Will Winter Continue or is Spring Upon Us?
No Shadow! No shadow! Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow!! “A crowd gathered at Gobbler’s Knob early this morning, awaiting the emergence of the groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil. After a tap of...
View ArticleCleaning When You Have No Time
This post is about cleaning and using your kids. If you have no kids, you may want to stop reading here. Unless you have nieces, nephews, or you bribe your friend’s kids. Being a Stay at Home mom is...
View ArticleTraveling the World with Little Passports
We have an addiction to traveling the USA as well as all the countries our budget will allow. In between travels we go on global adventures with Little Passports! This post contains affiliate links!...
View ArticleLost in Mangroves in Biscayne National Park
Getting lost in the mangroves in Biscayne National Park is quite easy to do. Luckily for us, we did not. This time we stayed on the path and enjoyed the scenery and watching the kids find wildlife. You...
View ArticleThe Year of the Monkey – Happy Chinese New Year
Happy New Year!! I remember celebrating with my Pre-K3 class last year. It was a lot of fun for a bunch of 3 and 4 year old children. There is no real explaining about the meaning of the holiday, just...
View ArticleOur Daily Routine.
I joined up with OCEANetwork on Instagram for a 7-Day Instagram Challenge. Today is ROUTINE. This is usually the first thing I see when we get started. Every morning changes, but this is always...
View ArticleOur Homeschool Room
I joined up with OCEANetwork on Instagram for a 7-Day Instagram Challenge. Today is SCHOOL ROOM. We use to do all the school work in our formal dining room. It was perfect. Then the winter set in. One...
View ArticleOur Homeschool Curriculum
I joined up with OCEANetwork on Instagram for a 7-Day Instagram Challenge. Today is CURRICULUM. Here are a few shots of what we are using this year. Rea is using Abeka Book. There is more seat-work to...
View ArticleCreativity On Our Window
I joined up with #OCEANetwork on Instagram for a 7-Day Instagram Challenge. Today is CREATIVITY. I kept going back and forth about how I could be creative today. My schedule was rather full and we...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Reading on a Friday
Friday’s are Co-Op days. The kids spend the morning and afternoon in classes which usually means we have to have our week completed before going in to Friday. That didn’t happen this week. I asked the...
View ArticlePlanning an Out-of-Town Homeschool Field Trip
Planning a Homeschool Field Trip can be a lot of fun but it can also be rather intimidating. Planning an Out-of-Town Homeschool Field Trip for 1st-5th grade students and their families can just be...
View ArticleA Sweet Deal for World Travel
I love to travel. And I love to get it discounted (which I usually do). However, I can’t always afford take my kids with me. Little Passports (affiliate link) makes that easier than ever. Click on this...
View ArticleStability Ball Fun.
Happy President’s Day y’all. We avoided all written school work today and took to the outdoors for learning. Marty is on vacation as of yesterday so we started off our Monday by checking out a Railroad...
View ArticleSaving Starfish on a Tuesday Morning.
We were at the beach this morning looking for one thing (or multiple “things”) – the orange-red Forbes Sea Stars. Starfish! During this time of year they will wash up ashore and remain there until the...
View ArticleWhy Do We Teach on the Floor?
Teaching two grades can be is rough. Add in a third child/grade on some days and it just gets stupid around here. KB has Apraxia. I’ve mentioned it briefly on here before and you can read it HERE. KB...
View ArticleWeekend Highlights – Tallahassee, Florida
This weekend we went to Tallahassee, Florida for a martial arts competition. It turned into an adventure when we checked out all that the Capital of Florida had to offer as well as hiking through a...
View ArticleSpace Shuttle Discovery’s Final Flight
Rewind to 2011. We drove to Cape Canaveral to see one of the last 3 space shuttle launches. As we drove up to KSC to ask for directions to the best free area to see the launch, we were given a V.I.P....
View ArticleExploring a Cave in Florida??
Hello from the panhandle of Florida, where you can find a dry (air-filled) cave! Located just 86 miles west of Tallahassee is Florida Caverns State Park. “The park’s caves have a long and interesting...
View ArticleATA TKD Tournament
Last weekend we were in Tallahassee, Florida, for our first ever TaeKwonDo tournament. I am not one for traveling sports because 1) it costs a lot of money, 2) it takes away from our time, and 3) it...
View ArticleWeekend Round-Up
The week has been great. Actually the last two weeks have been amazing. Marty is on vacation and has been a blessing (even though he was very ill for the first week). I decided that each weekend I will...
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