Is homeschooling causing my age spots?
Click to view slideshow. So, I’m in my forties now, and apparently there’s a switch in your body that gets pushed when you enter this decade. The button reads, “Everything will fall once activated”....
View ArticleIt’s midnight, and I still need a Batman room
Day filled with fractions, Peter the Great, spelling rules, analogies, similes, and classic literature. I had one of those teaching moments where I realized that I had not done a good job on teaching...
View ArticleQuinn Cummings writes a book on her first year of homeschooling
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View ArticleThe constant racing thoughts in my mind
I get the question sometimes, “How’s homeschooling going?”. I kind of mumble and shake my head to myself before I answer because there are too many words to answer that in the shortened form that the...
View ArticleTora! Tora! Tora!
Our family watched the movie, “Tora! Tora! Tora!” tonight in honor of the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I try to do things like watching a memorable movie or reading a good book when...
View ArticlePlanning all of the time
Another day of studies here at home. So many interruptions today while teaching.. everything from the phone ringing to the UPS guy to a leak in the basement which led to the water service guy...
View ArticleKeeping it real
My children were discussing their futures over dinner this evening. We finally were able to eat around 9:30. I had cooked crock-pot pork chops, and typical of my cooking, they weren’t that good....
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