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I used to review curriculum, now I create it

Why We Homeschool

So if homeschooling 5 children is so crazy…. why do we do it????? I was home schooled along with my siblings. In my growing up years there were four of us, really close in age, and we all did school together. I tried school out for half of grade 2, for grade 6, and again […]

Meet Our Family!

Meet my kids, my world. The smiles that greet me in the morning, the brood that clings to me throughout the day, the littles that wake me at night. These five adorable, precious children are the reason that I smile each day, and sometimes the reason I want to pull out all my hair. I […]

Chore Charts and Schedules: a behind the scenes look at our day

This weekend was busy, but good. We’ve been battling some sort of stomach bug all week and now and I finally succumbed, on Valentines Day. Sigh. It’s always disappointing when you have plans for a special day and you can’t do anything at all. I managed to get out of bed long enough to make […]

The Learning Style Quiz

Knowing your child’s learning style is KEY to successful homeschooling. If your child has been overwhelmed, frustrated and disconnected with homeschooling, you may be approaching it in a way they can’t relate to. A lesson can be approached in a number of different ways and your child has a unique way of learning that will […]

Math Curriculum: Math U See Program Review

We have been using Math U See for three years now with all of the kids and I thought the time had come to review why we love it and how it works for our family. We are currently using the Primer, Alpha, and Beta programs and I fully intend to buy them the program […]

A Video Home School Room Tour: Come Explore my School Room!

My school room has very very slowly developed over the years. Our basement used to have this huge room that was half separated by a wall, but not fully. Kind of weird. The one room had carpet the other one had a terrible linoleum that was all ripped up, the wall had a ton of […]

Homeschool Organization: The Workbox System

If you are reading this you might be like me: looking for a strong smack of inspiration to hit you in the face. Homeschooling can be monotonous. It is the same thing in and out. It is tiring, at times boring. And I am CONSTANTLY re-evaluating and re-inspiring myself. Sometimes that means getting together with another […]

I used to review curriculum, now I create it!