7 things I learned from a weekend away: the realities of homeschool

By: twainausten
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I didn’t call at lunch the first day away at my writer’s conference. Oh, I wanted to, but I refrained. I emailed in the afternoon instead. How are things going?  “Four cranky. 2 pouty. 3 sweet but pushing boundaries++ 1 really trying. See ya tonight.” (Short and sweet report, as is typical of my husband). Somewhere…

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If I had my child to raise over again this is what I would do

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Once upon a time, I never thought I’d be at the place to wonder if I had my child to raise again, how would I have done it differently? It seemed that the clutter, the high energy, the interpersonal clashes, and the never-ending wash cycle would not decrease, let alone top altogether. Those ponderings about…

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introducing Hannah Wiedrick

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Introducing Hannah Wiedrick, our first daughter, she emerged in the world on Independence Day and has embodied independence ever since. She was that child that required me to grow up, strong and firm. A helper and advocate at heart, steely on the exterior and surprisingly affected and tender on the interior. Introducing Hannah… The nine…

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