A few days ago in casual conversation, my big kids asked me what I remember about September 11, 2001. We’ve talked about 9/11 several times before, so I was as surprised as they were when the lump came into my throat, and I had to compose myself as tears rolled down my face when recalling …
We have a variety of ages in our homeschool this year, and that makes choosing homeschool curriculum even more fun than usual. (I love curriculum!) This year, I’m helping a young mom homeschool her littles. Her three plus my five (3 daughters, foster baby and nephew) makes eight kids total in our homeschool. We will …
As I was looking through my pictures on my computer the other day, I realized that I have neglected many blog-able (just made that word up, ha) moments. Instead of ignoring them and living with regret, I have decided to “play catch-up”. Besides, it’s my blog and I can do what I want… 😉 Beginning …
In my life this (past 2) weeks… I logged 5.5 miles of walking this week, with a few jogging spurts thrown in for good measure. I worked out with Jillian’s Shred video ONCE. Two days afterward, my thighs are still screaming! YIKES! We are slowly and steadily de-cluttering our home and deciding what is worth packing …
What is ALEKS? From the website: ALEKS is a ground-breaking technology developed from research at New York University and the University of California, Irvine, by a team of software engineers, mathematicians, and cognitive scientists with the support of a multi-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. ALEKS is fundamentally different from previous educational software. At …
