Several years ago, I was introduced to an extremely different approach to dating: courtship. My first reaction was something along the lines of when the moose meet Kenai in Brother Bear. Essentially the one moose “coughs” in his hand hoof as he says, “Crazy! You’re crazy!” Of course, my introduction to the idea of courtship…
This will be my final installment in the Top Picks series. If you missed them, be sure to check out my picks for Kindergarten, first and second grades, third and fourth grades, fifth and sixth grades, and seventh and eighth grades. This is also the one in which you hear the crickets chirping conspicuously in…
As you may recall, Brianna got a laptop just after Christmas this past year. She has become far more addicted to her computer time than I’ve ever been (yep, Brianna, you read that right — you’re worse than me!). She’s taken to doing as much of her work as she can on the computer, which…
During my planning time this summer, I sat with my Reading Lists for College-Bound Students book in hand and a course descriptions file from a random high school in Georgia on my computer screen, trying to figure out how in the world to design a high school lit class for Brianna. Yes, she’s only in…
This was our first week back to school after a nice, long summer break and things have gone rather well, other than some attitude issues (by me and the kids) that were completely unrelated to school. By far, the biggest highlight of the week came Wednesday when I was blessed to lead my youngest, Megan,…
It’s Weekly Wrap-Up time! How’s your summer been? Ours has been busy – the kind of busy that makes me wonder how we ever find time to homeschool when school is in session. I guess it’s just a priority shift. Somehow Twitter and blogging don’t get nearly the time that they deserve during the school…
