🎵 Tis the Season to be Jolly… 🎵 This week has been a slower one. We put our family tree up, and the children decorated it, which is always fun as they sing Christmas carols and reminisce about the ornaments as they put them on the tree. Of course I Read more…
First up, we took advantage of the warmer weather and got our Christmas lights up outside. When we lived in Petawawa, we would start decorating around the first collection of snow, which was usually around Remembrance Day or shortly after. (It often snowed before then but by mid Nov, it Read more…
November 21, 2023 The past week has been busy, and chill at the same time. We began with a family exploration of new places in the area and we found a few treasures! This summer, while taking a walk through our town of Yarmouth, we stopped at the Nova Scotia Read more…
November 11, 2023 This week was a busy one. It was Veterans Week and we tagged along while my husband went to a few of the events. The first one was an an elementary school. This was pretty exciting for the kids because they’ve never attended school, and they were Read more…
My Middle and Last Born decided to sell some art to get some money for themselves AND give some money to help Northern Dogs. What they got out of it was more than we expected.
Theodore Roosevelt is credited for the quote “comparison is the thief of joy”.I’m not sure the background behind the quote, and I’m not going to dig into the history, but it is definitely relevant not only as a human but as a parent, and especially as a homeschooling parent. Comparing Read more…
I think it’s safe to assume that a lot of people wonder just what we do all day every day. How do we possibly fill our days with educational things? I suppose that depends on your definition of “educational things”. To be honest, every day looks a little different. We Read more…
People often ask me why we homeschool. Some think it’s because I want to shelter my kids. Some assume it’s because I think the schools are terrible or teachers aren’t good enough for my children. Those guesses are not entirely wrong but not for the reasons you’d think. When our Read more…
Today we picked up my husband from work and we were a bit early.As we waited, the soldiers came out, some with their coffee mugs, some with their gear, but many with smiles on their faces chatting with their co-workers and buddies. Now, I totally get that there are relationships Read more…
When you’re in the thick of life as we know it, it’s so easy to get caught up in the daily tasks of life and forget the little things that you do to make your heart sing a little. This is especially true for those who solo parent often (or Read more…