Our “March Madness” or what I personally refer to as “March Madness” (not basketball- just the crazy of March) has finally passed. March is just an extremely busy month for us that eventually pours into another busy season of wrapping up homeschool for the year and prepping for the upcoming school year. I’ve mentioned before that I like to have at least one full month off
Homeschooling is hard. That’s already understandable to some. It’s not impossible, but it does require a lot of work. But I want to be honest about it. I’m the type of mom that prefers the honest truth rather than a fake version. So, I want to throw out some honest things here. MANAGING A HOME OF MANY IS FULL-TIME Managing a home with 5 kids even if you are
It usually hits us sometime in the middle of January where the homeschool grind becomes more like drudgery. The first week back isn’t so bad at first. Only because the holidays are so busy that it’s nice to get a little break from it all. But somewhere in the middle of January, we get a little despondent when it comes to school work. Even I get tired of
Over the years of homeschooling, I’ve utilized many different ideas from various other homeschoolers online. Blogs, Pinterest, books, etc. During my early years, I didn’t know many homeschoolers, so I had to go research and try to find help with problem areas. Over time though, some blogs have come and gone. Now, I don’t remember all of the places I’ve visited online for help, but I do have
I’ve been homeschooling long enough now, that I am pretty confident when I prepare the curriculum for the school year. However, I still have times that I find myself questioning a curriculum. For the most part, I believe that most curriculum is usable. I can work with most any curriculum and make it work for my kids. But I have been seriously questioning changing my oldest sons Math curriculum. I’ve been
Happy NEW YEAR 2019 My January has started out just as busy as the last couple of months. Isn’t it funny how things can seem stalled and all at once EVERYTHING seems to happen. I thought my holidays would be a nice refreshing break, but alas- Life likes to happen when you are busy making plans. (Allen Saunders?) I did get a chance to spend a day
