winter books

Wintry Reads

Here in North Carolina, the winter weather is always a surprise.  One day we’ll have a balmy, spring-like day.  The next, we’re shivering inside our sweaters!  We soaked up the sun whenever possible because we know gloomy, chilly days are coming. Whether you’re shivering in extended sub-zero temps or surfing on a beach somewhere, winter

Wintry Reads Read More »

Easy Thanksgiving Projects

Easy Thanksgiving Activities for the Whole Family (for the Non-Crafty Mom)

Looking for some simple, fun Thanksgiving crafts and hands-on activity ideas for your children? Here are 4 Thanksgiving activities that are not only fun at home with the kids, but are also easy to bring on the road as you join family and friends at holiday celebrations. Get the whole family, young and old, involved

Easy Thanksgiving Activities for the Whole Family (for the Non-Crafty Mom) Read More »

Homeschool Planning

7 Steps to an Easy Big-Picture Homeschool Plan: Simplicity, Freedom, Flexibility, and Orderly Structure

What if I told you that there was a way to incorporate freedom into homeschool planning?  A way to blend flexibility and a well-ordered day? Big-Picture Planning gives me the ability to craft weekly assignment lists for the kids (and myself) without having to type out any lesson plans, write out lists of page numbers, or feel bound by dates on the calendar!

7 Steps to an Easy Big-Picture Homeschool Plan: Simplicity, Freedom, Flexibility, and Orderly Structure Read More »