Giverny of the Mountains, the house. Perhaps I’ll have to paint window shutters and the front door apple green, because our home doesn’t look like Claude Monet’s home in France. The exterior blue clapboard, the watercolour greens and blues of the trees and river, the peaceful ambience of this untouched land, well, these certainly remind … Continue reading
The anticipation of September has definitely disappeared. Christmas decorations have been packed away (actually I still have a lit and thirsty tree in my home). Thus begins the season of homeschool fatigue. A homeschooling mama of five asked for suggestions. She explained her concern with this word picture: “Our house is very loud with five kids … Continue reading
A new year. A time to take stock. Consider the content and meaning of your past year. What did you learn? What did you do? How did you live it? Each year, at just this time, I sit with pen and journal, cup of tea and as much time as I can eke out, and … Continue reading
Happy New Year! May your year be filled with purpose, peace and freedom, aka the Charmed Life. If you didn’t get a chance to read these posts, they were the most favoured over the past year. 10.Fitting in Date Night While Homeschooling Cause THAT is a challenge, but a necessary self-care, and family care, strategy. … Continue reading
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorites things” Somehow I know I’m going to see a television replay of the Sound of Music this Christmas season. It shares the value of home and family. That we … Continue reading
I began consistently writing at the same time I consistently began homeschooling. I sat in a Starbucks every Wednesday evening, ordered my pumpkin spice latte with whip and biscotti (cliché but true), opened my flip journal and wrote about my days, what me and my four kids did, who was learning what, and how we … Continue reading
Mwahahahahahaha Good luck with that. Oh wait. This is a blog post. There’s gotta be more to say. Hanging with the kiddos 24-7 (ish) makes date night more of a challenge. Why? Because you’re used to being available, the kids are used to you being available, little or large kids. You’ve grown into being flexible … Continue reading
