the reporter and i: we sat on the deck and chatted for about 45 minutes before the photographer showed up. the boys had been in the pool when the reporter arrived, so i suggested we talk on the deck so i could still keep an eye on the boys swimming. because even though they’re great
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the local newspaper is coming to my house tomorrow with a photographer to interview me about homeschooling. i’m a bit of a nervous wreck: the house is in shambles because the homeschool room is under construction. what if i say something totally stupid that doesn’t reflect our heart for homeschooling? what if the boys say
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it’s the beginning of the school year (hooray!) and i am finding myself asked this question quite a bit at this time of year: it’s a great question, and i remember asking it myself before we embarked on this wonderful ride that homeschooling is. How do you know what to use to teach your children?
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for the past four years, we’ve been homeschooling our boys. it was only last august that our school district was informed of this information, and i only had to register our oldest. in Pennsylvania, the compulsory age (the age at which your child better at least be registered for kindergarten) of school children is 8,
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This week, our family attended our co-op’s end of the year closing ceremonies where the students got to show off everything they learned, and we shared a big potluck meal in the church gym with our entire families. It was pure meyhem but a lot of fun! Our last co-op class was a month ago,
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Since the minute I found out we were pregnant with Rowan over 9 years ago, our world has been full of finding space and time for…newborns, toddlers, onesies, homemade babyfood, tactile learning, pincer grasps, crawling, vaccinations, Baby Einstein, Word World, and Veggie Tales. We are now officially past all of that. Well past all of
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Recently, I opened a “Pins I’ve tried” board at Pinterest. I usually add comments on whether or not the pin worked. I’ve tried several of the activities/recipes/ideas that I’ve “pinned” so far, but this week’s blog post reflects those that I have done in relation to our homeschool lessons. Pin SUCCESS! This was GREAT fun
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