Homeschooling has had its fair share of challenges over the years, there’s no doubt about it. But as we end 2020 and look at starting a brand new school year on Monday with ALL THREE girls (how… I don’t know), I can’t help but feel that we’ve been inordinately blessed by it all. We were […]
Merry Christmas Eve!!! It’s well over 90 degrees in our house and there’s not a cloud on the horizon to provide relief. A stomach bug is slowly working its way through our family and we’re just generally a bit disheartened. We’ll officially celebrate Christmas next week when we’re (hopefully) all well again, but though the […]
Last year we started learning about traditions around the world as anchors in our December month honing all focus towards Christmas Day. The girls particularly loved learning about why so many little girls wear white dresses and put candles on their heads on December 13th! We now know the ins and outs and even some […]
We started a new tradition this year!! On Monday and Wednesday nights we’re pretending the weather is ferociously cold, getting a small treat, and listening to Tim Curry read “A Christmas Carol” in his signature ominous tones. It’s a delight. The girls were giggling uncontrollably over Scrooge dismissing his nephew by repeatedly saying “good afternoon” […]
Twas the day after Thanksgiving and all through our house, lots of creatures were stirring… most especially this Willa the Wisp!! Never one to let a day go by without entertaining us, she added just that perfect dose of whimsy into our traditional Christmas decorating day. It started a bit bumpy the night before with […]
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