Joely's Album of Face Painting

Our favorite face painter brought her daughter to piano lessons again yesterday, so Joely was able to get another paint job. Here's the latest. Fairy Mask And in case you missed the designs from previous weeks, here they are. Tigger/Tiger The Penguin Puppy Princess The Snake The Fish

Support Homeschooling When You Shop Online

The next time you shop online, consider clicking through to your favorite retailer on Home School Legal Defense Association's Clicks 4 Homeschooling site. When you click through one of their links to make an online purchase, a portion of your purchase amount is given back to HSLDA for the work of the Home School Foundation [...]

The FACTS about Flu Symptoms

Of all my kids, only one has ever had the flu before. And when she had it 5 years ago, she was kind enough to share it with me, which was my one and only experience with the flu as well. Unfortunately, this morning my daughter woke up with a sore throat, dry cough, pain [...]

The JoJo Bean Writes Again

Joely's (finally) written another blog post over at The JoJo Bean. Please take a moment to hop over there and read what she has to say.

No-Knead, No-Fuss Whole Wheat Bread

I baked again! Now I still haven't cooked dinner in quite a while, but I did bake me a loaf of bread. I used another of Zesty Cook's recipes. This one was for a whole wheat bread that requires no kneading and the bread rises for just a short time in the bread pan. Less [...]

SpellQuizzer Spelling Practice Software Review

I received a free copy of SpellQuizzer software to review, and I'm so excited to share my thoughts about it with you! SpellQuizzer is a spelling program that helps children learn their spelling words quickly and easily. To use SpellQuizzer, you create individual spelling lists, making a recording of each spelling word over your computer's [...]

Coping with Frustrated Homeschoolers

Over the last several weeks I've noticed something in my children that I don't particularly like. When my older kids are working on math or English and come across a problem or concept they don't understand immediately, they quickly become visibly agitated and frustrated, even to the point of back talking when I try to [...]

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