Time out for… God Family Friends Health Me Friends, I feel that God is leading me towards taking a break from the online world for the time being in order to focus more completely on …Read More
Who Homeschools?
Ever wonder how other mothers (and fathers) come to the decision to homeschool? How does homeschooling look in other homes? Well, my friend Savannah over at Hammock Tracks has started a project to answer just those …Read More
Mystery of History Review
If you’ve been following our adventures lately, you know that we have made the switch to unschool. So you’re probably wondering why an unschooler would be doing a review of a curriculum product. Well, I …Read More
Motivation towards College
Your teenager wants to go to college – but they have no interest whatsover in studying science – of any kind. How do you motivate your teenager to want to study those things that are …Read More
Handi-Skill Spotlight: Serving Sizes
I don’t know how things work in your house, but on the rare occasion that I bring home fun cereal, it disappears at the speed of light. Invariably, one (or both) children feel like they didn’t get …Read More
Handi-Skill Spotlight: Surviving the Grocery Store
Not sure what a Handi-Skill is? Perhaps a better name for this series would be Real World or Real Life Skills. As we start out on our unschooling journey, I’ve had my eyes {and mind} …Read More
Motivation for an Unschooler
I had a great question posed on the Back to Unschool post, and when I realized that I was answering with a book of information, I figured that everyone might be better served by a …Read More
Back to Unschool
When the kids were younger, we had a very laid back learning style. We read books together, checked out books from the library on a multitude of subjects, visited forts and parks, and pursuing self-created …Read More
Cartwheels, Japanese Mail, and Confidence: Our Week in Pictures
Recently, I have embraced using my phone to capture the moments of our lives. I’m going to try something new - sharing it with you at the end of each week. (If you’re interested in …Read More
Dog Phobia Challenges
We, as a family, really need to get more exercise. {Don’t we all, right?} So, I decided that the way to build up our stamina was to park about a quarter of a mile away …Read More
Gold Unit Study {also for Tweens and Teens!}
Don’t you just love those happy accidents where several books align and nicely complement each other? We are currently reading The Golden Goblet as our family read-aloud which has a lot of information about how …Read More
Unexpected Fun
You know how sometimes when you give a toddler a toy, and all they want to play with is the box? Recently, we had a similar situation at the zoo. Now, don’t get me wrong …Read More
