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Refocusing in the “New” Year

Jan92020

Moving into the months of January and February is often a more sluggish time in our homeschool. It's easy to get bogged down in the more dreary days of winter and find our footing after Christmas break. We recently had the most beautiful snow storm, on our first day back no less, that seemed the perfect start to re-booting the year. Everything was blanketed with a pristine white covering, … [Continue reading...]

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My Top 10 Favorite Books from 2019

Dec302019

My 2019 reading overall reading goal was 75 books, with 13 specific books I wanted to try to fit in. The rest of the year, I would fill in with other random choices - you know, the ones that catch my eye in a friend's feed or are a great Kindle deal! Out of the 13, I completed 12 of them - which overall isn't too bad looking at how our year went and makes me pretty happy to average one … [Continue reading...]

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Grammar for Writers from Compass Classroom (Review)

Dec52019

Disclaimer: We received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it. All opinions expressed are my personal, honest opinions. You can read my full disclosure policy for more details. Grammar is admittedly not everyone's favorite subject to teach. I will say that I DO enjoy it. It's the English major in me rearing its diagramming-loving head. That said, … [Continue reading...]

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Enjoy Your Thanksgiving!

Nov282019

This year is a bit different for our family with one of our girls far away across the ocean and in Africa! Our typical Thanksgiving day feels a bit off, but I have a feeling we are on the cusp of an entirely *new* season. Different yes. And a good thing too. Meanwhile we have rolls fresh out of the oven, a turkey creating an amazing aroma, and we are waiting for friends and family to come hang out … [Continue reading...]

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HUGE Giveaway Bundle from Home Science Tools – ends 11/25/19

Nov182019

  This past week, Home Science Tools has been so incredibly gracious in sharing several giveaways with my readers as well as a FREE ebook: 21 Winter Science Experiments (be sure to download it!). Today we're wrapping up the giveaways with one HUGE bundle of goodness!  Science and fun experiments are definitely something we love in our home. More recently we have been … [Continue reading...]

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{Giveaway #4} Home Science Tools: Magic Penny Magnet Kit and SomeBody Game

Nov152019

  Day four of the science giveaways from Home Science Tools  is here! We still have one more BIG giveaway coming, so stay tuned and check back Monday for that one.  If you are just joining us, be sure to check out the end of the post for links to the past giveaways and take a moment to enter before they end. Over the next several days, I will be sharing some MORE giveaways … [Continue reading...]

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