This post was originally published in 2015. It might be more relevant now than ever before! Enjoy! I’m going to start out by saying something that may come as a shock. It’s not the sort of thing you hear many homeschooling families admit, but I will confess it freely. Here it is: my kids could […]
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Dear Mom whose baby is a high school senior this year,
I know it was just yesterday you were changing diapers or wiping crumbs. Or tucking in at night. Or pushing the swing at the playground.
It feels like the years went too quickly, doesn’t it? And now that little snot-nosed kid who you thought you had so much more time with is preparing to graduate.
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Do the holidays sneak up on you and your budget? Even with the best of intentions, sometimes December rolls around and it becomes time to freak out about how to find enough money for Christmas. Especially if you want to have your kids give gifts to one another. That can double or triple the total
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This blog post is designed to guide homeschooling parents in supporting their non-college bound children, focusing on practical skills, personal development, and preparing them for a successful future outside the traditional college path.
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Struggling with homeschooling? Take a deep breath—you’re not alone. Here are some tips and advice for when homeschooling is hard. Let’s face it, homeschooling is hard! Yes, I said it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a homeschool advocate. I’ve been homeschooling for over 9 years and I couldn’t imagine raising my kids any other way.
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You know that scene in Ratatouille where Anton Ego takes the bite of the dish that’s been prepared for him, and he is transported in that moment to the happy place of his childhood home, eating the food his mother made? I had a moment like that yesterday when I prepared my mom’s cranberry relish
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Overview: Cooking turkey ahead of time is the best way to reduce stress on Thanksgiving day. You’ll never go back with this foolproof method! I am not exaggerating when I say that this method of cooking turkey ahead of time will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. I first heard about it many years ago from a wise
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2020 was a year that incoming college freshmen will never forget. The pandemic brought about a lockdown that made it nearly impossible to find a location for most college applicants to take an SAT or ACT. COVID-19 forced almost all colleges across the U.S. to announce a “test-optional” policy for applicants—even the selective or top-tier
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Right now I have two girls that are college students. And I love it. OK, I don’t love everything about it — it makes me feel old, for one thing (no snide comments from the peanut gallery, please), and it’s really tough to say goodbye to them after the break, for another. And sometimes the
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Chocolate and pumpkin together has to be one of the best kept secrets known to man. In the age of PSL’s (Pumpkin Spice Lattés, for you uninitiated), people seem to have forgotten that chocolate and pumpkin do actually work together rather well. At least they do in this high protein shake recipe — if I
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