How to keep organized, stay sane and keep laughing while raising a large family.
Dear Schools, Please STOP with the AR Tests and Reading Logs It’s not helping my kids read. It’s not helping my kids learn to love reading. In fact, it is stifling my kids. I am not a trained teacher I … Continued
2017-2018 School Year: Running Start, Public School, and Homeschool While fall isn’t technically here yet, the nights are cool and the mornings cooler. School is back in session for (almost) everyone. Over the ten years that I have been blogging our … Continued
{Post contains affiliate links} Last week was the 5th Grade Tour. You know, THE 5TH GRADE TOUR! We have lived in our current location for fourteen years. Every single year signs go up on our road proclaiming 5th Grade Tour! … Continued
Hey, friends. Last night was our school science fair and guess what? I am the mom who helped her kid turn in the worst science fair project ever. Now, I know exactly what you’re thinking. You are thinking, “It can’t be that … Continued
I kind of feel like I need an I Survived First Grade Gingerbread House Day badge. Do they have those? If not, there is a small business idea for one of you out there. Or maybe I should just start … Continued
I love, love, love the fact that I can attend my kids’ school field trips. After saying goodbye to my dreams of homeschooling, this is a new and unexpected experience. I have been on a few school field trips now. … Continued
Our three kids in junior high. Today is the first day of school for my traditionally educated children. Our family now has: two 8th graders, one 7th grader, two 5th graders and a 1st grader. Yesterday was a chaos filled … Continued
School Supply Shopping: Save time, money and your sanity. {I know this may be too late for some of you, but if you are a procrastinator like me, you might still need this. If not, it will help for next … Continued