Welcome to our little corner of the world. I'm Ticia, and I'll be guiding you on this journey here, so let me tell you a little bit about myself and our life here. I'm a former elementary teacher who decided to stay home with her twins when they were born, daycare would not have made sense on a teacher's salary, besides I'd always wanted to stay home with my kids. When I was teaching I always loved finding hands-on ways to teach a concept, and that continued with my kids when I … keep on reading
What’s going on right now!
November 2020
It's week 3 and I'm just now starting writing this. I had the collages made, but my focus has been nothing this month. Or I should say my focus here has been little because I've been working on all manner of other things. So, let's get into
tea dragon society game
A few years ago Tara texted me a picture of a game and said, "What do you think for Princess?" Now Princess hates games. She'll tolerate an occasional game, but it's not really on her "to-do list." I'd been eyeing the Tea Dragon Society game for
Starship Troopers book club
Back in high school, I probably saw was too many movies, and I do remember going to see Starship Troopers, and aside from the gratuitous nudity thrown in there, I remember enjoying it. Then I talked with Jeff years later about that movie and he hated
Happy 14th birthday Princess!
I'm not quite sure how my baby got to be 14 years old, but she did. It's a very weird thought. Dear Little One, I know you hate that name, probably even more than Girl Child, you explain to me you're no longer little, and I need to stop calling
Italian Bolognese recipe
I love Italian food. It's one of my two go-to choices when picking a restaurant, and if I had my way I would eat spaghetti for lunch at least once a week. So, when we studied Italy, I was extremely excited to try a new Italy recipe, Italian
Sunday School and Family Discipleship
Creation story bag, continue the learning through play
I love when the lesson you teach at Sunday School follows the kids home and gives them a chance to review it and learn more about the story through the week. With older kids I like that to be them digging into the Bible, but younger kids aren’t able to do that. Instead, you can […]
Lydia Bible study
Almost 2 decades ago, for Christmas, I got a series called First Century Diaries, and it’s the events of Acts retold by the people involved. One of my favorite characters in the book is Lydia, she’s this force of nature in her enthusiasm to help others. It’s especially fun to see her take on Paul […]
Homeschool History
War of 1812
One thing that amused me when we were studying the states on the East Coast were the number of books I was able to find set during this war, and they all had amusing stories that the “family swore was true.” It’s an interesting war, not many people remember it, because it didn’t change a […]
California: Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez’s birthday is March 31, and we are nominally studying California right now (our studies took a slight detour for a while), so when iHomeschool Network asked for volunteers for the March birthdays, I took Cesar Chavez. I have mixed feelings on the man. ON the one hand he did an amazing thing. […]
Homeschool Science
Get your kids learning about science while having fun this summer
A few years ago Batman went through and gave his grandparents his Christmas list. It consisted of about 10 different science kits to play around with. Most were duds. They were fun for a little bit, but he quickly forgot about them, there was one kit he got that had staying power. Now, I’ll admit […]
Science Sunday: Why do water striders walk on water?
We read about how water striders walk on water. Well, obviously you can’t just walk on water, so how do they do that? Answer: they bend the rules. Supplies needed: small bowl of water, a piece of toilet paper, small needle Procedure: rip a piece of toilet paper […]