Educational Nashville Summer Camps
It’s that time of year again. Summer camp registration. In order to get into the best camps, you must register early to reserve your spot. Even though we are homeschooling, I still wanted tLG to participate in summer camps. It’s…
P.E. on a Sunny Winter Day
It’s no secret that I loathe winter and embrace summer. When I say loathe, I mean barely speak it’s name. Today was one of those days where I just flat out ignored Old Man Winter. We’ve had some miserable stretches…
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…
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…
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…
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…