Simple living myths
September 1, 2009
I feel almost like a fraud writing about the simple life. These last two months have been very hectic due to circumstances we had not planned and I've been living life at the edge of chaos. Granted my edge is probably different from most and even at the point of ...
August Sweet Stuff
August 31, 2009
Guess I was wrong! People do read blogs on Sunday night - maybe I'm the only one who doesn't. I'm so excited to share more of our weekend trip but I need to spend time going through the photos first. While I'm putting that all together you can check out ...
Back from Backpacking ~ Content, Tired & Hungry
August 30, 2009
We just got home from our first "carry everything on your back" trip. The weekend was phenomenal in so many ways. Not what I necessarily expected but so much more! I will talk about it more this week but I just need to post these photos tonight. Now. That's how ...
Gone backpacking
August 29, 2009
That's right baby. This weekend we are backpacking. For real. By the time you're reading this we've already hiked into our site, carrying all our supplies for 2 nights and 3 days (plus the camera) on our backs, including a tent and shelter. You know what this means don't know ...
A bare-bones homeschool library and reluctant readers
August 28, 2009
A homeschool library Earlier this summer I was asked the following: Since you keep your at home book collection small, I'd love to hear about which books you do think are worth owning vs. borrowing. People will disagree with me on this but I don't think it's worth owning much, ...
August in my back yard
August 26, 2009
A slightly melancholy late summer poem. Words cannot fully express the ache that comes to my heart this time of year. Knowing this season of summer growth and beauty will end while fall's time of change and routine anxiously waits in the wings to begin. Not enough time, the month ...
A homeschool portfolio review
August 26, 2009
In the state of Maine there are a couple legal options for homeschooling. You can register with a private school (and I think you can even become a private school) or send the Department of Education yearly notifications of 1) your intent to homeschool and 2) a copy of a ...
