This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this...
You know that scenario where the puppy wants to play but the grouchy, old dog is just not into it? That’s totally the dynamic between our two oldest girls. This just happened to be a day this past summer where the old dog was indulging the puppy. Any guesses as to who is the puppy?
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this...
For almost two months now, 4 of us have been eating mostly Primal (think Paleo with more dairy). If you don’t know what Paleo is, think grain-free or only fruit, veggies, meat, nuts, and seeds. It started with me trying to kick regular migraines, a nagging joint injury, and unstable blood sugar levels when I...
I don’t know what it is about Tuesdays. We’ve had a major trauma-related, behavior meltdown almost every Tuesday for the past couple months. We’re not-so-affectionately calling it Trauma Tuesday. Yesterday almost went off without a hitch. Keyword: almost. At 4:30 PM, after a successful (and I don’t use that word lightly) day of school, we...
Dearest Valued Village, We immensely appreciate your compassion for our big kids over the past year. Really. And while compassion is still certainly in order, let’s not confuse compassion for pity. Compassion will keep your challenges to them kind while pity will allow them to take advantage of you. Consider this written notice that the pity...
There are bocce courts 10 minutes from our house. Yup. We’re excited as Ty looks. We let the littles play from half court. And proof, that you can’t take the dance out of the dancer. Or the precision out of an engineer. Or the attitude out of a teenager. Keep watching Queen Attitude. Nope. She...
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this...