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One thing that I have done quite differently this year in our homeschool is the addition of the morning basket.   I attended the homeschool convention in Orlando, FL this year and went to every Charlotte Mason seminar I could.  I also attended an on-line summer class this year through Classical Academic Press called “Bringing […]

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Well, here we are – just about ready to dive into another school year.  We have had the most amazing wonderful summer and I’m really sad to see it end.  Punkin is heading back to Grove City College for her junior year, Banana is starting a new school this year as a sophomore in high […]

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It’s Week 7 y’all! Just one more week to go and we will have our homes clean and organized!  This week is the laundry room.  This room can really be a tricky spot for some of us.  I’m going to get very real with y’all and show you my very ugly laundry room – it’s […]

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Well, it took me 43 years but I finally figured it out.  As long as life doesn’t get COMPLETELY out of control, I have found a system that works to keep your house clean on a very consistent basis.  There are days here and there of course where I just throw my hands up and […]

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Welcome to Week One of Cleaning and Organizing Our Homes Challenge!   This week our focus will be on our main living areas.  I want to start off with a relatively easy space to organize and maintain before we tackle the trickier spaces (like the kitchen!).  Our main living areas are one of the most […]

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It’s been a few weeks since I shared a homeschool update.  Life has been so busy.  As I was uploading these pictures from the past few weeks, I love how it showed me what homeschooling really “IS”.  So I wanted to share it with you…..  Homeschooling is cracking up with mom over learning how important […]

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 Boo and I had the pleasure of joining her old class for a field trip today! What a wonderful bonus while homeschooling to still be able to enjoy the things she is learning right along with her peers. Our school is such a blessing.   They had planned at a trip to Veritas Press Offices […]

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 One of the many pleasures of homeschooling – momma declared a rain day today – much like a snow day, but it’s raining.  We have been going strong since we started several weeks ago and we decided today is our day off.  We had a perfectly snuggly morning cuddled up with books and our hot […]

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 This week was full of fun and learning.  – Studying one state per week  -We started with Alabama – ROLL TIDE!! 🙂   – Tagging along with mom to photography class, big sister used her for practice.  Math + Mom + Emily = our least favorite subject   – Abrahams descendants will outnumber the stars in […]

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 We made it through three graduations this past week!  Kirsten didn’t graduate high school, she was a Junior this year but was quite involved (as we all were!) with the ceremony.  We were only one year off with her graduation – Banana and Boo graduated 6th grade grammar school and kindergarten this year. Twins!  Banana […]