Chasing Cheerios

We homeschool year round with breaks throughout the year.  However, our summer school curriculum is a little more relaxed and fun than our s...

O(7) and E(4) successfully raised $520 through their recent read-a-thon!  O read 42 books, and E read 30 books, and their parents, grandpare...

I've had lots of questions about the curriculum we use over the last few months, and it's much quicker to just write a post for ever...

O(7) and E(4) have been reading books to raise money to help save Eliza for the past month.  They call this "Books for Eliza."  Th...

My girls LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Maestro Classics cds!!! (In fact, I can hear Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel starting now!)  Peter and the ...

People frequently ask why we homeschool, and the reasons are too numerous to list.  Occasionally, however, there will be a moment with our g...

If anyone still reads this blog, I'm sorry for my long absence.  I haven't been able to post any pics via dropshots or the blogger a...

Celebrating half-birthdays has been a tradition in our family since O(7) was a baby.  The girls love it, and it's a simple way to have f...

While traumatic, our family's experience with Elliott's brain tumor and subsequent craniotomy during the Winter/Spring of 2012 wa...

Several friends told me about this melted crayon ornament idea, and it sounded simple and fun enough to try! First, we shaved crayons (using...

Our girls are so excited and proud that their Grandpa is one of Santa's helpers!  

O(7) was a Land of the Sweets Candy Cane Attendant in a recent performance of the Nutcracker Ballet.  She was only onstage for about 30 ...

The girls and I are continuing our Christmas tradition of opening a Christmas book and doing a Christmas activity as our countdown to Christ...

Melissa and Doug Unit Blocks are 50% off today at Amazon!  These are some of the BEST toys ever, and every child should have a set!!!  W...