I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas lately. I’ve been thinking about how so many of us will not be seeing relatives from far away and I’ve been thinking about how so many families might be in a situation where this could be the last Christmas for some of their older relatives and […]
Life at My House
The (Home)School of Proactivity
If you asked me what the number one most important quality for a person to possess in order to be wildly successful in any area of life, I wouldn’t say it was book smarts. I wouldn’t say it was discipline. I wouldn’t say it’s attention to detail. I wouldn’t even say it’s focus. Those are […]
A Different Kind Of Thanksgiving
When I was a kid we had these huge Thanksgivings at my great grandmother’s house. They were awesome. My grandmother and her sisters and my aunts and uncles and cousins were there and my great grandma would sit on the couch watching Lawrence Welk while my Gma and aunts cooked Thanksgiving dinner. And then we’d […]
Homeschool Today
Number 6 and 7 are being homeschooled until school returns to normal. Sometimes homeschool is structured. We practice math facts and learn new math concepts (in the new ways and the old ways), we do worksheets and practice map skills and read and write. We also practice cursive just about daily because after watching Number […]
This Could Be A Gift
One of the biggest gifts to come out of the pandemic is the ways in which my life has been simplified. It has put a big spotlight on how crazy life was before March. And it’s helped me figure out what is really most important to me. We are 9 days away from Thanksgiving (in […]
She’s Coming Home
Almost three years ago when she was 11 years old, Number 4 discovered a particular boarding school and she set her sights on going there for high school. She didn’t want to go to any boarding school. She wanted to go to that one. Last October we went to visit and have an interview. Knowing […]