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A Tribute
For this Memorial Day, I wanted to write a tribute to my grandfather. He was born on July 4, 1920 and died of a heart attack on October 20, 1990. To me, he was my hero, but I regret that I never really got to know who he was. The two things that I remember…
Beating the homeschooling winter blues
February, even though it is the shortest month of the year, for me it is the longest month of the year. (And this year February even contains an extra day. Why couldn’t we have that extra day in June?) The winter blues hit me hardest in February. We have been in the winter season for…
To be a Mom part 2
Read the first post in this series here To be a mom is the hardest yet most rewarding job in the world. In honor of Mother’s Day, I want to recognize all of the moms out there who sacrifice so much for the sake of their children.
Our Homeschooling Routine
There are so many different routine and scheduling tricks out there. If you Google “homeschooling routine” you will find myriads of ideas. Whenever I wanted to find a good idea to solve an issue that I struggled with I would head to my favorite blogs. Everything I read presented that particular idea as the sure…
Mom hats – balancing homeschooling with life
Have you ever sat down and counted how many mom hats you wear? My two biggest hats are my mom hat and my wife hat. Coming in close behind follows my homeschooling/teacher hat. But there are many other hats that we as moms wear. Chaffeur, cook, maid, nurse, counselor, playmate, veterinarian, landscaper, decorator, laundress. I’m…
Hockey Musings
I realize that when this post actually goes public, I will be a couple weeks removed from this weekend, but I want to share what is going on right now. Super Stuffy’s hockey team has finished the regular season in pretty good shape. They are entering the state tournament in fourth place – which honestly…
