The course leader, Joshua Becker likes to approach decluttering room by room. This week we're in the bedroom. The assignment (#4): ...

As promised in the Goals post, here is today's Homeschool Report. I am so relieved to be able to report--and before dinner, no less--th...

This is Cherry Creek Fonzie Merit.* Otherwise known as "The Canadian Horse." Yes. It would seem we have a national breed. Way back...

I don't like to get caught up in events as they are happening. I'm much too apt to put my foot in my mouth. As I have been perusing ...

This is, of course, targeted at kids. But I thought that it might be of interest to you to know there are free novel writing workbooks . If ...

We're up at 6:30am again . We managed it yesterday and now, today. It's been my goal to "get up with Dad" and see him out ...

Well, it has to be done. I still have my wonderful spreadsheet from last year, but it is hopelessly out of date and I'm beginning to be ...

One of the great things about homeschooling is finding out about all the neat teaching tools out there. A notice that these are available ar...

It's always difficult to know where to start educating yourself about homeschooling. There's almost too much information out there! ...

Susan Wise Bauer, that is: (She's considered something of a classical education guru in homeschooling circles.) One thing classical home...

We are struggling with our circadian rhythm. No one, except the husband is sleeping anything like normal hours. For example, it is 2am here-...

(The famous image of the two renegades, Radisson and Groseilliers. No wonder it's ubiquitous, it's by Fredric Remington. I had no i...

Have you heard of this? The titles they have are amazing! From Alcott, to Boethius, to Burgess.... It's a voluntary project where indivi...

Just a total aside--but did you know you can make your own maps on the web? I haven't tried it (though I just might, during my "sla...

We did our Latin today and as an introduction to pronounciation, the kids were to pick Latin names. My son immediately chose Caius without r...

Long story, but let me say that the Woman in Charge came through, not once, not twice but three times for me today to make sure that a book ...

You'll see that in the side bar I've included the materials I use (and hope to use) in our homeschool. But I have chosen those mater...

Dear Friends, Husband has just taken the kids out sledding for about an hour. I thought I'd told everyone I was staying home to catch up...