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What lurks in your freezer door?
Now, I'll be the first to admit, I am not the best housekeeper. The house is clean enough on the lower level, somewhat of a sty in the upper bonus room and the bedroom that the three younger boys...
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Is It Baseball Season Yet? (and other random things)
We're waiting... Basketball is winding down, with the first games of the end of season tourament starting this weekend. We are all pretty much done with basketball and are counting down the days until...
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Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll
I don't know why it took me so long to discover this great resource. If you have a homeschool blog, click on over to Hip Homeschool Moms and add your blog to the ever-expanding list! The blogroll is...
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I GIVE UP!
OK, not really, otherwise I wouldn't be attempting another blog post after not blogging for nearly two months. You know the story: life gets in the way, so many more interesting/pesky/time-consuming...
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Why We Chose to Homeschool
The Journey to HomeschoolingI'm sure you've read stories of families who chose to homeschool because of dreadful public school experiences, or for religious reasons, or for health, safety, or learning...
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Paint Like Monet
While surfing the Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll, I came across a blog that had this video embedded. I was intrigued by the technique demonstrated. I've never painted with acrylics or oil paints before,...
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A Few High School Resources to Share
I know I said I'd be adding units for the High School American History series I got started on around the beginning of this calendar year, and I will get them up as soon as I "translate" everything...
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Our Day Out
We are really, REALLY slow to start as a family, now that most of the kids are teens or tweens. It used to be, when they were little, that we'd head out early, during "school hours" to explore the...
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How To Develop a High School Course of Study
The summer before our oldest daughter started high school at home five years ago, I spent a good amount of time researching how to develop a course of study that would fulfill both our...
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The Zoo
Connor recently celebrated his 12th birthday and the only thing he wanted was a membership to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (aka "the zoo"). After putting it off for a week, we finally...
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It's Summer (a confession)
It's summer and I feel like I'm almost sinking again.I don't mean that. Well, maybe I do. Kinda. Sorta.It's just that we're well into tournament season for both John's and Drew's teams and if I'm not...
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An Ohio "Tebow Bill"???
A Tebow Bill--legislation that would permit equal access to home educated students to participate in extracurricular activities (such as sports) at their local public school, named after fomer Florida...
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OHSAA's Official Statement
In light of my last blog post, I've been waiting for OHSAA to formulate a statement reiterating what the law passed earlier this July said in regards to equal access for homeschoolers to participate in...
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The Future's So Bright
I remember being a young person, having to hurry up and wait for the next stage of development, the next milestone that moved me further into a more independent existence. There was such excitement in...
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Day 67: Irish Christmas Songs (Don Oíche Úd I mBeithil)
Don OícheÚd I mBeithilThis traditional Gaelic Christmas song is among my very favorites of the season. This version features Burgess Meredith speaking the English translation of the poem, followed by...
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Day 65: Newgrange
In honor of the Winter Solstice Newgrange, a neolithic passage tomb in Co. Meath, is one of the first sites we'll be visiting in Ireland in February. Built over 5000 years ago, this structure served as...
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Day 64: Irish Christmas Songs (Once In Royal David's City)
Once In Royal David's CityI had no idea this hymn had Irish roots until I started my research for this mini Christmas music series for the countdown. The lyrics were written by Cecil Frances Alexander...
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Day 63: The Strypes
Nope. Not Christmas, but...HOLY COW!!!The StrypesI just love how new music comes up on my radar...so very randomly. Sometimes it's at a suggestion from one of my teens; other times it's through a...
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Day 61: Nollaig Shona Duit! (Merry Christmas)
Nollaig Shona Duit!Merry Christmas!AnúnaA super brief post today, with a Christmas video from Anúna, and Irish choral ensemble. (overlook the dithong-ish pronunciation of long 'e', please) Here are the...
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Now that our celebration has calmed down, we've returned home, and the kids are all hanging with friends or playing with toys, I'm happy to share this little bonus that came up today on my Twitter feed...
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