As I’ve said before, I’m mostly eclectic in my approach to homeschooling.  Oh, I’ve lamely ventured onto a totally classical path before, and I’ve toyed with unschooling, mostly due to circumstance, but mostly I’m eclectic, pulling from all kinds of sources and styles and knowing first-hand that life circumstances and our children’s learning styles impact how we are […]

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I woke up this morning realizing that life has changed — again. Yesterday was my last day at Whole Foods. I have the next couple of weeks to do some old-fashioned spring cleaning and to finish up the office and then I will start my new job at home. 
It’s a wonderful feeling and […]

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By now you know me and thrift stores.  Yes ma’am. 
Coincidentally, one of the glorious things about my job is that right next to the store I work in is – you guessed it — a thrift store!  ~:-D  So you know I walk through there for a hot second every day to see what’s on the shelves.
Yesterday I was […]

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Do you know how glorious it feels to look out and see this:

That, friends, is a rain barrel overflowing.
We live in an area in the south that has been severely affected by drought.  We have not had a rain like this in months!  Literally, months.  My plants are singing.

This morning’s school lessons were awesome.  My […]

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