March 2014 Family Update
March was kind of a whirlwind. Even more so than our usual tornado-like life, but it was awesome! Here’s why…. Early in March I attended the Empowering Fearless Birth conference in Tennessee. It was so fun to be around so…
Diagnosed with Epic Awesomeness
Dear Parent Doctor’s NoteThis kid has a bad case of epic awesomeness. Kid must do this… Eat Pizza Play Video Games Eat More Pizza Play With Friends ********************************************* I swear I cannot make this stuff up. This is just a glimpse into…
Photo Books: An Annual Tradition
I remember when scrapbooking was all the rage. Creative Memories was the thing to do. I’m pretty sure it still is. Maybe. Honestly, I have no idea. I’m not the scrapbooking type. Back then, the problem was, I had a…
Conference Recap Day 3 #hsttd
Man! I woke up tired on the last day. My brain was overloaded with awesome information. Taking that all in and trying to process it is hard work. Interestingly enough, my first session was with Jan Bedell, AKA the Brian…
Conference Recap Day 2 #hsttd
The Children’s Program “Mission: Incredible” started on Day 2. I heard they have 700 children enrolled in the program. WOW! Naturally, drop off was a bit chaotic but I was still able to make it to my 1stsession with time…
Conference Recap Day 1 #hsttd
I came away from Day 1 of Teach Them Diligently feeling very encouraged. All of the speakers I listened to were fantastic and, as anticipated, all of the attendees are very nice. I went to the pre-conference session by Sonya…
Preparing for a Homeschool Conference #hsttd
Today I’m going to my first homeschool conference. I’m excited and nervous all at the same time! So much to learn. So much to do. So many people. At this point, I refuse to even think about all the curriculum…
Creative Writing: King the Corn Snake
So, after we had that really bad day that turned out to be a good day, I’m reconsidering the “unschooling” method and at least trying to incorporate it on a mild level. For starters, I asked tLG what she wanted…
A Bad Day at Homeschool
On Friday, we were having what I would call a “bad” homeschool day. She was distracted. I was distracted. She was complaining. I was complaining. It was Friday. Neither of us wanted to do any work. So, I called it…
Curriculum Kits – Nashville Public Library
Last year, before we were even thinking about homeschooling, the Nashville Library started offering Curriculum Kits. I thought they were a great idea and was excited to finally get to try one. We picked Asia for our first one. tLG…