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Homeschool Reading

We bought a nice little stack of homeschooling and parenting books from the homeschool convention.  I still have a couple more coming, but here’s the majority of what we bought as well as one I ordered based on information from one of the lectures.  I am starting this stack of…

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Great Homeschool Convention Day 1

It’s our second year going to the Great Homeschool Conventions Midwest Convention.  It’s held annually in Cincinnati, so it’s an easy trip for us to make.  We planned to go even before we sold our house and knew we’d be building our new home during this time frame, so we…

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Getting Back On Track

So I’ve been trying to get us back on track while my husband is in India on a work trip.  Thankfully Creative Kid is feeling better, chesty lingering cough aside, and I never got the full gambit of symptoms.  We’re spending our time getting back on track with homeschool after…

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Don’t Dumb Down Language

Many times over the last year or two I get comments from shocked people that are seemingly baffled that Creative Kid knows a certain word and uses it correctly. I don’t strive to teach him words above what he can comprehend, but I also don’t ‘dumb down’ the language I…

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I Just Need Some Space

Every once in a while you just need a break from the insanity on a really rough mom day.  I stumbled upon another mom’s Youtube channel shortly after it’s launch who just hits the spot when you need to laugh or else you’ll cry from one of “those days”.  Deva…

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Reasons To Homeschool #1

This is going to be a series of posts, a little tongue in cheek about the title, but the series will highlight articles about ridiculous public school situations where common sense has flown out the window. Today’s entry into this virtual hall of shame, is this article about a 5…

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My Family Doesn’t Run

My family doesn’t do a lot of running.  No, I’m not talking about running in a marathon, although that would be a true statement as well, I’m talking about constantly being on the go.  I hate being overly busy and never getting down time at home.  Occasionally we can be…

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Bathtub Conversations

While Creative Kid was taking his bath recently we were playing with his foam bath roads and vehicles. He was a taxi and I was a police car so I pretended to pull him over and give him a ticket for speeding. This hilarious conversation ensued: Me: I’m going to…

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Minecraft-A Family Game

Do you play video games with your kids or do your kids play alone?  I was recently talking with one mom about Minecraft and she was impressed that I knew so much about the game and that I actively played it with Creative Kid instead of him playing the game…

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Making Time For Mindi

Every book, every blog, every doctor will tell you that you need to make time for yourself after you become a mom.  Why is it that we need to be reminded?  We tend to get wrapped up in our children and their needs.  As a SAHM, there is no break…

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