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Preparing for a New Season 20 Mar 2013 | 04:46 pm
I love where we live. There are mountains, the ocean, farms, a fascinating culture, great people, and affordable living. (There's a lot we don't have here either, but I choose to focus on the positive...
Brienne's Herb Fairies Video ~ Give a girl a like 15 Mar 2013 | 03:49 pm
When I wrote about our kids' current elementary homeschool curriculum I mentioned the fantastic program called Herb Fairies that Brienne is using for her science studies. (This is not a science "progr...
What I brought home from Allume ~ Survey Says 13 Mar 2013 | 09:33 pm
Last fall you might remember I went to a blogging conference. For me, the highlights of that conference were meeting online friends and acquaintances, bunking with Jamie, visiting with my dear friend ...
Homeschool Writing with Patricia Zaballos 11 Mar 2013 | 05:22 pm
You are going to love the interview I have for you today! Writing is a "subject" that stresses out many homeschool parents and kids. I get a lot of questions on the blog and in coaching sessions abou...
Showing my kids how to study 10 Mar 2013 | 06:13 pm
(Post five of the The Adventure of Learning series.) Telemark skiing has not been easy to learn. I have practiced every week this winter. These practice sessions have been different than going skiing...
I need your help 7 Mar 2013 | 03:00 pm
Last week I was supposed to deliver a webinar. A webinar that didn't happen because I didn't get enough registrations to pull it off. The webinar-that-wasn't. Here's how I went about making the plan ...
I may have been wrong about myself 7 Mar 2013 | 01:54 am
I had the pleasure recently of speaking with Heather Caliri from the blog A Little Yes. Heather's blog is all about saying "yes" in your life and she's writing a series of interviews called One Woman'...
Thresholds 4 Mar 2013 | 07:16 pm
Laurent turned twelve last week. We had a small family celebration in his honor. Laurent is at the threshold of adolescence. This is a slow journey. We don't rush our children to grow up and we affor...
A definition of study 1 Mar 2013 | 04:52 am
The post I am attempting to write, what our children learn when we study is turning into a manifesto of sorts. Or a monster. Instead of making this really long and having the blog stay silent for a c...
Why can't learning look like this? 28 Feb 2013 | 02:20 am
One of the fundamental principles I believe about home education is that we as parents are active participants in the learning. Education is not something we do to our kids, or even provide for our ki...
