Last week we had the privilege to visit Monet’s house at Giverny for an “anniversary” trip. Since the kids are all so young yet, it was extremely affordable for our family—the majority of our cost being transportation to get there (three hours away.) It was a delight I’ve longed to …
We spent the weekend doing chores around the house, trying to prepare it for our first day of school on Monday. Unfortunately, when we rewarded the kids for their efforts with a dip in the pool, one of the kids ran across wet tile and knocked four baby teeth loose. …
I recently was able to recover quite a chunk of old writing. This particular post is one of the ones that I was able to find, and I thought it was timely, given our school week starting on Monday. Also, I’ve begun to notice a few things that tell me my …
If you even dare to whisper a breath in Charlotte Mason homeschooling circles, you’ll run up against six or seven different words or concepts repeatedly. Narration. Nature study. Born person. Living books. Mother culture. Many more that can almost make it seem like a foreign language. But today, I’m going …
I’m going to begin to share some of the curriculums that I’ve put together for the kids for this coming school year. I wanted to start with a couple of caveats. Primarily, 98% of our books are ones that we had on our shelves or are able to find in …
