Comparing Yourself to Public School (As In – Don’t)

How many of you have had to answer the question, "How do you know that you’re teaching them the same thing they’d be learning in public school?" I’ve got to admit that not only have I had to answer this question, but I used to ask it too. I was an Elementary Education major in college when I first met a homeschool family and I cringe now at how I absolutely grilled that mom. As a general...

The Groundhog May Have Been Right

It’s starting to snow again. This time we’re ready for it though. We’ve got our sleds and our winter gloves and are ready for a good time. You might be surprised by how hard it is to find a sled in our area. We get very little snow in the winters so I guess the retailers quit stocking them. Nonetheless, my husband was committed to the task and came home with the prized orange disc sled before...