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Keeping Enthusiasm in Your Homeschool
February 14, 2013
Are you experiencing the winter doldrums in your homeschool routine yet? This is a well noted phenomenon (ok, maybe not a phenomenon per se but a definite pattern) in the homeschool experience. After an initial flush of enthusiasm in January, usually the mother's enthusiasm to get back to routine after ...
Messy Weekends ~ Gift Yourself the Freedom
February 12, 2013
On the weekend things get kind of loose around here. Especially, if don't go to the mountains on Sunday, which we haven't done now for a month. I don't always like the loose, but my family seems to. Damien's knee was well enough to go skiing this weekend at the ...
She takes a camera to town
February 10, 2013
Watching our children grow, learn and unfold on their own schedule and into their own gifts is one of the special privileges of parenting.
Moving right along then
February 8, 2013
This post is somewhat self-serving. I make no apologies for that. I used my blog writing time this week to work my way through January's emotional low points. Read at your own risk. Next week I'll be back to FIMBY's regular programming, you know, the Fun part of Fun in ...
Taking some time to write
February 6, 2013
January was a challenging month. Fresh on the heels of a fabulous Christmas holiday and a wonderfully restorative month of December, I hadn't expected to struggle last month. I had plans. Ahem. I am spending this week's writing time processing my way through January. Digging to understand January's highs and ...
A Winter Schedule for Life & Learning
January 31, 2013
I love the direction and discipline a schedule provides to actually implement ideas - homeschooling, earning an income, healthy eating, exercise, outdoors, reading, play, projects, etc. They all have a place in our days and on the schedule.
Kids in the Kitchen ~ What's working this season in our home
January 30, 2013
Kitchen work is key part of my homemaking job. I suspect it is for you also because we all have to eat. But I don't spend nearly the amount of time I used to in the kitchen. Spending lots of time in the kitchen when I had young children was ...
