It turns out, I need a blog. This one has lain dormant for so long that I’ve even considered taking it down occasionally, but something has always stopped me. Mostly it has been the realization that this is the only place I have recorded the memories of my early years of mothering and homeschooling. And … [Read more…]
We have gotten to the point that our Christmas picture book collection is much larger than we can ever get through in a year, and that’s after weeding out a few titles after last Christmas. Still, I can’t resist a bargain, so we added a few titles this year: Confession: it was the illustrations by … [Read more…]
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck was our long read-aloud of this Christmas season. Chosen specifically with the girls in mind, it was a fitting end to the year during which we listened to A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder. A Season of Gifts picks up with Grandma Dowdel about a decade … [Read more…]
Scouring used book stores, thrift stores, and library book sales for gems is one of my favorite things to do. It is not uncommon for us to scout out the best place for used books when we visit a new city. This Christmas I have FIVE titles that I’ve purchased or somehow acquired that are … [Read more…]
One upon a time there was a mama with two little girls and a baby boy. Being a homeschooling mama, she was idealistic and energetic, and, above all, enthusiastic. Christmas was coming, and she wanted to do something fun and educational with girls–something that really captures the excitement of the season, but because she was … [Read more…]
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