I have such fond memories of doing art projects as a child, and it warms my heart that my girls like it just as much. I have an art supply closet full of just about anything you want.  When my mother gave me my baby book when I was an adult I couldn’t believe it!  There were tons of my art projects that I […]

If you recall I home-school my 2 daughters for going on eight years now.  Through out the years I have used different curriculums but now I have landed on a homeschool online curriculum that we absolutely love!  I at first was barrels blasting about sticking to the plan.  If the lessons asked for my oldest daughter to write…she […]

Hi, I’m Linda, and I’m an accidental homeschooler. I’m the mother of a 9 year old daughter, who is not quite half way through fifth grade.  Homeschooling was never part of the plan.  Sometimes plans change.      Kindergarten, day one:  My impulsive, bright, hyperactive, and opinionated daughter decided public school was for babies.  She came home […]

Looking back, most people wouldn’t say that writing essays and term papers was even in their top ten favorite memories of school.  But I would.  But I just happen to enjoy writing.  As a homeschooling mom, I figured teaching my own flesh and blood to write would be a piece of cake.  I mean, a […]

I never thought of myself as a particularly artsy and craftsy type of mom. Many moms are, and I admire them greatly. Despite my lack of art skills, my son loves to draw, is good at it, and has learned much from a how-to drawing book and an online art program.
Okay, when I first thought […]