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Unless you are living under a rock in the United States, you will have heard about the devastation of Hurricane Helene. It's a devastating and destructible natural disaster. Large areas were affected, and people are struggling to find basics for survival.  When these events occur, most humans want to help. It is difficult to know how we can help these unfortunate souls. There are reports that a lot of the large charitable organizations spend more on salaries and "administrative costs" than they do actually helping people. I don't have the time, energy, nor desire to do a deep dive into...

  We have been homeschooling for many years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I am adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.  We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc., We...

My son received an egg incubator last year. We have been putting it to good use and hatching out our own eggs roughly every month since January. When hatching out the eggs, the chance of obtaining a rooster is supposedly 50% but it really feels greater. Over time, we found ourselves with an abundance of roosters and a shortage of space for them. What do you do?   We could sell them at a small animal swap. We considered an animal swap but with the Farmers Market, soccer games and other commitments, we simply didn't have the time nor energy...

We have been homeschooling for many years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I am adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.  We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc., We have...

Recently, I attended a homeschool event where a new homeschool parent asked me how I created a smooth workflow throughout the day. I had to be honest that while I try to design an existence of sunshine and rainbows for the perfect educational environment, it doesn't always happen. We live in the real world and real things happen. I can simply show my kids how to learn among occasional distractions, embrace the chaos and find joy in our time on this earth.  To provide an example of one of those not-so-perfect days, I will describe our Wednesday.    5am: I awake...