I have kept paint with water books on hand since my eldest was in the high chair. It’s a simple…
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HomeSchooling
The Biggest Lesson
Hold your hat – it’s a real Hodgepodge this week… Why did this girl deserve an Oreo McFlurry? Another ER…
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The Habit of Improving
Last October, the Human Resources department where I work scheduled a leadership conference. All of the managers and directors for the…
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Layers and Levels of Unit Studies 2
Making a salt dough map of Italy as part of our Tapestry of Grace geography studies. This was another one…
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Helpful Habit: When do you write?
A Hodgepodge of writing? With a busy, homeschooling household there really are no long, quiet stretches of writing time. I…
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Winter Wonder and Weather Walk
Winter wonder and weather walk. We were wet. I love alliteration. And we love nature study. For this start to…
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Busy Back to School in the New Year
Celebrated! Went places! 1. Counting down to the new year when we were back from a party with friends. |…
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Top Ten Frugal Living Posts Plus Frugal Friends
Aren’t we all looking to save some money this time of year? I thought so. With that in mind, I’m…
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A New Year – Plus One Thousand Gifts Giveaway!
On this Gratitude Monday I’m counting gifts, sharing some encouraging thoughts and tools for the new year plus offering a…
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Top Ten Helpful Habits of 2011
Watching the music box at our aunt and uncle’s house. This week we were still in the midst of celebrating…
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Celebrating a Good End Plus New Semester Plans
I realized, as I was planning our next unit of Tapestry of Grace, that I had not shared our holiday…
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On a Sunny December Day – Evergreens and More Fun Things
On a sunny Friday in December we went to visit Mama Ann. Visiting Mama Ann always includes some outdoor time…
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Chickadee: A Chalk Pastels Tutorial
Chickadees are a frequent visitor to our backyard feeder. Photo of a favorite Christmas card We love their little black…
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