I slept in this Friday morning - until 8:20. Got up expecting to see my post for today in my inbox and it wasn't there. So I headed downstairs to see what was amiss and my post missed its schedule. (My site must have been down again.) So, I published my w…

Mathletics  by  3P Learning  is a K-12 online math program that is mostly educational, but a whole lot of fun!

They left their home of the summer's ease Beneath the lowland sheltering trees, To see by means unknown to all The promise of the waterfall. ~Whittier We went on a nature walk at Shell Falls after a beautiful drive up the mo…

I had never heard of Lightning Lit or  Hewitt Homeschooling  before this review, but I was impressed when I visited their site for the first time. In fact, I found just what I needed. I needed a literature course for my 10th grader, but I didn't nee…

focusing on simplifying my homeschool spending time and energy on what's really important staying home more days then I go out doing less saying no to say yes knowing my limits balancing exciting times with down time ~ makes special times more spec…

Dear friends, I have a special book review for you today called  Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms . It is published by  Apologia Educational Ministries , sells for $15, and it is just for moms. It is a wonderfully refreshing book that is meant to enco…

A few of you are anxious for an update on Little Hands to Heaven with Bo, so I thought I should let you know that we are reading the books and keeping it very simple! He enjoys playing with cars on the masking tape letters. He loves the hide…

FOR TODAY - July 2, 2014 Outside my window... I see the wind blowing the leaves in the lilac bushes and the sun shining ~ a welcome break from the rain. I am thinking... that I'm enjoying the lazy days of summer too much. I am thankful... for so much. In …