It’s that time of year. Facebook and blogs and Yahoo groups and forums are full of people’s schedules. I used to write mine up in great det...

At the beginning of the year, I made a mistake. I told my kids we wouldn't school on Friday. Hooray! No school on Fridays! There...

I'm finally out of summertime holiday mode, and back into school preparation.  I've just about managed to put away all the camping g...

Chores, chores, chores! They gotta be done, but how do you go about it -- especially when the kids are home 24/7, and you've got more th...

My previous post was about the morning schedule I've devised in order to juggle the homeschooling of my four children, aged 12 to 5. N...

We have come back to our school this week and are trying out our new-and-improved schedule based on Ambleside Online. My eldest is tacklin...

Some people love Christmas.  Some people love Spring.  I love the weeks just before the new school year, when I call up my spreadsheets and...

To me, the run-up to a new school-year is one of the most fun times in the life of a homeschooling mom.  All the great, optimistic plans, th...

I have been home-educating my children for over seven years now, and though I have dabbled in various curricula from unit study to biblicall...

I had the privilege of driving with my son to Ikea the other night in order to return a damaged item.  It's a two-hour round trip, and g...