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Happy Feast of St. Lucia! Two and a half years since Thomas's diagnosis, I still don't know the mom that I am now, but she isn't recognizable as the mom I was before. I'll never tease apart which of my lackings/failures are because I now have a medically complex child versus because I now am homeschooling six full grades from K through high-school, plus teaching three co-op classes, all of which I was not doing a few years ago. Probably both causes contribute!One area in which I used to excel but am now sorely lacking is feast days and the general...

This isn't really where I thought I'd be going with the non-fiction category. I probably assumed I'd choose a biography or travel book. But I started doing a bit more pre-reading while I prep for Lucy's High School years and I read several science books and thoroughly enjoyed this one. It took me a while to figure out if it qualified because I couldn't find the original publication date. Most of the publication dates I found were after the author, Richard Feynman, had died so at least I knew they weren't quite right. But the book is based on the...

I have some fun science books from Timberdoodle to share with you today, Science Lessons and Investigations Grade 1 and Science Lessons and Investigations Grade 3.  Timberdoodle currently has these available for Grades 1-6!  G has been using the Grade 1 book and F has been using the Grade 3 book as their science curriculum this year.G with his science book Grade 1 G's book covers life, earth, and physical science.  It does this through investigation and observation as the name suggests.  His book contains 14 science units that build upon prior knowledge and experience as you progress through the...

Christmas spices nature study can be a fun addition to December funschooling in your homeschool this season! There are certain spices that stand out in traditional Christmas recipes and we’ll learn about them all. Do you have a favorite Christmas dish or treat that uses warm cinnamon, cloves, ginger, or nutmeg spices? In our family, we like several spicy recipes, but snickerdoodle cookies rise to the top of our holiday list. However, gooey homemade cinnamon rolls and gingerbread men come in as favorites right behind snickerdoodles. This post contains affiliate links. Christmas Spices Nature Study I especially love this week’s...

I can’t be the only one who gets such a kick out of those Tweets or Reddit threats about creepy things kids did. Like telling the story of a past life in which they were married to someone lost at sea, or families they had before. Kids who seem to know things they shouldn’t about lost family members or strangers they’ve never met. Times they lingered over their sleeping parents or saw monsters in the corner of the room or invisible malicious friends. Kids just say the darnedest things, don’t they? These threats are all in good fun with a...