In my last post, I promised a series. I’m not exactly going to break my word, but I am going to postpone it a bit. You see, my life is demanding more of me lately. I keep trying to finish Part 2 of Homeschooling on a Shoestring, but I keep getting stumped. Though the topic [...]
Tagged exercise, frugality, health, organization, productivityOne of the myths that many new homeschooling families fall prey to is that you have to spend money to educate your children. When you are just starting out, I suggest that you hide your credit cards. One wise mom advised new homeschoolers to leave their wallets in the car when visiting curriculum fairs. If [...]
Tagged curriculum, finance, frugality, library, softwareA couple of weeks ago the cedar count began edging upwards. Then there were itchy eyes, sniffles and sneezes showing up in everyone. At first, we just claimed it was allergies. After all, the weather man said we had the highest cedar count since 2004. But when T said he couldn't remember not feeling stuffy [...]
I’m going to post soon…I promise. In the meantime, please enjoy this article over at Lorem Ipsum.
Our TV died today at exactly 4:30 PM today. Yes, just minutes into the 2 hour Super Bowl pre-game show. My husband had informed us all that he might want to watch, so we could adjust our activities accordingly. It was a slow death, starting several months ago. As we were watching one day, the [...]
I frequent a number of blogs, mostly in the categories of homeschooling, autism, housekeeping/organization, life hacks, and personal finance. Occasionally, a post crosses from area of interest to another. One blog I read regularly is The Simple Dollar. On it, Trent recently wrote a very good article on cultural literacy. Wikipedia defines Cultural Literacy as [...]
I am one of those people who routinely check out several bags of books from the library at a time. Early on, I found out what the check out limit was at our library. I was astounded to find out that it is 999. Most of the librarians don’t even know this factoid. Though I [...]
Just a quick link to an interesting article in the New York Times. This takes a load off of teachers and parents, who believe that there are some things a child will grow out of. I don’t want to say that there aren’t developmental disorders that are there for life, just that it may pay [...]
I just visited the Shakespearean Insulter. Here’s what it said about ME! “Thou dissembling knotty-pated ratsbane!” Am I that bad? Have Fun!
