There’s an interesting thing about the Southwest United States, there are a lot of overlap because of the Spanish/Mexican influence. However, you can also see some very distinct differences between each state. Texas certainly learned that when we attempted to convince New Mexico … [Read more...]
Who shot first at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Do you ever think about what starts a war? Some of the wars in history officially started for ridiculous reasons (War of Jenkins Ear comes to mind). Then there are wars like the American Revolution. There's not a single cause, and in many ways, they tried for so long not to … [Read more...]
What do you want to be when you grow up? Harriet wants to be a spy
I remember reading Harriet the Spy as a kid being fascinated by it, and thinking how true it was to school life. This past month when I assigned Harriet the Spy to the kids as our next book and a movie I read it as an adult and was apalled at the behaviors of most adults in her … [Read more...]
How an oatmeal soak showed true love
Today, Jeff and I have been married for 16 years. I don’t really have a big emotional post to write with this, because I’ve already said a lot about what a wonderful man I’ve married. I just wanted to celebrate. I do have a short story for you. A little over a week ago, I … [Read more...]
May 2018 Homeschooling in Review
The first week of June is almost over, and I’m finally sitting down to write what we did in our May homeschooling learnings. It was a busy month of wrapping up things, and getting life figured out. May week 1 Our first week of May saw us finishing up our last bits of book … [Read more...]
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