Category Archives: Homeschool Memoirs

This week’s theme is about your family. Don’t worry. I’m not going to make you write a long essay about all the great things your family does. Just something little diddy that I know everyone will have fun with! Watch the youtube video below and then take this song and add your own words, about your family. The end of the first three lines should rhyme. Can’t wait to see what you come up with! … Continue reading →

    Back in February I posted about our classroom switch.  Our new room has become our haven for learning.  I’m reposting the pictures of the classroom for this post, but I must confess, it is definitely not that neat anymore. It has a lived-in-learned-in look to it now.                    When it comes to studying, the kids prefer to do that in their bedrooms with the door … Continue reading →

Ah, snacking. That is always an issue here at our house.  My children love to snack and we struggle with the control of it.  The problem is that just about anything constitutes a ‘snack’ around here, whether it be the crunchy kind like chips or carrots, the sweet kind like cakes, pies, or fruit, or the kind leftover from last night’s dinner. My son loves peanut butter and will often grab a spoon, scoop some … Continue reading →

This was a fun assignment that I probably spent too much time on, but I had a lot of fun creating these little collages with my free Paint.net program and found it really relaxed me.  I also noticed that I have really slacked off taking pictures and have made a mental note to take more. Our summer consisted of the usual all-American pastimes of ballgames, cookouts, fishing and camping, and just the everyday warm weather … Continue reading →

This week we are doing something fun.  We are to share some of our favorite sites from selected categories: · Magazines/Carnivals – in print or online- The Old Schoolhouse · Freebie sites – any sites that offer freebies or often have giveaways- Donna Young.org · Homeschool news/informative- HSLDA· Forums/book clubs- · Networking, Blog “About” (sites that offer tech-support or tutorials for computer/internet) & Quick Links-Dynamic Drive · Mom site – a sites just for moms- Marmee Dear · Inspirational/encouraging/motivational – Homeschoolblogger Just … Continue reading →