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Put It on the Calendar

by Kandis | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary

Field trips and fun days are among the highlight of every traditional school child’s year. Field day, crazy sock day, assembly times and the one field trip of the year. These days bring energy and a change of pace. When I was teaching, even I looked forward to...

Another Interruption?!?

by Kandis | Jan 14, 2021 | Become, Blog Posts, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary

Mom . . . Mom . . . Mom, Mom, Mom, MOM!!!! Anyone else ready to change their name? I was first in line for name changing until I realized that the interruptions were my own fault. WHAT?!?!? Yep – the interruptions were my fault. Huh? How? I hadn’t given...

Self Taught Teacher

by Kandis | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Values & Beliefs

I didn’t go to culinary school. Does that mean I shouldn’t try to cook new, interesting and sometimes complicated recipes? I didn’t go to technical school or apprentice as a plumber. Does that mean I shouldn’t replace my own garbage disposal? I...

Paper Mountain

by Kandis | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary

Climb, climb up paper mountain.Reaches to the sky. Climb, climb up paper mountain. We knew the stack was high.Toss, toss the excess papersFull recycling bin – oh my!Climb, climb up paper mountain.You and I. In many states you have two options for year end...

How Do I Fit Things In

by Kandis | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Values & Beliefs

Groceries, quiet time, cooking, exercise, cleaning . . . A mom’s list is never ending. How can you fit it all in? The truth is you can’t. Wait, what? Well, let me come at that again, you can’t if you are trying to do it all every day. So, how do you...

Killing a Love of Reading

by Kandis | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary

What’s in Huck Finn’s pocket on page 57? You don’t know? Neither did I in 10th grade literature class. And you know what? It still bothers me today. I had read the book and those that know me know I read it closely, it’s my nature. Yet, I got...
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