Middle School Homeschool Curriculum Giveaway
It’s that time of year again! Yes the big Back to Homeschool time has arrived and my fellow iHomeschool Network Bloggers (along with myself) are hosting our annual Back to Homeschool Basket Giveaways! I am pleased to be offering a Middle School Homeschool Curriculum Basket Giveaway that holds a few of our favorite (and current) […]
Weekly Assignments Printable Student Planner {Checklist Style}
Finding a student planner that works for you and doesn’t break the bank can be a challenge! Throughout my years of homeschooling my needs (and the kids’ needs) have changed. We have tried all kinds of planners, both digital and printable. This Weekly Assignments Printable Student Planner {Checklist Style} is a no muss no fuss […]
How to Handle a Robber ~ According to Chloe
While standing around doing the dishes this past week Chloe told me a story: While she was at our neighbors’ house, our neighbor was asking both Chloe and his daughter what they would do if a robber came into the house. He told the girls he would hit them with a pan. Thus the reason […]
Book Review: 13 Reasons Why
. Title: 13 Reasons Why . Author: Jay Asher . Copyright Date: October 18th, 2007 . Publisher: Razorbill; Hardcover, 304 pages . ISBN: 1595141715 . Brief Character List: Hannah Baker – the girl who committed suicide and left behind the cassette tapes . Characters from the Cassette Tapes: . (Kind of a spoiler so don’t […]
10 on 10 ~ June 2010
10 on 10: Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. 8am 9am 10am 11am Noon 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm To view more 10 on 10’s, head over to Rebekah’s blog.
It’s the Little Things Thursday
The weeks seem to be just flying by me! Thursday has crept up on me again! Today (Wed) we were at the mall shopping for dresses. Chloe wanted a sundress for her gymnastics banquet later this month. I have always been in love with sundresses, either the tube top kind or the little stringed ones, […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ June 8th, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: June 8th, 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining with the promise of a new day. So many things to think about and decisions to be made. I am thinking…about all the words to positive songs that I can think of. The one ringing in my head right now is: […]
I ♥ Faces ~ Play
Over at I ♥ Faces this week the theme is “Play”. I almost couldn’t choose from this series of photos taken in March. It was the first really nice day here, a break in the winter dreariness. They could not wait to get outside and play. Ava and Chloe spent an eternity taking turns pulling […]
Deeply Personal ~ Moments/People That Matter
I am reading a book called 13 Reasons Why (which I will post a review for in the next week or two). It is about the big/little, known/unknown things that we do/say and how they affect people, or even start a chain of events and thus impact people. The last Deeply Personal post I put […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
I could really use a “Little Thing” this week. The one that stands out for me happened this past weekend when Chloe headed off to spend the night at a friend’s house. It was a last minute invite on Friday while we were eating dinner. After Chloe got packed she came downstairs and told my […]
Deeply Personal ~ Be You
As I sat in front of my computer watching a movie the other night, I was a bird sitting in a tree outside someone’s window. What I mean by that is that I was witnessing (but not fully) a difficult struggle in another person’s life. It made me sad. None of the details are known […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ June 1st, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: Tuesday June 1st, 2010… Outside my window…for the first time in many days it is dreary out. After so many beautiful days of sunshine it is raining outside this morning. I am thinking…about the end of the school year coming close. Although we are year round homeschoolers, for the summer […]