Since we’ve started this homeschool journey, several friends have talked to me and asked how I did it. How did I withdraw? What do I need to send to the state? What’s next? Who keeps track of this stuff? First, every state (and some school districts) have different requirements. Here is a handy-dandy resource for … Continue reading What is Required to Homeschool?
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Let’s Plan To Eat — Meal Planning Black Friday Sale
The only thing Plan to Eat doesn't do for me is chop my vegetables.
Letters to a First-Time Mom -Don’t Stir Resentment Into Your Coffee
If I could write a letter to myself as a new mom, I would answer so many complaints. Resentment had a strong hold on me for many months, perhaps years, early in my motherhood. So here is my letter to Old Resentful Cindy. "I'm stuck at home with an infant all day every day. I … Continue reading Letters to a First-Time Mom -Don’t Stir Resentment Into Your Coffee
Celebrations and Community – May 2018 Update (What I’m Up To Linkup)
There was an element of Celebration and Community in all the high points of our month. As I looked at the calendar to jog my memory, I was kind of amazed that we have fit so much into the past four weeks. May is crazy. Camping trip at Vogel State Park The highlight of the … Continue reading Celebrations and Community – May 2018 Update (What I’m Up To Linkup)
Do We Prohibit Greatness in our Children?
You can be anything--if it's safe. When our children are young, we see glimpses of who or what they can become. It is exciting to think of what careers or accomplishments they may set out toward. Our oldest has all the great qualities of a teacher. She has a very creative ability to think of … Continue reading Do We Prohibit Greatness in our Children?
A Glimpse into 10 Minutes of My Life (or Why My Baby Wasn’t Wearing Clothes at the Bus Stop)
Yes, of course there's a reason my baby was at the bus stop mostly naked today. Let me start by saying I'm a pretty laid back mom. My baby has yet to wear shoes, and he's already approaching 7 months old. He rarely wears anything more restrictive than knits. He has been to church in … Continue reading A Glimpse into 10 Minutes of My Life (or Why My Baby Wasn’t Wearing Clothes at the Bus Stop)
What I’m Up To – June 2017
June is out and here comes July! Last month was full and busy. Here's what kept me occupied: Blogging The most obvious to you if you are reading this is that I started writing again. I established this site seven years ago, and it just broke 20 posts, so you can see how serious I was about … Continue reading What I’m Up To – June 2017
Of Swallowtails and Mourning
For some reason I never noticed the swallowtail butterflies much before. Now they remind me of Scott. I never wrote anything about Scott here, and then once we lost him in July 2015, I felt like writing was too flat and petty and too raw and deep all at once. It was exhausting to think about. … Continue reading Of Swallowtails and Mourning