Raising Readers

June 28, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments
Raising Readers And an update on Week 4 of our summer reading program Sometimes I think I might actually be raising readers. When I begin reading aloud, they swarm like little bumblebees, jostling for their seats. When we go to the library, the librarians know us by name. I’m even…

Summertime and Siblings

June 22, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments
Summertime and Siblings When summertime finally arrives, it’s a relief to be able to go outside with the kids without it being a huge production. No more coat checks, and hat searches. No more searching for elusive socks! Everybody has flip-flops and teeshirts, and getting outside is as easy as…

Into the Woods: Blogging

June 21, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments
Follow my blog with Bloglovin A Blogging Journey, in brief Once upon a time about 9 years ago, I started blogging. I was still in high school and it was just another way for me to delve into the writing world. Blogging stayed with me, though in sporadic and mainly…

Summer Reading Program ~ Week 1 Update

June 15, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments
Summer Reading ~ Week One Summertime and reading are synonymous in my mind. Of course when the weather gets hot, you flop down on a lounge chair and read. It’s not so different from the fall, winter, or spring, except that in the summer some libraries having reading programs. Prizes…

5 Books That Influence My Homeschool

June 7, 2017 Home Education Reading Life No Comments
Homeschool Books to Develop your Homeschool Vision If you are considering homeschooling, or wondering how it can possibly work, these are some of the homeschool books I have found most helpful. I’m not a veteran homeschooler by any means. (Unless you count being homeschooled myself from k-12 as something…)  But…

Rainy Day Cookies

April 18, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments
Ever wake up to a rainy day and just think “Cookies!”? The only thing my kids love more than making cookies is eating them.  Chocolate chip or peanut butter.  Oatmeal or snickerdoodles.  A good cookie can make a good morning great, and turn a bad day right side up  Since…