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Our Homeschool


Nick - Age 11, 5th Grade
1. Math on the Level
2. All About Spelling Level 3
3. Institute for Excellence in Writing
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

James - Age 7, 2nd grade
1. Math on the Level
2. Beehive Reader
3. All About Spelling Level 2
4. Typing Instructor for Kids

Robert - Age 4
1. Five in a Row Volume I
• Clown of God

Together we do:
1. Picture Study: Claude Monet
2. Power Glide Spanish Junior
3. Story of the World, Volume II
4. Considering God's Creation: Animal Structure
5. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study

We're currently studying the Middle Ages with these books:
Son of Charlemagne - finished
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
The Adventures of Robin Hood - finished
William the Conqueror
The Story of Joan of Arc

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Finding Peace (The Homeschooling Mother’s Journal)

In my life this week, so many things have been happening! I stepped down from my work at The Old Schoolhouse and am currently enjoying being simply a mom and wife. I even enjoyed cleaning up the kitchen the first couple times I did it! I’m feeling much more peaceful now and the kids [...]

Holiday Giveaways

I can tell that I have more time lately – I’ve been entering giveaways on a few different blogs, something I haven’t done in probably a year!

I just found a giveaway for a marble run on Educational Toys Planet. A marble run is one of only two things that six-year-old James has specifically asked [...]

Review: Schleich Toys

Like all kids, my boys love toys, and we were all delighted to receive a package of animal figure toys from Schleich not long ago. I wrote a review of Schleich Toys once before, but I’m happy to have the chance to share these toys with you again. They are amazingly lifelike with realistic [...]

Merry Christmas!

Christmas greetings from my family to yours, a week late thanks to WordPress 2.9. I hope your family had a fantastically fun and blessed Christmas!

Christmas Yum!

Like many American families, we bake cookies and make candy during the Christmas season each year. My husband Jon’s favorite Christmas candy is chocolate covered peanuts, and we always make chocolate covered pretzels at the same time. The recipe is very simple:

1 package Almond Bark (plain vanilla type) 1 twelve ounce package chocolate chips [...]