Author: Jamie
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How we chose our new town
I’ve long been fascinated with people who picked up their lives and moved somewhere else, especially if it wasn’t for a job but just because. An ironic obsession for a girl who lived 40+ years in the same town and rarely traveled. Much of my fascination was because I didn’t think it was something I’d…
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On sending Scout to school
I’ve had a number of questions about how school is going for Scout, how we made the decision to enroll her in school, and so on. Now that we’re halfway through the school year, it’s a good time to address all that. We’ve been homeschooling for 11 years and I’m still as pro-homeschooling as ever….
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Homeschooling lately…
It’s been ages since I updated anything about our homeschooling, so let’s remedy that. Consider this a condensed, multi-week (ok, multi-month!) wrap-up. We love books. And library days. We’ve finally successfully implemented library days, and I’m quite tickled about it. Though we’ve homeschooled for years, I’ve never made it a habit ’til now. The library…
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Real Mom
It’s been seven years since I became an adoptive mom. At that time, Ken and I each had a biological child and Lindsey became our third child. Brandon was 18, Kathryn was 9, and Lindsey was just shy of 15. Look at those baby faces, all of us. Golly, we had a lot to learn….
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2017 Goals
I’m not a big resolution setter. After all, who can compare to the Godfather of Resolutions? But I do like to set goals, and the beginning of a new year is as good a time as any. I revisit my annual goals again at my birthday since the anniversary of my birth seems like another…