I know so many people are looking into homeschooling this fall and haven't a clue where to begin. I've been homeschooling my crew for 16 years now. I have a college graduate and a soldier. I call that success so far. I am happy to answer any questions or help in any...
We've covered setting up your school year and your courses, also known as subjects, now let's discuss assignments. You should be logged into the upcoming school year, 2012-2013. Go ahead and click that Activities tab. Yesterday we copied my daughter's courses and...
I'm going to begin setting up my students and courses for school year 2012-2013. The first step (which we did previously) is to go to Admin->School Years and add the new year 2012-2013. Then on the Enrollments tab, I've assigned my students to the upcoming school...
'Tis summer break, a time for homeschoolers to prepare for the next year. For me, that means updating Homeschoolskedtrack to the next school year and inputting courses and assignments for 4 kiddos. Quite a chore! It's a bit of work in the beginning, but it certainly...
I love vacations. Taking a break, not worrying about the day to day stuff, just focusing on fun. Then comes meal times. For most families, it's no big deal, but for those with allergies, meal times out of town become nightmares. At home, I know my local restaurants, I...
"Chronically Late", that's the new title I'm giving myself 😉 I'm always behind on posting, I never get to park days on time, it's amazing that I get to soccer practice and ice skating before lessons begin. Let me also apologize for any typos in advance, carpal tunnel...
A friend of mine shared this link today (thanks Beth!) and I want to share it with you. When you imagine someone drowning, you picture a thrashing person calling for help. However, as I learned today, that is truly the case. A drowning person isn't thrashing and isn't...
Do you have teens in your home along with a computer? Then you MUST watch this episode of Frontline- Growing Up Online. After you watch it, I HIGHLY recommend rewatching it with your older kids. My 12 and 14 (almost 15) year olds watched it last night. Many Internet...
These days, "going green" can cost you a fortune. It's enough to make any mom think it's impossible. Well, fortunately, there are ways you can green your lifestyle on a budget! Swapping things with friends, or even strangers, and buying used are the top and least...