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Learning About My State Two weeks ago our support group had the distinct honor of hosting Steve and Jane Lambert, authors and owners of "Five In A Row" curriculum, for a weekend encouragement conference. It was my job (and my honor) to entertain the Lamberts while they were here. Living in sunny Florida, our organization made sure that Steve and Jane were able to stay ...
Updated Yesterday at 10:40 PM by MamaMary
Backyard School House Don't you just love the great outdoors? Winter, spring, summer or fall, the learning resources available in nature are abundant, if not endless! In general, homeschoolers love nature and being in it. My family is blessed to live on a small, 75 acre farm. That may not be small to a lot of people, but by farm standards, it is relatively small. Those 75 acres have provided endless hours of fun and learning for all five of my children. I'll have ...
Did you ever think that parenting would be so difficult? I feel every day is a different challenge. I've done many different things in my life, but parenting has definitely required the most of me. I love my children dearly, and know that all six of them are precious gifts. Truly, my very own blessings - I wouldn't trade them for anything. But that doesn't mean parenting them is easy. Nothing worth anything - is easy! There are days when I am tired from the physical strain of being ...
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling: the Party Edition is up at Homeschool Bytes. Drop in and check out all the great posts, including one from this blog!
Updated 03-09-2010 at 09:33 AM by topsytechie
When I take the time to evaluate my online activity (and believe me, that's no small task - - they don't call me Topsy-TECHIE for nuttin'!!) I'm kind of flabbergasted by how much of it involves homeschoolers and homeschooling. Between Facebook, forums, email groups, and blogs, probably 75% of my web surfing involves home education in one way or another. This kind of fascinates me because I definitely am an eclectic person with a plethora of interests and hobbies, yet a LOT my time is spent ...