Teacher’s workday was…

a real success. Husband took over that morning’s science lesson, and the boys then spent the rest of the day reading, working on their Bible lesson, any individual projects, playing soccer outside, and the general doing of boy things. They were helpful and respectful to my need of getting many things done in a short [...]

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The 11th reason for…

homeschooling is being able to take Teacher Workdays according to your family’s needs and schedule.
And she said, “Hallelujah!”
Amen.

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Wow, the feed reader….

finally is at zero. I considered this a blogworthy moment.
Now I’m going straight to bed before I refresh the screen.

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Saturday was a soccer…

extravaganza. We were at the field from 11:15 until 4:30 cheering on our teams. We had some losses and some wins. The boys are completely and joyfully exhausted for all the excitement of hard fought games.
My favorite part is at the end, not because it’s the end but because you can look into those sweaty [...]

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Today, I actually did one…

of those “cool” homeschooling mom things. We are studying the colonial period, and I made a colonial breakfast.
If you know me personally, there should be a collective “Ahhhhhh” going on right here.
For the rest of you who know me through the veiled transparency of a blog, why is this such a big deal? Because I [...]

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Mimi used to say….

that her bones were tired. I didn’t quite understand that when I was a child listening to her creak.
I get it now.
I’m not running an impossible schedule. Husband and I have actually tried to cut out many things to preserve family time. It’s been a challenge but well worth the effort.
However, it has required prior [...]

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