Category: The Home School Zone

The number one question we get asked as a homeschooling family is “Why?”  Why did we choose to make the change from public school to homeschool?  Why homeschool and not one of the other options …

This week the kids in our neighborhood started back to school.  I completely forgot and missed it since we’ve continued our homeschooling routine all summer (we plan to take a “baby break” after baby arrives) and …

I made my debut in last month’s South Florida Parenting Magazine as one of the members of the Mom Approved Panel and my article, “Back to Homeschool” is currently featured in August’s Back to School …

Last week we had donuts for breakfast one morning.  Immediately after finishing two, Honeybun was “still hungry” and asked to have some toast.  I suggested instead that she have some fruit to which she exclaimed …

I learned a lot during my dancing years.  Of course I learned how to dance.  And I also learned the other benefits often touted about dancing like hard work, dedication, teamwork and discipline. But there …

We started our European Learning Adventure over a month ago with our curriculum unit on France but the past few weeks haven’t been as “educational” as that first week. Our second week we focused on …

Last week we dove head first into our European Learning Adventure, starting with France (per Honeybun’s request..she thinks she’s French because she attended a French preschool in Dublin and learned two whole French words!).  I …

Honeybun has had a bit of a disappointing time in life lately.  First we moved her a whole half hour away from her friends.  Then we planned a really awesome trip this summer that she …

As the world approaches summer and most people are getting out of school, it seems we are doing the opposite: we are just getting IN to school. There are many different ways homeschooling families do …

I have a love/hate relationship with blogging. I love that I can share my stories.  I love hearing from my readers that they can relate, that they learned something or that they just enjoy reading …