Ten Years of Homeschooling

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

And Just When Did She Become TEN?

Is it possible that my wee sweet baby girl is really TEN? Yes. She is. Whenever our children have birthdays, I… Read More

I recently read Stuart Brown’s lovely book, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. … Read More

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! We had a lovely day, enjoying not only good food, but great fun. … Read More

This week Americans sit down around their tables to celebrate Thanksgiving. Over the years I’ve learned about so many special… Read More

July 26th marks the feast of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and therefore grandparents… Read More

My calendar is filling up with holiday plans. Such was not always the case. Before I was married and had… Read More

What do you do for Halloween, if anything? Aidan was only 7 weeks old when Philip and I attended a… Read More

Sometimes you just know it’s time for a change of scenery. The kids have been sick, so we’ve been recuperating… Read More

Ingredients: 1 box of cereal 1 hungry (curious) baby 1 distracted mother Bring all ingredients together at the right moment.… Read More