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7th Grade Mid-Year Homeschool Update

Dec212017

The past few days I've shared a mid-year update for our 11th grader and also one for our 9th grader - today, our 7th grader, Zachary, is on deck. In the first bit of this school year, our boy managed to become both a teenager and also pass me in height. Zachary is currently eyeball-to-eyeball with his dad, but OY! Incidentally, boy wonder has one of two dress codes, even when the weather is … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: 7th Grade, Middle School, School Year Updates, Weekly Wrap Up, Zachary 1 Comment

9th Grade Mid-Year Homeschool Update

Dec192017

Yesterday I shared a bit about how our 11th grader is doing mid-year and today I'd love to share a little about our 9th grader, McKenna is faring.  In short - fabulous.  This has been a year of her discovering new passions and jumping in with both feet. There are still struggles to find the right fun:work ratio (fun is always more tempting, isn't it?), but McKenna has been doing … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: 9th Grade, Curriculum Choices, McKenna, Weekly Wrap Up 2 Comments

11th Grade Mid Year Homeschool Update

Dec182017

With four kiddos, it seems a bit overwhelming to share a mid-year update all in one post. For both my sanity (and yours), breaking it up over a few individual posts makes a little more sense, no?  This week I'll be sharing a bit about each of the kids and will start off with our 11th grader, Laurianna. There is a tricky balance in this year for me personally with Laurianna. There … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: 11th grade, Curriculum Choices, Laurianna, Weekly Wrap Up 5 Comments

The Week of Winding Down – Homeschool and Life Happenings

Dec142017

SNOW!!!!  We honestly had no idea it was coming, so when we woke up to the ground covered with fluffy whiteness, it was a huge (and beautiful) surprise. This is another one of those times that I love our road because the snow blankets the trees and it's just lovely.  This year, one of my closest friends and I haven't spent as much time together because both of our girls are … [Continue reading...]

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The Week of Reading, Baking, and Games – Homeschool and Life Happenings

Dec82017

We are still decorating around our house. Even though we started the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the process of moving things all around leaves me wanting to clean off my shelves and make space. So it never ends up being a simple process. Right now there are boxes of books we are trying to sell and meanwhile find a spot for the decorations we love.  I may also have the Hallmark Channel on … [Continue reading...]

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Pattern Block Mats and Cards – New Printables

Dec72017

We have a huge bin of colorful pattern blocks in our house that I just can't bring myself to give away. There's something about sitting down with them when kids come to visit (or we just want to have a little fun) that makes me want to hang onto them for quite some time.  To go along with the blocks, we now have a few sets of alphabet pattern block cards inside our bin so we can pull … [Continue reading...]

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Filed Under: Alphabet Time, Early Learning Printables, Math Printables, PreK and K Community, Preschool Printables, Printables 1 Comment