the front [...]

I’ve been totally MIA from my blog the last few weeks. Things have been especially hectic around my house, and blogging fits at the bottom of the to-do pile.
After breaking down in North Carolina three weeks ago, our van is finally running again – praise God! I took the boys to [...]

Our KinderBach lessons are beginning to get more ‘in depth’ with the musical concepts being taught. We’ve now added “Stepping Down” to the “Stepping Up” patterns we’ve been learning for a few weeks. Of course, the pitch goes down on “Stepping Down.” The boys caught onto it right away since it’s a [...]

If you’ve visited my blog for very long, you know that I was a member of The Old Schoolhouse Crew for the 2008-09 year. The Crew, sponsored and coordinated by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, is a group of 100 bloggers who received homeschool and family-related products throughout the year and wrote reviews of each [...]

My mom sent me this little quiz on email, and I thought it was cute and wanted to share it with you all. Not sure I believe the “team of researchers” part…unless, of course, that refers to a group of bored housewives, lol. If you decide to take it, leave me a comment [...]

If you’re a homeschooler, you may have heard of Sue Patrick’s Workboxes – the phrase seems to be all over the place lately. If you’re not a homeschooler, you may not get much out of this post but feel free to read on anyway.
After hearing glowing things about Sue Patrick’s Workboxes over the last [...]