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Today is the day! It's Halloween Day! I hope your Halloween is happy and cozy, and spooky! But not too spooky! I am visiting my mom today and taking some special Dunkin' treats for her and her friends. Then Madison is coming over, and we will watch a Halloween movie with Flynn because, in this homeschool, Halloween is a day off! Dinner is a favorite and easy Cheeseburger Casserole before Trick or Treating and the end of a Happy Halloween season!Friday night was our Third Annual Family Halloween Party! I am always so excited to see the costumes they come...

Next year, the children will both take US History for high school credit. It is hard to believe this fact as I type it out: our daughter will be in eighth grade and our son will be in tenth grade. Exploring America, a Notgrass US History curriculum Our umbrella school allows us to take three high school credits in eighth grade and we took advantage of that with our son last year. He took Algebra I, French I, and Physical Science in eighth grade. As I build up my daughter’s eighth grade credits for next year, on paper, I am...

About the BookBook: Rita: A Yorktown Christmas Time Travel NovellaAuthor: Izzy JamesGenre: Christian RomanceRelease date: July 19, 2022Dr. Rita Woods thought she was going back in time to save the children. She didn’t count on falling in love.Rita Woods—retired physician, widow, with a granddaughter about to be married—misses her patients. She’s tired of knitting. She wants to do something that makes a difference again. When Max Ballard and his time-traveling conservatory pop in to her life, the voice of Dr. Josiah Jones’ diary calls. The voice who’d inspired her vocation. The last line of the diary haunts her quiet moments:“…the children...

It is not uncommon for children to have hearing loss, and for their parents not to realize that is the chase for quite a long time, After all, a child will naturally assume that their normal levels of hearing are just that: normal. They won’t know that they should be able to hear much more than they can, so they do not think to alert their parents. With that in mind, below are some common signs of hearing loss in children that you should look out for if you think your child may be experiencing hearing issues: Sensitivity to noise...

We have discovered a festive way to spend December in our homeschool that I just have to tell you about!Years ago, we discovered Christmas Unit Studies. They are a great way to celebrate Christmas and get ready for Christmas the whole month long! When our children were young, I would lay out our normal school year, but skip December in our lesson plans. Then each December we would delve into a Christmas topic for school. Here are some unit studies we enjoyed:  Christmas in Colonial America Christmas in Victorian England Christmas with the Pioneers Christmas in Mexico Christmas in Germany Christmas with...