Autopilot
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On one very, busy day of mine recently, I managed to drive to my destination (which was a good half-hour away) while completely daydreaming. When I pulled up to park, I then realized that I didn’t even consciously drive at all, because I had no idea on how I even got there. How scary is that? I was on autopilot the...
Plan Theme Nights with Your Children
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Next Stop…Mexico! Honestly, when I embarked on this with my children as a fun way to learn, I didn’t know it would be this much fun! Lucky for me, I have a wonderful friend who lives up the street from me who not only has some Mexican in her, but cooks and speaks it, too. She was the one to call when it came to...
Riding the Fears of Unschooling
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I think one of the fearful aspects of unschooling is the fact that we are giving our children freedom of choice over their own learning. Let’s face it…it’s easier said than done and few even want to embark on such a fearful journey. Who would ever want to know how to perfect their handwriting unless it was made to be...
Eight Loaves of Bread Every Tuesday
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When I was growing up, my mom was in love with baking and cooking from scratch. I lived on all the homey foods any child would love, and since my mom was Italian, we had the added bonus of having authentic, Sicilian pastas, soups, and recipes, handed down to her from past generations. She also made a Biscotti cookie that was...
How to Teach Children without Punishment
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What if there was an alternative to punishing our children to create change in their behavior? Homeschooling them gives us an opportunity to be their main influence and our days our chalked full of teachable opportunities. When they are quarrelsome, don’t share, throw a tantrum, or are acting rude, it is easy to just...
Living Out Loud
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Homeschooling our children, gives us the advantage of being their primary influence. Because they are with us most of the day, every day, we are a living, breathing example. They will see that I’m not only their mother; I am a human being with emotions, strengths, and weaknesses. When my family was small in number and I had...
Homemade Dinner Rolls
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Ingredients: 41/4—43/4 all-purpose flour 1 pkg. Active dry yeast 1 cup milk 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter ½ tsp. salt 2 eggs Directions: Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. Heat and stir milk, sugar, butter and salt just ‘till warm (120 to 130 degrees) and butter almost melts. Add to flour...
Deep Dish Apple Pie
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Deep Dish Apple Pie Picking apples in the fall is one of my all-time favorite things to do with my children. We love to go down to the local orchard every year and pick a bushel and that keeps me busy in the kitchen for a week! My first baked apple goodie is my deep dish apple pie. This apple pie crust is easy, light and...
Tips to a Memorable Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving is coming and this is the time to plan for it. If you are hosting Thanksgiving this year, you’ll love these tips to make your Thanksgiving not only memorable, but stress-free. Detailed Planning: Hosting holiday dinners without stress is simple, yet a lot of women do not know that it’s all in the...
Are You Kidding Me?
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“Are you kidding me?” This has got to be one of my all-time favorite things to say. Said to express cuteness or the exasperation in motherhood…it’s a word that says it all. I am a homeschool mother of seven and I will confess that at times when all of them are gathered in a room with something to say, it...
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