Category: homeschool
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Tourists in our own town: field trip fun
While my mom was in town last month, we decided her visit was a great excuse to do a guided tour of our little town. We’d been eyeing this for a while as a fun way to learn more about where we live. Of course, as homeschoolers, it’s a great educational opportunity as well! We…
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Life lately: end of school year
“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars?” -Nora Roberts I’m turning into a flower geek, thanks to one of the nature guides I bought from thriftbooks. This one by Reader’s Digest is just fantastic. I have it on a…
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Life lately: new year, new wheels
This quote popped up numerous places in my facebook feed around the 1st of the year and I just loved it. I’m reminding myself of its truth and hoping to teach my kids the same: “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are…
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Life lately: October 2017
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” – Mary Oliver That’s what I try to do here: pay attention and share the wonder. This month had a whole lot of astonishing, including Aunt Kathryn stealing Khloe kisses. Still one of my favorite photos of the month, even with all the…
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NC Maritime Museum: homeschool field trip
We enjoy field trips so I’m trying to do better about planning them. A couple of weeks ago I set aside time to list a whole bunch of field trips in our area. Opportunities abound: we have no excuse not to do at least one a month, maybe more if weather and schedules cooperate. For…