Author: Jamie
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Keeping Up Appearances
People often ask how things are going with Lindsey, and the truth is they are going really, really good. Better than I could’ve imagined, in fact. But even if I had given birth to Lindsey, there would be times when she would act in a way that frustrated or aggravated me. I feel like if…
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My summer plans and goals
This summer, I have some specific goals… Family: One big one is to complete the plans I’ve started for our upcoming school year. I have a few more curriculum decisions to make, and then a whole lot of scheduling kinds of plans. (I’ll be posting more about that later.) Ken and I want to start…
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Road Trip (aka 36 Hours in a Car with the One I Love)
Yesterday, Ken and I returned from a whirlwind trip to Connecticut to shoot a wedding. (I’ll be posting about it with lots of photos on the business blog later this week!) We couldn’t find what we considered reasonable airfare, but we’d committed to this job, so we decided the best thing to do was drive….
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Done!
Pardon me while I do the happy dance — because this week concludes our school year! Woohoo! Next week I plan to post sort of a yearly wrap-up to help me figure out what we did well, and what we need to change. Kathryn provided our handiwork this week; she is making friendship bracelets for…
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Why I Homeschool
(This post was written back in May of 2008 on my old Rose Cottage blog, but worth a repost, as it’s all still relevant!) As I’m ordering books for next year and working on my lesson plans, I am thinking all the more about the reason why I choose to homeschool. I hope you find…