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Homesteading? Me? No, absolutely not me.

Are you a homesteader? Are you crazy? Or smarter than the rest of us? I didn’t start out down the crazy-path willingly. It’s come a little at a time. Okay, to be brutally honest, my dad did always say that I was born in the wrong time – that I’d have made a good “flower child.” And there was...

Showin’ Off

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In my last article, I offered up some ideas on how I’ve engaged my attention-challenged littles around here with mini-units and lapbooking. I promised a “show off” of the extended units we’ve tried and a “how-to” on planning. And some of you asked how much work I had to do up front. Good...

The Remedy For Big Tears and; Little Attention Spans?

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Mini units with lapbooking! As I’ve mentioned before, I have a 6 year old boy and an almost 5 year old boy (plus an almost 3 year old girl that must “do school just like the boys”). I have been trying (for almost 2 years now) to “do school” very similar to “school”. I looked for the...

Lettin’ ‘Em Be

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Even though I have no specific lesson plans or set of curriculum that I live by, I did, at one time have at least an idea of what school time would look like in our house. I love a list. I love a plan. I love being prepared. If the truth be told, I love things my way. And that’s just how I thought raising kids and...

I’m learning…

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…that the first few years of homeschooling is a lot like having your first baby. You feel as though you’re the only one going through all of the emotions. Nobody could possibly feel as excited as you do right now. No one would believe how scared you are. Everybody else has it all figured out. You’re the only...

Living In The Moment

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As I sat watching tv one afternoon my oldest kiddo began using one of my chairs as a drum. Because my home is oh-so-clean, the dust flew in all directions in the light from the window. And, like moths to a flame, so kids to dirt will fly. My first instinct was to stop it from happening. After all, this is dirt we’re...

They Really Learned Something…

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About every other month, I have a homeschooling freak out. What am I doing?! I need all of the newest-coolest-most-expensive curriculum. And then I talk to seasoned friends, I pray for peace and wisdom, and He hits me with inspiration. I’m so thankful for those times. Yesterday was one of them. Years ago I taught a...

This Is All I Know

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I don’t have a clue about what I’m doing. No, really, I don’t. I know people who have their whole homeschooling careers mapped out from before their child is born. They know the method they’ll use. They have a plan for whatever learning styles their children turn out to have. They have their curriculum...

Homeschooler of the Week: Suzanne

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Each week we’ll feature one homeschooling family so that we can get to know you a little better and give you a much needed pat on the back. If you know someone you would like to nominate for this honor please email us. As I prepared for my first interview I thought, “Me! Me! I wanna go first!” And since I know...