Of Concrete and Co-op

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This week was odd, but ended up really great!  We started out Monday doing schoolwork, but that was abruptly brought to an end by a loud CRASH! which signified the concrete guys were here to tear out our driveway.

What followed were 3 total days of hit and miss book work, and lots

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First Week Back!

It’s hard to believe that it’s even TIME to start back homeschooling, but it jumped upon us quickly.  Our first week didn’t go as planned, but when do they ever?

I announced that our first day of school would be Tuesday the 6th.  That was the plan.  Until Monday around

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Breathing

Kids whose Mommas don't get a breather!

Sometimes, I get overwhelmed.  Sometimes, my own selfish nature takes a stand, and the important things get pushed to the side.  Sometimes, I just have to STOP everything, in order to re-set my priorities.  It’s that time again. I need to breathe.

Our school year went pretty well.  The boys did well.  This

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The Week of Going Back

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This week began our third and final term of the school year.  Most of you know that we do school in terms, or trimesters.  We have school for three months, and take each fourth month off. It works out to where we have a one month break in December, April, and August.  Not exactly

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Back in a (New) Groove

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I don’t know which is harder:  Having everyone in the house sick (including me!) or trying to get back into a normal routine after a week down.  This was our get-back-to-it week. Last week was so bad.  We did manage to accomplish a little bit of school work, but only that which the boys

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