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One thing about homeschooling is that you are always ( always ) looking ahead to the next year. You are always in planning mode. You are solely responsible for the progression of your child's education. There is no repeating the same curriculum year after year. Every year is new. And mostly, it is completely new: New grade (or stage) appropriate materials to identify and learn for yourself. New goals. New standards. Entirely new academic pursuits. So, even now, in the middle

We love homeschooling around these parts! I love how much my kids love it. I love how much they engage in learning. And I love that we ,...

Homeschool WEEK 18 Recap:  The LETTER R (for Malachi) and the NUMBER 5 (for Deacon). *** Read this post   for more information on our...

It's February. The forecast is still dominated by cold and wet days, and the evenings are now just barely lengthening with the light of...

Homeschool WEEK 16 Recap:  The LETTER P (for Malachi) and the NUMBER 3 (for Deacon). *** Read this post   for more information on our...

Homeschool WEEK 2 Recap: The LETTER B & the COLOR BLUE *** Read this post   for more information on our homeschool philosophy and...

My family lives in a condominium community within a quaint, walkable neighborhood. We love our town. *big heart emoji* The larger...

This picture... This is my six-year-old son, Malachi, slumped in his car seat outside of a tennis center following a disappointing...

For most of my childhood, each summer, my family would travel to the Oregon Coast for summer vacations -- specifically, to the coastal...

I was part of a parent panel the other day, set up to speak to current physical and occupational therapy students at our local...

My son's SIXTH birthday is next week. I can hardly believe it. SIX years old! (I know that's what all the parents are supposed to say....

I am a "new" homeschool mom. "New" as in my son is still in the very beginning years of early elementary education. If he was attending...

Our plan was to travel from our home in Seattle, through southern Oregon, and into Nevada. We would stay overnight in the small city of...

There is a background soundbite that made the rounds on Instagram Reels and TikTok that goes like this: "I only have time for fuck yes...

When I was in high school, I attended a summer camp for cross-country runners. It was up in the mountains at a big winter ski resort. We...

During my son's first hospital admission, which ended up lasting a whopping 7.5 months, I remember sitting bedside in his little room --...

My family purchased our first camper over the summer months of 2021. We had big plans to travel in a way that could best accommodate our...

Not enough is stated about the physicality required of caregiving; The bodily strength demanded. The willingness and ability to provide a...

Life is more complicated when you have a child with complex medical conditions. Every part of your day carries with it a deeper level of...

Among those of us who celebrate the Christmas holiday, I would wager a bet that most of us grew up on some version of the same Christmas...