Tag: weekly report

  • Homeschooling lately…

    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…

  • Homeschool, life, and curriculum update

    Homeschool, life, and curriculum update

    We’re a few months into our homeschool year, which means we’re far enough in to see what’s working and what isn’t. Although I don’t do any formal sort of mid-year review, I do try to stay tuned in to my kids so I can tweak our plans and schedule as needed, no matter what time…

  • Back to Homeschool: first week

    Back to Homeschool: first week

    We started {not} back to school this week, and overall it was wonderful. We celebrated our first homeschool day with chocolate milk and molasses cookies. And of course, a few photos which quickly turned into giggles and a tickle fight. Our homeschool evolution = big progress. Last year, any sort of formal work with the…

  • Almost-Summer Homeschooling

    Almost-Summer Homeschooling

    First of all, let me brag on our eldest! Brandon has accepted a teaching position as a middle school band director; this is his first full-time “real” teaching job! And his beautiful wife Diane is a brand new college graduate! {Love how she decorated the top of her cap!} They’ll be moving closer to Brandon’s…

  • Springtime Homeschooling {+ Volvo love}

    Springtime Homeschooling {+ Volvo love}

    Those of you who don’t live around here may not know there are actually five seasons in Georgia: summer (by far the longest of the seasons), fall (delightful), winter (often with nary a snowflake to be seen), spring (beautiful but usually too short), and pollen (wedged right in the middle of spring). During this season,…