• Grumpy Growth Spurt

    My girl got off to a dilly dally start this morning. I was kinda with her. Hubby left early for work so I’ve been up early too. Very quickly I realized that this day was not off to a good…

  • Science-Themed Birthday Party

    Our girl turned SEVEN last week and we celebrated with a Super Science Party complete with 7 fun and wacky experiments! Invites were curtesy of Pinterest ideas and my graphically talented bestie. Warm Up Activity: Marshmallows & Toothpicks This allowed…

  • I Love My Teacher

    Today, this little gem showed up on my desk. It melted my heart. I know she loves me, but now she loves me in a new way, as her teacher. As you can see, it was marked “Top Secret.” From…

  • Our Best Day Yet

    To read more homeschool posts, click here. Today was our best so far. I’ve got a new system that I’ve been trying out for the past couple of days that seems to be working perfectly. Instead of expecting her to follow…

  • Homeschool Birthday

    To read more homeschool posts, click here. We didn’t do homeschool today. Why? Because tLG turned SEVEN today. And because we can. 😉 This is quite possibly my favorite perk of homeschool. I have a habit of not making birthdays very…

  • UnEnrolling From Public School

    To read more homeschool posts, click here.  So, I did it! I withdrew my child from public school today. I withdrew her from a Montessori speciality school that we can’t get back into. It was a risky move. I can’t send…

  • I Quit the PTO

    To read more homeschool posts, click here.  Homeschool took forever today. Part of it was because I had several conference calls and we would basically have to stop in order for those to happen. But we still managed to get…

  • Doubts, Joy, Faith & Trust

    I still haven’t pulled the trigger on un-enrolling Skylar from Stanford. I’ve really started to question why. So, my thought process went a little something like this. Be warned, it gets a little heated in my head. It’s also pretty…

  • Homeschool Day 2

    Today it actually took FOUR hours to complete Easy Peasy Homeschool. That’s longer than yesterday. Oh boy! There are a couple of things at play here that I think will shake out over time.  1. tLG is still fascinated by…

  • Homeschool – Day 1

    So, here we are on day 1 and we survived. Go, us! I’ve had quarterly meetings for the past 2 days which means I was stuck in an office in Brentwood from sun up til sun down. Hubby has held…