It is amazing how lonely a person can feel while surrounded by lots of little people. I spend all day talking and being talked to, and yet I really need some adult conversation to stimulate my mind. Ideally, I would call a friend or meet one for a playdate, but realistically that just isn’t feasible on a …
As weird as it may sound ,I love to reorganize our playroom/schoolroom. Well, I love it until about an hour in, then I am pretty much over it. By that point there is just random odds and ends I don’t know what to do with, but yet shouldn’t be gotten rid of. Up until that …
Morning activities is my attempt to proactively engage toddlers and preschoolers while I am homeschooling the older siblings. I have a closet in my playroom/schoolroom that has bins of toys in them. Each morning I pull out one bin of toys and I try to pull out one table activity. This really does help to entertain the younger …
July brings swimming, the beach and planning for our next homeschool year. I know it seems too early, but we are starting school the second week in August. It gives us the ability to take more time off when we need it. I want to be more consistent with dividing our year into smaller terms with …
There is something about being home all day with the kids, and the cooking, cleaning and general chaos that can be mind-numbing. I often hear “the days are long, but the years are short” which is oh-so-true, and yet the struggle of how to deal with those long days is grueling. I don’t want to …