I am probably the world’s worst about over scheduling when it comes to home schooling. I know I’m not alone. I hear moms talking about what all they’re doing in a year and I know they are over doing it. I have even tried to talk customers out of buying curriculum because they are trying … [Read more…]
The Olympics are here. I have always been fascinated with the Olympics. It is amazing what all those people from all over the world can train their bodies to do. On thing I’ve always wondered is how each sport chooses the type of clothing they will wear. Why, for instance, does the men’s volleyball team … [Read more…]
When people hear that you’re homeschooling, there are questions that immediately pop into their head. These questions are pretty much the same across the board. For example: Is it legal? What about Socialization? What about the prom? Well….What about the prom? There are several reasons we home school. One of them being to protect our … [Read more…]
One thing I like to do for my kids is decorate their birthday cakes. The best compliment I’ve ever gotten was, "Mom, your cakes are better than the ones at my friends’ birthday parties". I guess I’ve spoiled them. The first one I ever decorated was for my 21 year old’s first birthday. That was … [Read more…]
It’s been a while since I talked about the string orchestra I teach. We’ve been very busy this year. I have a great group of kids to work with. They (for the most part) work hard and want to do a good job. Last month we had a concert at our local library. There was … [Read more…]
Our co-op just had it’s Latin Banquet. This co-op is patterned after Charlotte Mason’s teaching style. The kids study Latin, Shakespeare, Art, Nature, Great Books, and Speech. Most of them are involved in a string orchestra as well. The Latin banquet was a lot of fun. Everyone dressed in togas and we had a great … [Read more…]
My last 2 entries have been about getting our chores and our meals a little better organized. We’ve been at it a week and I thought an update was in order. First of all, the chores have definitely caused us to have a cleaner house. Of course, having company last night helped also. I’ve found … [Read more…]
Along with starting my 4 week menu plan (mentioned below), I am once again trying to get better organized with house cleaning. I’ve got 5 boys at home, 3 of which are very capable of doing anything I can do in the cleaning area, and 1 that is always wanting to do what his big … [Read more…]
It’s that wonderful time of year that we can start everything new. One thing that I have done in the past, but for some reason haven’t done lately, was to have 4 weekly prepared menus for the family. I sat down the other night and wrote new menus that I thought we could stick with. … [Read more…]
This article appeared in our local paper — The Lufkin Daily News. It tells the history of our holiday season landmark — Rudolph the red-nosed pumping unit. It was written by Bob Bowman, a local historian. I bet you can’t find another Christmas decoration like this anywhere else. CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS WITH LUFKIN’S RED-NOSED PUMPING UNIT, … [Read more…]
