Hi ,So, summer (or winter, if you're in the southern hemisphere) totally caught me off-guard and now it's in full swing. What are your summer plans? Do you continue homeschooling, do a bunch of traveling, or send your kids to camps? We've always home...

Hi ,Let's face it: we all have the occasional bad day. You oversleep, have a headache, realize you missed a bill and you're out of milk, and your kids pick up on that. All of a sudden, your little angels are cranky, whiny, picking fights with each ot...

Hi ,The email I just sent out was supposed to have a YouTube video of a favorite song embedded in it. At least, that's what it looked like on my end. But when I opened up the email I sent to myself, there was no YouTube video! So, in case you're wond...

Hey , A while ago, I signed up for a subscription to help me write better/more emails, because I really don't have all that much to say and I don't like writing. (My son is sitting at the kitchen table right now, huffing in frustration, and I kn...

Hi ,The school year is coming to a close (or already has, depending on what schedule you follow) and my family is settling into our summer location. Changes in routines, locations, schedules, and activities can take some adjustment. What does your fa...

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Hi ,In the past, I've always had my kids do a non-test assessment to fulfill our state's assessment requirement (for those curious, I used a checklist assessment from Family Learning Organization for Washington's HBI requirements). However, they alwa...

Hi ,Happy May! I love this time of year! The weather is nice (well, lots of places, at least), the school year is almost done, and it's almost summer! Even though my family homeschools year-round and now we almost always travel to decent weather, the...

Hi ,I woke up this morning and realized I hadn't sent you an email in a bit. Oops. I'm trying to get my act together; I really am. I also had a thought that this time of year, many parents are wondering how to put what their kids have learned into a...

Hey , Let me ask you something… Are you like me? You know…you have accomplished a lot of good stuff so far this year but you still focus on that one thing you keep putting off? To the point that maybe you ignore all the “did...