Tag: weekly report

  • Relaxed Homeschooling

    Relaxed Homeschooling

    After much stressing, soul-searching, prayer, and journal-writing, I’ve finally realized a few important things: 1 – I’m not going to ever be a perfect mom, but that doesn’t mean I’m not the mom my kids need. 2 – I’ve had a lot of loss in the past year (some I’ve spoken of online; some I…

  • LEGOs are Awesome! {Homeschool Report}

    LEGOs are Awesome! {Homeschool Report}

    First, a note to my subscribers: I’m still playing around with Pressgram, so every now and then I accidentally send a photo post out on my blog feed. Sorry if you’re getting those; I don’t want to bog down your email or feed! For the record, I believe the problem is on my end, not…

  • Outdoor Play: Essential to our Homeschool!

    Outdoor Play: Essential to our Homeschool!

    First of all, have you heard our happy news from earlier this week? We finalized adoption of our two youngest kids! That’s exciting, of course, but today’s post is about how outdoor play helps our homeschool — and keeps this mama sane! Outside time improves moods! A couple of weeks ago, we got a new…

  • Homeschool Field Trip: Apple Orchard

    Homeschool Field Trip: Apple Orchard

    We’ve completed week two of our new homeschool year! Things were business as usual for most of the week — but on Thursday we had our first field trip of the homeschool year, and the very first with our two newest students in tow! I thought I might be getting myself in over my head…

  • Easing into our Homeschool Year

    Easing into our Homeschool Year

    This week, we celebrated our official First Day of School! For the first time in my eight years of homeschooling, I actually remembered to do a First Day photo, complete with our homeschool mascot! (Who didn’t pose exactly where I wanted, but whatever. It’s still cute!) Easing into the Homeschool year: Even though this was…