The Book I Won’t Let My Son Read
There is a popular children's book that I don't want my son to read anymore. And you may need to re-think putting the book in your kid's hands as well. Initially I was the one that checked the book out from the library. It must be a popular book for a reason, so I...
Our Homeschool Decision: Why we choose to homeschool
One of the most popular questions or conversations I see with homeschool families is "why did you decide to homeschool". It seems like every family I know that homeschools has different reasons for doing so. Bad school districts, children with special medical needs,...
I Struggle with Homeschool: Real Talk
Real talk for a minute. I struggle with homeschool. Not every day, but we have plenty of days we climb up on the struggle bus and we just get so comfortable that we spend the entire day there. Some days I really wonder if I am doing the right thing. Sometimes we have...
Explore Local Box
Anyone that knows our family knows we love to travel and we love learning about the new destination. But while we can't go to every city we want, we can learn about them. We love to learn about a city's history, learn what businesses are located there, learn what...
4 Websites You Need to Know When Homeschooling
We have a few online resources for adding a bit more to our homeschool curriculum. I have told you before that we use BookShark most days for school. But I find my six year old prefers a bit of mixture to keep him interested. He loves computer work and I really think...
The Truth About Homeschooling: 7 Homeschool Myths Debunked
I wanted to give you the inside scoop on homeschooling, and debunk a few myths. Homeschool parents are organized. My husband is insanely organized. So I guess in our house you can be half right. I, however, am NOT. I pay more for a curriculum that will keep me...
Homeschool: A Beginner’s Guide
So, you want to homeschool? There are many factors involved in making this choice. Every state seems to have different requirements for homeschooling. Thankfully, we live in Alabama and have minimal requirements. Some states require meetings with advisors on a regular...
Our Robot Collection: Dash
My son loves robots. As I mentioned earlier, he was able to build a robot to help in my husband’s photography business. The RCVTR is still in service and is working beautifully. A six-year old already building robots and solving problems while pocketing a little cash...
Thames and Kosmos Robots
We are a robot loving family! My son has loved science since we first started our homeschool adventure. I guess it is only a natural progression that he would then be drawn to robots. We have gone through many robots. Solar robots, salt water robots, robots that can...
Family Fun in Fort Wayne
My family went to Fort Wayne, Indiana and had the best time. As I have discussed before my husband is an airline pilot. He had a trip on his schedule for Fort Wayne. With a 56 hour overnight. Usually he overnights in one city less than 24 hours and is on to the next....