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 [...]

A Charlotte Mason Education, and math curriculum.

I came across a homeschooling mom today that suggested that a homeschooler should be teaching math from life experience only, rather than use any curriculum.
I agree that it is invaluable to teach “life” math. You can make almost anything an opportunity to teach math. Cooking, baking, grocery shopping, playing video games, playing almost [...]

Smokin’ Aces!

My review went soooooo well! I had the sweetest reviewer in the whole wide world. I think I might send her flowers. Wait, is that bribery? Maybe I better skip the flowers. 
She went over each subject, looked at what we are reading, looked at samples and asked some questions [...]

Some things old, some things new!

We spent the better part of today cleaning out the master bedroom. I have bags and bags of trash, recycling and donation. What a relief it is. My room is always the last to get done, and the first to get cluttered, and it seems like since I started homeschooling this fall, [...]

Food for thought

I received my final book today, finally, after more than two weeks!! I picked up “Alpha Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers” from eBay in a really sweet deal and I will be using it as a remedial reading course for Super-boy and a beginning course for Diva. I am a firm believer [...]

Math-U-See has arrived!

Super-boy’s curriculum from Math-U-See arrived on Saturday. I couldn’t be happier and I am excited to get started with him. The kids have already pulled out the manipulative blocks and had a great time counting and stacking them. The only thing I will need to buy when Diva gets to level ‘Beta’ [...]

Making a list, checking it twice….

Sometimes I wish Santa was real, because I have a wish list that is growing by the day. I have managed to check off several important books for the coming school year. I used a few resources, including Paper Back Swap, eBay, and Amazon to acquire what I need. I [...]

Go mama!

I have made some decisions this week that leave me feeling both nervous, and very empowered. First, which I mentioned in a previous blog, is that I have decided not to use an umbrella, and let the county review our progress. The other big decision I made this week was not to buy [...]

Math-U-See

Yesterday, I got the free demo DVD I ordered from the Math-U-See website. I watched it last night and I was VERY impressed. As a matter of fact, it made some basic math concepts very clear to me! Math that I have been doing since elementary school. That blew me away. [...]