Technology! Boy, our world is filled with SO MUCH technology. There is always the latest and greatest gadget. The newest item to make life easier. It is seems our kids know how to use it all. But do they really…
The following post is written by my husband, Dale Rowley. He is the Emergency Manager for a county here in Maine. In this post, he shares some ideas on how to begin planning for emergencies in your homeschool. Homeschool Preparedness…
I feel so lucky to be nominated for another blogging award. Thanks to Becky at Russells Loving Life for the nomination. She is an amazing blogger that is very supportive and encouraging. I would recommend checking out her blog. She…
Earth Day is right around the corner. It all started on April 22, 1970. It is a time when people all across the country show their support for taking care of our planet. Other countries are now adopting Earth Day…
The thought of homeschooling can be very intimidating to some. As parents, we often feel like we need to have all the answers. If we don’t, we can’t homeschool. Well, it isn’t true! All the way back in 1999 (I…
Spring is a wonderful time to watch all the flowers and trees begin to bloom. By summer, flowers are in their full glory. I have yet to see a flower (they can’t quite poke through the snow) so I decided…
A couple of years ago, I was looking to for a change in our homeschool. While I was searching, I stumbled across a reading program called Reading Eggs. I was intrigued. I decided to try their two-week FREE trial and…
Science can be so much fun. Often there are lots of opportunities for hands-on learning and fun experiments. That is when everything goes as planned. It is inevitable things will go wrong at some point. Science experiments don’t always work…
Family Game Night is so much fun…until it isn’t. Kids start arguing or get highly competitive. You begin to feel like a referee. It is no longer fun. Sound familiar? It is something we have faced around here. We love…
Chores. According to a parent survey done by Braun, “28 percent said they regularly assign chores to their kids, even though 82 percent said they grew up doing chores themselves.” If you speak with other parents, you will find out…