I shyly tell you this. Perhaps it’s the stigma I have always associated with Hooked-On Phonics. It’s so commercial? Colorful? Gimmicky? Mainstream? It’s no secret how I purposefully try and bend the social norm a bit. (I was recently reminded…
She had to be awake. Even though it meant that her email was sent at 5 AM. So I called her. I was awake. Three out of four of my children were awake. Thus, the world must be greeting the…
While I enjoy my Kindle and various Kindle apps, I am a bibliophilic still. A lot of our books are either on a disc (like our Heritage History curriculum), or magically appear electronically in the download file of my computer…
Grandiose intentions and plans were crafted to begin using the book, Slow and Steady Get Me Ready. We had one task to accomplish. Didn’t happen. The problem is Sweet Pea’s napping schedule. She sleeps in. We run errands. She takes…
I remember the realization I had one day that while I am living life, so are other people in other locations. (Did you see the episode on Growing Pains when Kirk Cameron had this very same a-ha! moment?) I guess…
I walked downstairs feeling refreshed after putting the boys to bed. My hair had been brushed for nearly 45 minutes during story time. The Engineer remarked that the boys and I had read an unbelievably long chapter for bedtime. A…
While we have been “schooling” most of September, this week marked our first FULL week. And there is so much more I wish I had gotten done. Sigh. Sometimes it is a curse loving to learn. We focused on our…
Jodi is married to her high school sweetheart. She blogs about fermentation, whole foods, homeschooling, essential oils, home-birthing, and gardening.
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