Yes, We DO Love Dirt!

We homeschool through a charter school and we receive a visit each month from our “Education Specialist” (ES) who collects… Read More

Free Parenting Magazine

Check out the fall issue of my free parenting magazine on my other website. This issue is devoted to “The… Read More

Last week we enjoyed an unusual watercolor project I found in The Artful Parent by Jean Van’t Hul. The child dabs… Read More

I’ve been putting together some moon and star gazing resources for the kids, gathered into one spot. Most of the… Read More

In planning my homeschool year, I have a long-term plans chart which is a simple grid with the months Aug… Read More

Happy Homeschoolaversary to us! We began homeschooling in August 2003: 10 years ago. As we enter our ELEVENTH homeschool year… Read More

“The first duty of love is to listen.” -Paul Tillich On Tuesday Aidan, my eldest son, was sworn in to… Read More

We’ve been celebrating the children’s name days for the past 3 or 4 years, a tradition we’ve all come to… Read More

In my cleaning and reorganization mania, I’ve created a “writing center” right outside our homeschool room. It’s for all the… Read More

A sublime, hot afternoon waterside with my four babies, a picnic basket, and a shady spot. Not even the ants could… Read More

My summer organizing fever has arrived! The homeschool room is torn apart: out with the old to make room for… Read More