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Category Archives: Our Homeschooling Days
2011-2012 School Year Plans
Today we begin our 4th week of our 8th year of homeschooling. My son will be graduating this year and my daughter is in her first year of high school. The years are flying by and before I know it our homeschooling years will be behind us. It seems like we are just hitting our stride and have learned to navigate through the often times rough seas of academic education at home. I honestly feel … Continue reading
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal-2
In my life this week… I turned 48 this week. On Monday, my son passed his driver’s test. Congratulations, son. Also, my son finally got a job. He has been looking for over 6 months, following up weekly on all the applications he put in. The jobs have been going to older people with experience so it has been really frustrating for him. It is so hard for a kid to find work these days. … Continue reading
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal-1
I ran across this wonderful sharing meme on my dear friend Heidi’s blog and thought it would be a good one to help me get back into the blogging swing. The past year has been so busy and filled to the brim that I have found myself lacking the time to put the proverbial “pen to paper”. So perhaps if I can commit myself to at least posting once a week I can work back … Continue reading
School, Christmas Activities, and News
It’s that time a year again for the bustle and hustle of holiday preparations. We are incorporating some of these activities into our homeschool days. The kids always make contributions to the family newsletter and putting them into the Christmas cards, but this year I am enlisting their help in addressing the envelopes and writing little messages in the cards themselves. In the past I have taken several days to do this, but with their … Continue reading
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School Update
School has been going much smoother since we made the various curriculum changes. My son is doing so well in geometry it amazes me. He almost never needs help and is scoring in the high 90’s on his tests. What a relief this is. My daughter is also doing well academically, but I still struggle with both of them trying to get away with doing the barest minimum, though we are making slow progress. We … Continue reading
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