How to: Start Homeschooling (Part 2)
Okay, if part 1 of this series could be given a subtitle, it would be Explore. Now in part 2, we're going to Investigate. This article will discuss finding local legal requirements for home schooling looking at your favorite style or method more closely locating and...
Naptime
Another giggle from 2006: I had just stepped away from the 'puter after reading several e-mails and I stretched and said "whoo!" kind as a whoop sort of thing. I was trying to pump up a little energy to get moving, as boys were still in jammies and finishing...
Little boys make me laugh
Was looking through my old e-mails because I've sent out funny boy stories to pals before. Here's one from 2005 that made me smile: Little boys have been making me laugh lately. Just now, I came in from dragging the trash to the street to find a pair of 3yos bawling...
How To: Start Homeschooling (Part 1)
Okay, so you're thinking about homeschooling your child. Where do you begin?? Well, for starters we need to take a look at what options are available. Homeschooling curricula run the gamut from online classes where the students log in for lessons and grading...to...
No Permanent (ahem) Damage
I lost my temper the other day. And not just a little. I lost it COMPLETELY. It all started when The Mercenary came in and started rifling through my desk drawers while I was sitting there. When I asked what he was doing, he explained that he was getting a permanent...
Insanity
Oh. My. Goodness. This week was CRAZY for me. Sunday we took the older boys to camp for the week. This was about 45 miles round trip. Monday morning I took the younger ones up north and handed them off to my in-laws, then scooted over to a town nearby to help a friend...
The end of one journey….
Today was our new pastor's first day. It is also a year, almost to the day, since we met as a congregation and voted to hang together rather than close the doors. It's been a tough year, and hard for everyone who stayed and worked to keep at least the bare minimum...
It’s amazing what a can of paint will do
So I painted our screen door yesterday. We've lived in this house for 7 years now. Which totally amazes me. I haven't lived this long in one spot in my adult life ever. This is also our first 'real' house, as our last abode was a mobile home. It was very...
I’m still here!
Still here, and have actually been working a lot on the site. You just can't see me. 😀 Perhaps I should contact the Fantastic 4. Well, today is a big day. TechnoBoy and The Mercenary finished their last grammar activity for the year. Thus far, we have finished off...
About Me
This is probably a good starting place, yes? Okay. About me. Hmmmmmm. Well, I've been married to the best man on the planet for almost 12 years. I've been a parent for just over 9 of those years. We have two sets of twin boys. Yes, you read that right. The older boys...