Homeschooling wasn't an activity I envisioned sharing with my offspring.  I'm not a natural teacher. I'm also pretty selfish with my time.  Also, math. EW.  I'm not even that maternal, most days. I LOVE my kids. Real hard. But big love doesn't...
National Family Literacy Month This year in November, most of us are thinking among other things about the election and Thanksgiving; however, a lesser known albeit important event, that frankly I am glad to focus on right now, is National...
I really didn't want to. This was not part of my plan. But, I chose to take this route for the time being. The best choice for my kids; a rough choice for me as their homeschool teacher.  Not only...
October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. What is a learning disability, aka LD? ‘Learning disabilities’ is an umbrella term used to describe several different types of learning challenges. Learning disabilities are not the same as learning problems, which occur...
Homeschooling is a hot topic these days. To homeschool or not to homeschool? That is the question, and this is my answer.  My Experience as a Teacher Before my children were born, I taught Pre-K at a small Catholic school. And...
I am a bucket list, checkbox, Type A person. I have a highlighted, color-coded planner that I consult religiously. I even sit up late at night, grab some Lavender tea, turn on Parks and Rec on Netflix and sticker...
As I brainstormed ideas for what to share with you, my fellow in-the-trenches moms, an idea popped into my head. It was more like a potential title, really: 3 Things I've Learned in Our First Weeks of Homeschooling. So I...
After years of paperwork, home studies, and tears, it finally happened—we adopted! But not the way we had imagined. We chose to adopt a lovely teacher at a local Katy elementary campus who is a fellow foster mom. We...
2020 has meant a lot of different things to people, but I will always remember it as the culmination of years of baby steps, the year that I realized my goal of graduating college. I’ve always loved learning, but I...
ARD. Three letters that are unnerving for even the most level headed of people. ARD stands for Admission, Review, and Dismissal. If you have a child eligible for special education services through your school district, these three little words will...

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