Having grown up in a moderately-sized city just outside of Seattle, I’m not really familiar with gardening. As a kid, I’d occasionally help my mom plant flower beds, and I remember one year when my siblings and I tried planting pumpkins (which my mom unfortunately mistook for weeds). That’s about the extent of my farmingContinue Reading
Gentle Ways to Cut Back Your Child’s Screen Time
Children and screen time is a hot button issue these days. From concerns with how it affects long term development, behavior, school performance, and screen addiction; how much time our kids spend watching t.v. or playing video games can be a huge source of concern and guilt for moms. I know it can be forContinue Reading
Exciting Family Travel Destinations on a Budget
We are all excited that summer is right around the bend and if you play it right you can have an amazing summer vacation for the whole family without going into credit card debt, this year we’re super happy because we’ve managed to save our money to visit one of the best Maldives family villas. Continue Reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cookies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles never seem to go out of style. They were around when I was a kid and kids still love them today. With a brand new movie coming out in a few days, that I’m sure my oldest two boys will want to go see (and I’m sure their dad will too),Continue Reading
5 Excellent Ways Moms Can Energize Their Day
As a busy homeschool mom to 5 boys, I know how important it is to start your day off right. Days are filled with what often feels like never-ending to-do lists. Moms need ways to harness as much energy as possible to get it all done and maintain sanity. These tips are simple and practicalContinue Reading
5 Reasons Why You Should Homeschool Through the Summer
We’ve been year round homeschoolers for the last 4 years. Choosing to move to a year round homeschooling schedule was one of the best decisions I’ve made for my children’s education. After 3 years of hearing how bored my children were for 12 weeks and spending at minimum 6 weeks reviewing the last year’s MathContinue Reading
Homeschool Curriculum Options for the Large Family
Being a large family homeschool comes with it’s challenges. I’d say the top two in my book would be figuring out how to fit in schooling everyone, followed by the cost of it. I’ll start by addressing the first of those challenges. One of the things I consider when choosing a curriculum or resource toContinue Reading
How to Navigate the Build Your Bundle Homeschool Sale
Have you heard? I’m sure you have. The Build Your Bundle Homeschool Sale is this week. It runs from May 16th-23rd, 2016 and you can save 86-96% on digital homeschool curriculum during this sale. That’s pretty amazing! Now this isn’t another post that is going to tell you all about WHAT the Build Your Bundle SaleContinue Reading
Notgrass Giveaway – Win From Adam to Us
As soon as my oldest child reached the 5th grade, I had no doubt what history curriculum I wanted to use. I had discovered Notgrass a few years earlier and couldn’t wait to be able to use it in our homeschool. So far we have completed America the Beautiful (American history) and are currently working throughContinue Reading
IKEA Must-Haves for Your Homeschool Room
I don’t think I’ve ever met a homeschooler that doesn’t like to drool over beautiful pictures of homeschool rooms. Just head over to Pinterest and you’ll find hundreds and hundreds of homeschool room pictures to inspire you and give you great ideas for your own school room. I even have a whole Pinterest board dedicatedContinue Reading
