The Birthday Question

The only question I get in regards to school and celebrating birthdays around our house is this: Do we have to do school on my birthday? It makes me laugh every time they ask!  I guess, this is one of the many gifts of home schooling.  You can and should set the books...

Books That Pass The Test

We love books at our house.  I was thinking the other day, that we could use about 20 more book shelves!  We are overflowing with more books than we have space to fit.  But the books that pass the test, are the ones we want to read over and over again.  They become...

Back To School

#2 pencils. Fresh box of crayons. Pages yet to be read. New stories to be written. Lessons to learn. Tomorrow we go back to school.  Back to reality. Our schedule shifts into overdrive and begins to fill up with activities. I really needed this summer break, more than...