Homeschoolers of Color

I promise to get pictures of our trip to Six Flags (last week!) posted very soon. In the meantime, a friend dug up this article for me, and I am sharing. My decision to homeschool my kids was strongly (that’s an understatement) influenced by the way the school district was treating my biracial [...]

He cooks!

This morning, Super-boy asked me if he could cook his own eggs and toast for breakfast. Naturally, I said yes! I was cooking quite a few simple meals by eight, so I am sure it’s past time for him to learn to make a few things as well. He has been making [...]

Reviews are no biggie

I had my second review with the MCPS school system yesterday.  I wanted to encourage anyone in the homeschooling community in Maryland to seriously consider forgoing the “umbrella schools” and saving your money by reviewing with the county.  As long as you are doing your job as a teacher and educating your children, there is [...]

Review today!

I have another county review today at 1:00. Most of you will not even be reading this post until I am done. I will update when I get back and let you all know how I did.
I am also sailing out of the Mommy Doldrums I was in. I have had a [...]

Navigating the ‘Mommy Doldrums’

Doldrums:

A period of stagnation or slump.
A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.

I am sailing the doldrums of motherhood today.  Am I the only one who occasionally wonders what happened to my life?  [...]

Rainy Day Geography

The kids got up today and finished all their school work bright and early. This is the 2nd time in a row they have been up, motivated and totally finished by 10:00! Perhaps they have finally realized my wisdom when I say it’s better to get your work done early and then play, [...]

Thank you IRS!

We got our economic stimulus check yesterday and I took the opportunity to order the books and curriculum I need for next year. However, even though that money is a surprise bonus (and I easily could have gotten carried away), I stayed frugal and only ordered what I really needed. I really, really [...]

Preschool Math

I don’t post very much about the work I do with Monkey. I do “teach” her, but she is three and I feel the majority of what she should be learning right now is simply imitative play. Her brain is working so hard to understand her world, I don’t need to bog her [...]

Nest Update

I am so excited about our little Robin nest in the front yard.  Today was the first day I’ve been able to take a picture since Friday, when I noted there were three eggs.  Mama Robin must have laid another on Saturday because I have four now, and incubation has begun.
I cannot wait until these [...]

Term 3 Begins

I cannot believe I am sitting here writing this post, as we begin our third and final term of this year. Last May I was only starting to imagine what it would be like to homeschool my kiddos. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to homeschool them. Sure, I was irritated with [...]