Weekly Photo and Wrap Up: Start of School

The photo below features an actual text from my sister. She’s hilarious, and though I love Chopped too, no truer words have ever been spoken about the show.   And of course the Weekly Wrap Up: Recipe Monday: From-Scratch Brownies Homeschool Tuesday: Our First Day of Second Grade Wednesday: Why Breaking is Okay… Thurday: Homeschooling … Continue reading →

Preschool and Tossing Out the Schedule

I’ve discussed, at length, my Type A personality. I like schedules. I like plans. I LOVE it when things are predictable and orderly. Thing is: preschoolers do not care about personality types and Mommy’s personal preferences. What’s more? Being super structured isn’t necessarily good for the average two year old. Their job right now is … Continue reading →

Things We Did on the First Day of School

Cub spent almost a solid hour working on letters by his own choice and I introduced numbers 1-5. We also discovered that Josiah can… But proofreading is a bit tricky. Focus goes downhill as the day goes on–even with breaks. And Dad is a distraction. Unfortunately, my husband is now working second shift. So, I’m … Continue reading →

This Week’s Photo and Wrap-Up

  I intended to take a new pic of me and Husband this week, but the truth is–we haven’t seen much of each other. These pictures make me super happy though, so it works out fine. And in case you missed it… We are going to be as LAZY as possible this coming weekend because … Continue reading →

FREE Homeschooling Downloads and Printables…and Not the Crappy Kind!

I am so excited about today’s post. CurrClick.com is offering FREE downloads and printables! I’ll be the first to admit that most of the time, “freebies” are a huge disappointment because they are one-page things that you can get from the local dollar store workbooks. Not CurrClick. They know how to do this right. Here’s just … Continue reading →

Teaching Typing Without Having to Teach Typing.

Sometimes the world of homeschooling can be daunting. I look at some subjects and think–“There is no way I can teach that.” Either the subject is something I struggle with personally, ala Geometry, or it is something that simply requires hands-on, practical experience. That’s where I’m at with typing. I remember learning to type. It’s … Continue reading →

Weekly Photo and Wrap up

This week has been full of ups (like hubby finding a temp job after nearly 2 straight months of unemployment) and downs (the hell that is dealing with the government). Regardless, we made it. With the generous help of family, we actually made it! Below are links to the posts featured this week. Check them … Continue reading →

Homeschool and Preschool Lessons: All Kinds of Art

One of the many things I feel bad about as a mom is that…I hate art projects. I always feel obligated to keep them, but the truth is that they are messy and oddly sized and rarely sentimental. Well, I’ve found a few projects that are worth keeping! These projects show off the size of … Continue reading →

Hi, My Name is Julie and I’m Addicted to Office Supplies

Have you ever watched Hoarders and seen those women who spend their family into debt buy buying thousands of clothing items they never get around to wearing? Yeah, that’s me…but with office supplies. I have to physically stop myself from going to the office-supply sections of any store unless I know we have spending money … Continue reading →

Report Card? Check…Finally.

A few months ago, I told you all about the website I’d chosen to use for our gradebook/hour logging. I chose this because it was free and not terribly difficult to use. Click on the picture to go straight to homeschoolskedtrack.com or see the original review here. Severe procrastination and poor follow-through means I JUST … Continue reading →