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America’s 50 States: Great Android App for Homeschool

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Normally I’m not one to promote things on this blog. However, a friend of mine wrote this app so I thought I’d take a minute to speak about it. And, I’d like to think I inspired this one a bit with our family’s adventures in homeschooling. But that may just be my active imagination.
The color [...]

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Setting Limits

Monday, August 29, 2011

photo credit: Brian Cameron, 2008
Well, getting back into a routine is proving to be a tad more difficult than I hoped it would be. And the struggle can be felt throughout the land. Setting limits. Limits are not what Rye always likes but are what he desperately needs. And so we set them. And we [...]

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The Conversation Is Changing

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

It’s funny, when you homeschool the most common comment you hear from other parents (or at least I hear, I can really only speak for myself) is “Oh, that is great that you do that. I could never spend that much time with my child. I mean, we need time apart and I enjoy the [...]

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Teaching Textbooks Love

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

I cannot begin to tell you how much I love Teaching Textbooks.
When we started this year [Grade 7], Rye would not use this program. We tried a few sample problems from their website
http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/
and I loved it but because he is learning disabled and was used to having a live person teach him, he wanted [...]

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The Best Days

Saturday, April 2, 2011

I can’t help but think
that one day I will look back
on this time in my life
and think
these days
were some of the best days
of my life.

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Homeschool Road Trip

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Rye and I are on a road trip right now.
Road trips allow us to enjoy some of the best aspects of homeschooling.
Togetherness. Freedom. Flexibility.
Learning. Living.
Socializing.
And fun.

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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Thursday, February 17, 2011

We watched this movie yesterday as a part of our studies on American History and specifically the time of slavery in America and the abolitionist movement.
We both loved it.
Rye feels like he is just like Huckleberry Finn so he really related to the movie. Or, as he says, “that kid is just like me.”
And I’d [...]

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Miracles Do Happen

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Apparently Rye’s talk with God the other day helped.
Last night he sat down, completely of his own free will while Don and I were watching TV in another part of the house, and wrote a 2 page, single-spaced story about himself. No one asked him to do this. There was no assignment he was trying [...]

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Slowing To A Stop

Friday, February 4, 2011

It’s oddly quiet in our house this afternoon.
Don is home from a business trip and had to fly overnight last night so he is now in bed sleeping as he didn’t get much sleep on the plane.
Rye and I did our math work this morning and then we didn’t make it much further than math [...]

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Christmas, Homeschooling, Med Adjustments

Monday, December 20, 2010

Well, I haven’t been much on blogging these past few weeks. I’m not really sure why. I guess the bustle of the holiday season combined with homeschooling and preparing for Christmas and preparing for next semester, etc., etc., has kept me busy.
As we head into Christmas week, I think we are ready. We are having [...]

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WWII In HD: The History Channel

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Rye and I are currently watching this documentary as a part of our studies of World War II and I would highly recommend it. As it contains some very graphic real footage from the war, I caution you to be prepared for this and would definitely not watch with small children around. That said, it [...]

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Category Archives: homeschool

America’s 50 States: Great Android App for Homeschool

Setting Limits

The Conversation Is Changing

Teaching Textbooks Love

The Best Days

Homeschool Road Trip

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Miracles Do Happen

Slowing To A Stop

Christmas, Homeschooling, Med Adjustments

WWII In HD: The History Channel

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