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…