REVIEW: Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
I use Grammarly’s free online plagiarism checker because I had a football coach for an English teacher in high school. Nuff said. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailBy: Cheryl StrayedPreview Here I have this really bad habit of choosing fiction…
Field Trippin’ in Nashville
Yesterday we took our 1st homeschool field trip. We actually did a morning and afternoon field trip with some other homeschool families. Because if you are gonna go, you might as well go all out. I was a nervous wreck.…
Engineering for Kids
After tLG received her green belt, she decided she was done with TKD. Yes, I know I have that rule about sticking things out and not quitting, but I was never 100% on the whole karate thing anyway. Knowing that we were…
One Month Update
Our official start date was January 6th. We’ve just completed our 5th week so technically we’ve been homeschooling just a little over a month. Here’s a little update on how things are going. I remember how anxious I felt to…
Origami for Kids
origami giraffe and ball My girl has been interested in origami for quite some time now. This fascination has been going on for about a year. She loves the idea of making little animals and what not. Mostly cranes…
[REVIEW] The Year of Learning Dangerously (Quinn Cummings)
The Year of Learning Dangerously Adventures in Homeschooling By: Quinn Cummings Preview Here When I got serious about considering homeschool, I picked up this book out of sheer curiosity. I needed to know what I was getting into, and…
Why I Quit the Candida Diet
For the record, I don’t diet. I love food too much. That’s what Hot Yoga is for. I exercise so I can eat what I want. But even without hot yoga I honestly don’t feel the need to diet. Body…
January 2014 Update
Helloooooooo 2014! Here we are in another year. I think this one might be my best yet. I have a thing for numbers and 14 is my ultimate favorite. I always picked it in high school for my jersey number.…
January 2014 in Pictures
Don’t forget to read our January 2014 Update. Hanging with Yah Yah and Briella in Bham. Celebrating our withdrawal from public school! The moment she turned SEVEN! She saved up to get an iPad Mini. SLIME! “I love my teacher.…
Handwriting Improvements
One of the first things I had hoped to tackle in homeschool is tLG’s handwriting. It was atrocious, as in sloppy and smushed. She had also gotten into a bad habit of writing in all capital letters that wasn’t corrected…