This week was our first week of vacation! We’re taking the month of July off. Three of of the kids  kept their heads buried in electronics of some sort until Wednesday. When they finally came up for air and played Monopoly. I was getting aggravated with all the electronics, and told them Thursday morning I…

Abigail and Hannah at the library. 

We had a blissful few weeks of being virus free. But, alas, all good things must come to an end. We had another cold go through the house this week. It was actually pretty minor as colds go, thankfully. Being sick translates to extra movies and video game playing. I know I can’t concentrate when…

  I love The Old Schoolhouse Magazine! It is the only homeschooling magazine that I have had a subscription to for years. I used to subscribe to several, but when The Old Schoolhouse Magazine came out, I loved it so much I didn’t renew the others.   Great support, ideas, tips, studies and more await…

Olympic Education Material from the official Olympics website. Olympic Educational Material

The cats are supposed to stay outside. The kids,however, like to bring them in whenever they can. On this day, the cat snuck in and was laying on the arm of the couch, while Abby was doing here schoolwork. At least I think she was doing Big IQ Kids. Maybe she was checking her email,…