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Homeschooling Changes

We’re a homeschooling family with a seven year old daughter who is doing a mix of first, second and third grade work. I love the idea of a Classical Christian Education, but I haven’t been good at adhering to that philosophy. I am a product of public education and that method of teaching is the only methodContinue reading “Homeschooling Changes”

If only money grew on trees and I had a green thumb

I have a picture of my dream house. I ripped it out of a magazine and have it safely tucked away for when the time is right…retirement. It’s white, two story with a wrap-around porch; symetrical but not square; black shutters and a porch swing; roundings on the house and porch that create the perfectContinue reading “If only money grew on trees and I had a green thumb”

What to do in the mountains

Here’s what I’ve learned to do so far while “resting” in the mountains: (we’re in the north Georgia mountains if I haven’t mentioned that)   (Spring hasn’t quite sprung but the view from our deck is still wonderful) Don’t try to type on your phone while riding in the car. By no means was IContinue reading “What to do in the mountains”

This week’s mandate

We’re always busy. Getting kids up, making breakfast, making them get clean, making them do school, cleaning the house (sometimes), fixing lunch, making and going to appointments, gym, dance, girl scouts, dinner, making sure Ashlyn isn’t sitting on the cats or writing on the walls. Hold on a minute, I need a breath. We’re alwaysContinue reading “This week’s mandate”

Our heads are firmly planted in…

“The video below is of Dr. Abdull@h @l-N@fisi, a Kuwaiti, educated in Egypt (through high school), who earned his BA at the (quite anti-American) American University in Beirut and ultimately his PhD in political science from Cambridge University, UK. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard and Stanford, a former member of the Kuwaiti ParliamentContinue reading “Our heads are firmly planted in…”