Confession: Somebody cried in our homeschool this week and SPOILER ALERT: it wasn’t me…this year 🙂 It wasn’t our preschooler. And it wasn’t our kindergartener. It was our 8-year-old. Wait, Aren’t Tears a Sign of Homeschool Failure? I used to think that. The first time my daughter started to cry during a homeschool lesson, I…
Confession: I just don’t wanna homeschool today. You see, I took the last 2 weeks off of homeschooling while we went through a move. It was a local move, but it has still been anything but a break for us as a family. At the risk of sounding whiny, here are all the reasons I’m…
Homeschooling is now a HUGE market and let me tell you – these businesses want your money! They are willing and able to use all kinds of methods to scare you and pull your heartstrings. If you don’t buy this pencil sharpener, is your homeschool doomed? If you don’t choose this math curriculum, will your…
Have you ever had the really nosy desire to look through someone’s finances to see how in the world they are able to afford the stuff they have? I have! I have been doing our family’s day to day finances forever, so when I see a friend doing something a bit pricey – I admit…
To be honest…I’ve been dreading this year ever since I started homeschooling over 2 years ago. I started with just a first grader (pulled her from public school) and my other two girls were too young for a formal curriculum. They tagged along with field trips, art projects, read aloud, and some science experiments, but…