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Post (required) *	Apr 11th, 2020 — What Does the Momma know? Aug 12th, 2019 — The Ultimate Homeschool Planner Review May 21st, 2019 — 5 Ways to Graduate and Why Homeschoolers Shouldn’t Take the G.E.D. May 10th, 2019 — How to Wrap Up Your Homeschool Year: 6 Things to Evaluate Jan 5th, 2019 — This is the End, Beautiful Friend Nov 18th, 2018 — 10 Things You Should Know About Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes Apr 9th, 2018 — Inevitable Gaps and Amazing Strengths Apr 2nd, 2018 — It's About to Get Real Mar 19th, 2018 — Looking to the Future: Homeschool Graduation Nov 12th, 2017 — OCC Collection Week is This Week! Nov 7th, 2017 — What Goes In an OCC Shoebox? Nov 1st, 2017 — Our Candy Cane Cookie Tradition Sep 1st, 2017 — File your Declaration of Intent to Homeschool Aug 4th, 2017 — How to Adjust a Heavy Literature Curriculum for an Average Student Jul 27th, 2017 — Planning and Task Management for Teens Jun 26th, 2017 — End of School Year Chaos May 3rd, 2017 — Top 10 Kids' US History Kindle Books Apr 28th, 2017 — He Was Born With It: Boys, Autism, and the Reasons Why Apr 18th, 2017 — Can We Add Your Child's Name to Our t-Shirts for the Steps for Autism 5K? Apr 16th, 2017 — Grace, Kids, and Outward Appearances Apr 12th, 2017 — Tips for Keeping Your Family Healthy (even when others around you are sick) Mar 20th, 2017 — Self-Care is NOT Selfish Mar 3rd, 2017 — The Truth About Labels Feb 17th, 2017 — Homeschooling on the Cheap Feb 6th, 2017 — Rigorous Curriculum vs. Using What Works Feb 3rd, 2017 — Simple Instructions Jan 16th, 2017 — Apologia American Literature: Literature Study as it was Intended Dec 14th, 2016 — Re-joining CAP: Maturity and Right Timing Dec 11th, 2016 — The Endless Succession of Small Things Dec 8th, 2016 — Mr. Christmas Nov 29th, 2016 — 10 DOs and DON’Ts for Christmas Spending Nov 22nd, 2016 — Homeschoolers Benefit the Community Nov 17th, 2016 — Simple Gifts Oct 17th, 2016 — Homeschool Mom Failure Oct 12th, 2016 — Quietly Questioning Oct 7th, 2016 — Learning Is… Sep 21st, 2016 — 5 Benefits of High School Spelling Remediation Aug 25th, 2016 — Gun Control and Kids Aug 14th, 2016 — Advocacy: Special Needs Parent's Primary Job Jul 22nd, 2016 — How to Deal With Concerned Questions Regarding Your Special Needs Child Jul 19th, 2016 — Education is Everywhere Jul 11th, 2016 — The One Homeschool Tool Every Mom Needs: A Really GOOD Printer Jun 30th, 2016 — Family Games: 10,000 Dice Jun 23rd, 2016 — Summer of Engineering Jun 16th, 2016 — Prevent Summer Brain Drain With the Homeschool Buyer’s Co-op Jun 13th, 2016 — Standardized Testing: Why Should I Do It? May 31st, 2016 — 5 Tips for Surviving a Used Curriculum Sale May 19th, 2016 — Create Your Own Worksheets with the Handwriting Without Tears Font May 17th, 2016 — When the School Year is Over Apr 27th, 2016 — Homeschooling 8th Grade: Use This Year to Fill Gaps Apr 24th, 2016 — Homeschool Hiatus: Coming Back After Taking the Year Off Apr 24th, 2016 — Socialization: Are Homeschoolers TOO Sheltered? Apr 24th, 2016 — Thoughts on Adoption Apr 24th, 2016 — Homeschooling Really IS a Journey! Apr 24th, 2016 — Self-Care for the Homeschool Mom Apr 1st, 2016 — Homeschooling Online: Laptop Adventure Feb 13th, 2016 — Civil Air Patrol Partners with Homeschoolers Feb 8th, 2016 — Unit Study: Ancient Japan Jan 26th, 2016 — Wake Up! Jan 22nd, 2016 — Excellence in Writing: Make Homeschooling Easier Jan 20th, 2016 — Hope for Homeschooling with Autism Jan 17th, 2016 — Non-Traditional High School Literature: MovieLit Jan 9th, 2016 — Back to (Home)School Jan 3rd, 2016 — Hate Reading Aloud? Try Audio Books Dec 24th, 2015 — Last Year Homeschooling Dec 17th, 2015 — The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Movies Nov 11th, 2015 — Operation Christmas Child Q & A Nov 4th, 2015 — 15 Ways to Bring Peace to Your Holidays Oct 22nd, 2015 — Wearing All the Babies Sep 22nd, 2015 — What Do I REALLY Need to Homeschool Kindergarten? Sep 17th, 2015 — On High School Biology: Ignorance Does Not = Innocence Sep 15th, 2015 — The Obligatory New Homeschooling Year Post Sep 4th, 2015 — Homeschooling in WA and DOI Forms Sep 2nd, 2015 — Not Back to School Pancakes Aug 5th, 2015 — Autism and Teaching with Video Curriculum Jul 17th, 2015 — How We Started Homeschooling Jul 13th, 2015 — Uncharted Territory: High School Curriculum Jul 3rd, 2015 — Autism and Stuttering Therapy Jun 24th, 2015 — Top Ten BEST Homeschool Catalogs Jun 8th, 2015 — Homeschooling High School: Graduation Requirements Jun 4th, 2015 — Grandbaby Makes... 8? May 29th, 2015 — Standardized Testing and Homeschooling May 18th, 2015 — Rebutting Ignorance: Negative Effects and Aspects of Homeschooling May 14th, 2015 — Keep Calm and Homeschool On May 6th, 2015 — Laminate This! A Tool for Homeschool Apr 29th, 2015 — Trust, Safety, and Friends on the Spectrum Apr 27th, 2015 — Spring Fever... Again Apr 21st, 2015 — I'm a Bad Homeschool Co-op Mom Apr 16th, 2015 — Standardized Testing Time Mar 30th, 2015 — Adoption: They Grew in My Heart Mar 16th, 2015 — Raising Boys: Playing With Girls Mar 9th, 2015 — Home Alone: Deciding When They're Old Enough Mar 3rd, 2015 — Reconnecting with Literature Studies Jan 14th, 2015 — Online Baby Shower to Bless Far Away Friends Jan 5th, 2015 — Give Me LESS So I Can Have More Jan 2nd, 2015 — Happy New Year 2015! Dec 28th, 2014 — Season of Busy-ness Nov 18th, 2014 — Addressing Doubts When You're Overwhelmed: Am I a Good Homeschool Mom? Oct 29th, 2014 — Developmental vs Chronological Age {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 28th, 2014 — The Nerd Herd {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 23rd, 2014 — Do I Dare {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Autism Spectrum} Oct 22nd, 2014 — Social Myths and Truths {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 21st, 2014 — Take Heart {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 20th, 2014 — My Biggest Fear {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 17th, 2014 — How Long {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 17th, 2014 — Learn to Adjust Your Expectations {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 16th, 2014 — Normal Life {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 15th, 2014 — 10 Benefits of Homeschooling My ASD Son {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 14th, 2014 — Sensory Work {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 13th, 2014 — Dear Autism Momma: Just Rest {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 10th, 2014 — What To Teach: Strengths and Weaknesses {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 9th, 2014 — Caring So Much It Hurts {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 9th, 2014 — Birthday Surprise! Oct 9th, 2014 — Friends: Can We Join? {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 8th, 2014 — What to Say {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 7th, 2014 — Safety: GONE In an Instant {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 6th, 2014 — Emerging From the Land of Divergent Oct 6th, 2014 — Parents Know: Advocacy {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 4th, 2014 — Stimming or Stuck {31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 4th, 2014 — How They Learn {31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 3rd, 2014 — New Beginning- An Autism Diagnosis {31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 2nd, 2014 — A Different View {31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum} Oct 1st, 2014 — Let Them Move {31 Days} Sep 29th, 2014 — Homeschooling on the (Autism) Spectrum Sep 25th, 2014 — Homeschool Community Service Opportunities Sep 22nd, 2014 — Angels Among Us Sep 15th, 2014 — When Homeschooling Goes Badly, Begin Again Sep 2nd, 2014 — “Easy” Online Filing of Your Declaration of Intent to Homeschool? Aug 25th, 2014 — Top 10 Must Have Homeschool Supplies Aug 21st, 2014 — From the Bees Comes the… Aug 11th, 2014 — Our Homeschool Curriculum for 7th & 9th Grade Jul 30th, 2014 — Homeschool Newbies: Considering Homeschooling Jul 28th, 2014 — Truths and Consequences: Don't Get Derailed by Manipulation Jul 25th, 2014 — On Special Needs Moms Jul 23rd, 2014 — Summer Homeschooling Goals Jul 21st, 2014 — Setting Boundaries Jul 14th, 2014 — Faith: The Process of Growth Jul 9th, 2014 — The Ranks of the Extreme: Homeschooling High School Jul 7th, 2014 — Healthy Separation in Parenting Jul 4th, 2014 — And June is Just a Memory Jun 30th, 2014 — Adolescence: Becoming Adults Jun 23rd, 2014 — Single Parents, Stepparents, Challenged Parents Jun 16th, 2014 — Integrated Parenting Jun 9th, 2014 — Get Connected: Don't Fear the Teenagers Jun 2nd, 2014 — Are YOU a Boundary for Your Teen? Jun 1st, 2014 — Boundaries With Teens Reading Schedule May 27th, 2014 — On Finishing Well May 25th, 2014 — Boundaries With Teens Study May 23rd, 2014 — Common Core Affects EVERY Student May 20th, 2014 — Boundaries With Teens Study: Join Us! May 16th, 2014 — Parents: Define the Non-Negotiables May 12th, 2014 — Swarm: The Bees Come Back May 8th, 2014 — Where the Bees Are Apr 28th, 2014 — How I Re-Teach Basic Math Concepts Using The Great Courses Apr 21st, 2014 — Tech School: Web-Based High School Apr 17th, 2014 — Cotton Towels & Autism Mar 16th, 2014 — Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Being Your Kids' Advocate Means Finding Resources That Help Them Succeed Feb 20th, 2014 — The Differences Between Homeschool Math Curriculum Feb 17th, 2014 — Weather Unit Resources Jan 31st, 2014 — Tech-Based High School Jan 30th, 2014 — Got the Mid-Year Homeschool Blues? Jan 15th, 2014 — The Never-Ending Homeschool Day Jan 8th, 2014 — Scheduling BiblioPlan for Special Needs Jan 6th, 2014 — Parenting Teens: Helping or Enabling Dec 19th, 2013 — Compassion Learned: The Importance of Teaching Compassion to Kids Dec 2nd, 2013 — The King of Spill Nov 26th, 2013 — The Most Important Task in the Journey of a Shoebox- Prayer Nov 15th, 2013 — My Tree Nov 13th, 2013 — The Leading Cause of Insanity in Homeschool Moms Nov 8th, 2013 — 5 Reasons Geography Should be Taught With History Nov 6th, 2013 — Sexually Active: Leaving Purity Behind Nov 2nd, 2013 — Homeschooling in Washington? Oct 12th, 2013 — Hard Days Sep 23rd, 2013 — 5 Things Every Teen Needs Sep 19th, 2013 — It's Just Hair! Sep 9th, 2013 — BiblioPlan Basics: Getting Started Sep 2nd, 2013 — 17 Years in a Breadbox Aug 25th, 2013 — One Day Aug 22nd, 2013 — History of Homeschooling Aug 22nd, 2013 — Raising Cain, er, Raising Teens Aug 18th, 2013 — Big, Big Boys Aug 11th, 2013 — What IS a Homeschool Room? Aug 4th, 2013 — It’s All About The Books Jul 29th, 2013 — Samsung Galaxy Victory Not a Win Jul 26th, 2013 — Oh Baby Baby! Jul 23rd, 2013 — How to Prepare for Swim Meets Jul 20th, 2013 — Where Do Bees Come From? Jul 15th, 2013 — Concerned About Common Core? Jul 12th, 2013 — Oral Surgery Jul 9th, 2013 — Civil Air Patrol and Homeschooling Jul 3rd, 2013 — Trouble With Boys? Jul 1st, 2013 — Exciting News! Jun 24th, 2013 — My Superpower, or 10 Things You Should Know About Adoptive Breastfeeding Jun 12th, 2013 — Running Colors Jun 10th, 2013 — Confessions of a Label Reader: 10 Healthy Foods in My Fridge Jun 7th, 2013 — You Know You're an Autism Spectrum Parent When Jun 5th, 2013 — Searching for Modern History Curriculum May 24th, 2013 — Movies As Literature Review May 20th, 2013 — How I Saved Over $500 in One Week May 15th, 2013 — BRCA… What? May 14th, 2013 — Top 10 Most Endearing, and Enduring Toys May 7th, 2013 — 10 Things I've Learned About Myself Since I Began Homeschooling Apr 27th, 2013 — 8 Tips for Flying With Kids Apr 10th, 2013 — Not Just Another Excuse Mar 25th, 2013 — 5 Tips for Seeking a Mentor for Your Teen Mar 18th, 2013 — Free-Writing Challenge Mar 13th, 2013 — Unexpected Benefit of Free Writing With Kids Mar 11th, 2013 — Choosing to See Mar 6th, 2013 — 6 Reasons Homeschool Parents are Not Stupid Feb 25th, 2013 — PDD-NOS and Homeschooling Feb 22nd, 2013 — The Songs Mom Sang Feb 19th, 2013 — Homeschooling+Isolation+Legalism: Advice for Parents Feb 16th, 2013 — Rude Awakening Feb 15th, 2013 — Beloved Feb 9th, 2013 — Of Copywork and Medieval Times Feb 6th, 2013 — Teaching Technology Feb 1st, 2013 — Weekly Wrap-Up: Of Computers and Chickens Jan 17th, 2013 — Spelling Workshops Jan 15th, 2013 — Top 10 Ways to Know You're a Juicer Dec 16th, 2012 — Christmas Canon Rock- Not Your Normal Christmas Music Dec 13th, 2012 — Interest Led Inspiration Dec 9th, 2012 — Wizards in Winter- Not Your Normal Christmas Music Nov 29th, 2012 — Grandmas (and Grandpas) Nov 25th, 2012 — Carol of The Bells- Not Your Normal Christmas Music Nov 21st, 2012 — Function Is Not a 4-Letter Word Nov 19th, 2012 — Sucked Into a Good Book Nov 15th, 2012 — Stay Nov 14th, 2012 — Journey of a Shoebox: Collection Center to Processing Nov 12th, 2012 — The Hunger Games Trilogy and Tea Nov 9th, 2012 — Operation Christmas Child: What Happens When You Drop Off a Shoebox? Nov 8th, 2012 — E is for Exoplanet Nov 5th, 2012 — I Chased a Burglar Nov 1st, 2012 — Mahwage is What Bwings Us Twogeddah Oct 12th, 2012 — How To Can Applesauce Oct 11th, 2012 — Called to Homeschool~ Guest Post by Becky Spence Oct 9th, 2012 — 10 Ways to Know You're Almost an Empty Nester Sep 29th, 2012 — Planning Ahead for Your Kids Sep 25th, 2012 — Math Curriculum Review: Khan Academy Sep 13th, 2012 — Aquarium: A Field Trip in Pictures Sep 5th, 2012 — Murphy's Law: On Vacation Sep 3rd, 2012 — All American History, Again Aug 31st, 2012 — First Field Trip: A Steel Foundry Aug 20th, 2012 — NBTS: My Boys! Aug 16th, 2012 — Think Before You Plan This Homeschool Year Aug 13th, 2012 — NBTS: Our School Room Aug 7th, 2012 — 10 Things to Do Before the Homeschool Year Begins Aug 4th, 2012 — Did YOU win the Ancient History unit? Jul 19th, 2012 — Veggie Tales Trauma Jul 10th, 2012 — Are YOU Excited?! Jul 3rd, 2012 — Dear New Homeschool Mom: Advice from a Veteran Jun 25th, 2012 — How Can You Stand Being With Them All Day? And Other Questions People Ask Me Jun 18th, 2012 — 10 Reasons for the Madness Behind My Methods: Special Needs Edition Jun 4th, 2012 — My Kids' 10 Reasons They Like Homeschooling May 31st, 2012 — On the Spectrum May 24th, 2012 — Notebooking with Writing Delays May 21st, 2012 — Dead Ant, Dead Ant May 15th, 2012 — I Was Going to Run Today But... May 10th, 2012 — Bloomsday 12k: My Results May 4th, 2012 — I'm Running Bloomsday! May 3rd, 2012 — Fly Away Science: Homemade Hot Air Balloon Apr 26th, 2012 — Refreshment and a New Start Apr 15th, 2012 — Race Motivation Apr 5th, 2012 — I May Be Crazy & a Free Download Apr 3rd, 2012 — 10 Products for Parents I Wish They'd Made Mar 30th, 2012 — Testing for Success Mar 20th, 2012 — Video Games and the Rules Change Mar 19th, 2012 — Flat Eggs Mar 15th, 2012 — Is It Spring Yet? Mar 13th, 2012 — UNsocialized Mar 5th, 2012 — Balancing the Special With the Need Feb 28th, 2012 — Spelling Ideas for Real Life Feb 23rd, 2012 — My Clutter Problem Feb 21st, 2012 — These Jedi Aren't Robots Feb 7th, 2012 — Paintball Anyone? Jan 31st, 2012 — 8 Ways to Strengthen Observational Skills Jan 30th, 2012 — 28 Days to Hope for This Slob! Jan 24th, 2012 — Natural Learning Jan 23rd, 2012 — Help for Kids with Dyspraxia: Yankz! Review Jan 20th, 2012 — Here Chick Chick Jan 17th, 2012 — Multiplication Times Jan 13th, 2012 — Peanut Butter and Cheese Jan 10th, 2012 — Lost Things Jan 6th, 2012 — Time for Testing Dec 30th, 2011 — Goal Setting for Real Life Dec 29th, 2011 — Learning to Focus Dec 27th, 2011 — Homeschooling is Parenting Kicked up a Notch Dec 23rd, 2011 — When the Walls Cave In Dec 20th, 2011 — Still Learning Dec 17th, 2011 — 17 Years Ago Today Dec 16th, 2011 — Holidays: Celebrating Through Grief Dec 13th, 2011 — Just JUMP: A Homeschool Field Trip Dec 12th, 2011 — The Mothering Commandments Dec 9th, 2011 — What Good is a Rooster? Dec 7th, 2011 — Simplifying Christmas Dec 6th, 2011 — Intentional Homeschooling Dec 5th, 2011 — Hotel Options for Your Disney Vacation Nov 24th, 2011 — Happy Thanksgiving and Cock-a-Doodle-Do Nov 22nd, 2011 — Teaching With Educational Games Nov 21st, 2011 — Tribute Nov 15th, 2011 — Fall Fun Nov 14th, 2011 — Waves Nov 8th, 2011 — Evaluating Your Homeschool Nov 1st, 2011 — Death in the Family Oct 29th, 2011 — Phone Call Oct 27th, 2011 — Special Needs at Disney Oct 25th, 2011 — C is for Chickens Oct 18th, 2011 — Something Borrowed: Saving Money on Curriculum Oct 11th, 2011 — Adaptable Me: How to Survive the Unexpected Oct 10th, 2011 — The Special Needs Life Oct 9th, 2011 — Homeschooling for Techies Sep 26th, 2011 — Homeschooling With Disney Sep 23rd, 2011 — Of Concrete and Co-op Sep 14th, 2011 — Special Needs Parents Need… Sep 13th, 2011 — Wondering Sep 5th, 2011 — Vacations: Rest For the Weary Homeschool Soul Aug 30th, 2011 — Unit Studies Aug 29th, 2011 — Top 10 Things I’ve Learned From Parenting Teens Aug 27th, 2011 — Got Meat? Aug 23rd, 2011 — To Everything There is a Time Aug 17th, 2011 — Surprise in a Picture Aug 9th, 2011 — Relationships: The Blessing of Homeschooling Aug 3rd, 2011 — ABF: Evolution of a Breastfeeding Mom Aug 2nd, 2011 — Are You Qualified to Homeschool? Jul 22nd, 2011 — Truth and Lies about Friends Jul 19th, 2011 — Get Thee Outside! 10 Ways to Get The Kids to Play Outside Jul 15th, 2011 — Christian Enough? Jul 12th, 2011 — Noise, Noise, Noise Jul 11th, 2011 — The Big List Jul 5th, 2011 — M is for Math Jun 28th, 2011 — L is for Local: Spokane Area Homeschool Resources Jun 25th, 2011 — Keep Birds Out With a Strawberry Frame Jun 24th, 2011 — Breathing Jun 23rd, 2011 — Straw: Weed Blocker or Weed Planter? Jun 16th, 2011 — Barrels, Bugs, and Berries Jun 14th, 2011 — Hey Homeschool Mom: Stop Stressing and Just Do It Jun 8th, 2011 — Therapy-Free Summer May 28th, 2011 — Sportin’ the Mohawk May 27th, 2011 — Costco, or Not to Costco May 26th, 2011 — Potential May 24th, 2011 — Table Map Geography May 23rd, 2011 — Parenting is Hard May 19th, 2011 — Getting Topsy Turvied May 17th, 2011 — Friendships and Homeschooling May 9th, 2011 — What They Talk Me Into! May 8th, 2011 — Motherless May 5th, 2011 — Life After Occupational Therapy May 3rd, 2011 — Dojo Precepts: Benefits of Teaching Kids Karate May 2nd, 2011 — I Did It! Apr 29th, 2011 — Cat Tales & New Faces Apr 28th, 2011 — Running a 12k—Me? Apr 26th, 2011 — Curriculum and Conflicts Apr 20th, 2011 — Spokane BIG Homeschool Blogger’s Field Trip Apr 19th, 2011 — B is for BOYS! Apr 12th, 2011 — Attitude is Everything Apr 6th, 2011 — Coffee and Motives Apr 1st, 2011 — Swaziland or Bust! Mar 31st, 2011 — A Bottomless Pit Mar 30th, 2011 — Homeschool Blogger Field Trip Spokane Mar 15th, 2011 — Crockpots Mar 9th, 2011 — Words Impact Mar 7th, 2011 — Christian Crack Feb 23rd, 2011 — Moms Get Sick Too Feb 22nd, 2011 — Sick Days Feb 18th, 2011 — Changing Fats for Cooking Feb 17th, 2011 — Gardening, the Economy, and Food Feb 15th, 2011 — 10 Things to Think About When Friends Stop Homeschooling Feb 10th, 2011 — Testing out Time4Learning Curriculum Feb 5th, 2011 — Shrinking Planners: Less is More Jan 31st, 2011 — Stripping, Coring, Peeling Jan 28th, 2011 — On Basement Floods and Grammar Videos Jan 6th, 2011 — You Know You Wanna Dec 28th, 2010 — Gathering Resources & Gearing Up Dec 21st, 2010 — Homeschooling and Life Dec 19th, 2010 — Christ Holes and Missing Souls Dec 7th, 2010 — A Gem of a Free Christmas E-Book: The Bird's Christmas Carol Nov 25th, 2010 — Thanksgiving Blessings Nov 23rd, 2010 — One Day We Will Laugh About This Nov 18th, 2010 — Keep Your Destination in Mind When Changing Curriculum Nov 15th, 2010 — Our New "Normal" (Some say my child just needs more discipline!) Nov 10th, 2010 — Farts in a Frying Pan, or How to Make Him Sit Down Oct 12th, 2010 — Top 10 Best Things About Fall Oct 5th, 2010 — Top 10 Favorite Movies to Watch With My Teen Daughter Oct 2nd, 2010 — Talking Turkey Oct 1st, 2010 — The Let Down After the Good Week Sep 30th, 2010 — Just 1 Thing: Motivating Kids to Do Chores Sep 28th, 2010 — 10 Things From Our Lake Stevens Hike Sep 23rd, 2010 — All Grown Up Sep 21st, 2010 — Don’t ‘Redshirt’-Homeschool! Sep 20th, 2010 — Gardner Cave and Canada, eh? Sep 19th, 2010 — Submissions Needed! Sep 15th, 2010 — Why I (Don’t) Homeschool: Myth #2 Sep 14th, 2010 — It’s a Fair Day Sep 13th, 2010 — Surprise! Sep 10th, 2010 — Phonics and Spelling and Reading Oh My Sep 10th, 2010 — Teaching to Sensory Issues Sep 3rd, 2010 — Fails, oh My Sep 2nd, 2010 — The Trouble with Puppies Aug 31st, 2010 — Just One Thing: Raising Independent Kids Aug 30th, 2010 — Service for 12, or 9 Aug 26th, 2010 — Homeschool Myth #1 Aug 21st, 2010 — This is Bob Aug 20th, 2010 — Where’s That Child-Raising Manual? Aug 17th, 2010 — 10 Reasons I (Don’t) Homeschool Aug 13th, 2010 — He Hit the Double Digits Aug 12th, 2010 — On Courage and Blog Conferences Aug 10th, 2010 — Poppin’ Good Fun Aug 9th, 2010 — 7 Free Medieval Times E-Books Aug 6th, 2010 — Mooshie Momma Fail Aug 5th, 2010 — What Every Parent Should Know About Incense (synthetic marijuana) Aug 3rd, 2010 — Reflecting on Math- With Autism Aug 2nd, 2010 — 15 Great Medieval History Resources for Your Unit Study Jul 31st, 2010 — Just One Thing: Advice for New Parents Jul 29th, 2010 — Teens and Alternative Drugs: When Everyday Things Become Recreational Drugs Jul 28th, 2010 — Here, There, and Everywhere Jul 26th, 2010 — Back to (Home)School Goals for 2010-2011 Jul 24th, 2010 — Homeschool Summer Wrap-Up: Curriculum Planning Jul 23rd, 2010 — Teen Drug Use Jul 13th, 2010 — VBS and Special Needs Jul 9th, 2010 — Strawberry Cream Cups Jul 9th, 2010 — Lost: School Books Jul 8th, 2010 — Strawberry Harvest! Jul 6th, 2010 — A New Cookbook Jul 2nd, 2010 — Homeschool High School Guidance Counseling Jun 25th, 2010 — Homeschooled Teens Need to Have Choices: Let Her Lead Jun 18th, 2010 — Lunch Time Fail Jun 5th, 2010 — Our Journey: Part 2- DO Something! May 29th, 2010 — Our Journey: Part 1-Do You Wear Parental Blinders? May 25th, 2010 — Why Do I Homeschool? May 20th, 2010 — My Baby is 8! May 17th, 2010 — Mom Guess What? May 17th, 2010 — Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School May 12th, 2010 — Who Says Homeschoolers Can’t Go to Prom? May 8th, 2010 — Mother’s Day and Memories May 7th, 2010 — It Wasn’t Me May 7th, 2010 — Reflections on Motherhood: My Boys May 6th, 2010 — Reflections on Motherhood: My Girls May 6th, 2010 — Spelling: Habit or Try Something New? Apr 30th, 2010 — Adoption Apr 30th, 2010 — Friday Fail: The Car Ride Apr 26th, 2010 — The Boy Knows Nerf Apr 20th, 2010 — High School Options Apr 16th, 2010 — Look Out! My Friday Fail Apr 11th, 2010 — Journeys in Life Apr 7th, 2010 — Update: Dyspraxia at 9 Apr 5th, 2010 — Make History Come ALIVE! Apr 3rd, 2010 — The Business of Being Born Mar 31st, 2010 — On Teaching Writing Mar 30th, 2010 — Get Real and BE Real Mar 27th, 2010 — Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe Mar 26th, 2010 — Experiencing Unexpected Rewards of Homeschooling Feb 26th, 2010 — Failure in the Dead of Night Feb 10th, 2010 — Patriocentric Beliefs Feb 9th, 2010 — Cool Tools for Getting Healthy Feb 8th, 2010 — Points-friendly White Chicken Chili Jan 5th, 2010 — Back to (home)school Jan 3rd, 2010 — Do You Plan Like This? Dec 17th, 2009 — 15 Years Ago Today Nov 20th, 2009 — My Family Favorite Nov 16th, 2009 — My Mom's Letters Oct 22nd, 2009 — Injuries and Accidents Oct 13th, 2009 — Lapbooking: A New Attempt Oct 11th, 2009 — Notebooking with Writing Delays? Oct 7th, 2009 — Love Between Sisters and Brothers Oct 5th, 2009 — Today's Interruption Sep 14th, 2009 — Modifying OFE3 Sep 10th, 2009 — Teaching Our Teen Responsibility Aug 25th, 2009 — Kids of Courage Activity Books Aug 25th, 2009 — Social Group Aug 24th, 2009 — Not Back to School: A Day in our Life Aug 13th, 2009 — Printing and printing and printing Aug 12th, 2009 — Gearing up: OFE3 Aug 10th, 2009 — Our (non)Schoolroom Aug 3rd, 2009 — The Yearly Curriculum Decision Jul 22nd, 2009 — Homeschooling with Technology Jul 21st, 2009 — Why You Shouldn't Eat the Leftover Pretzel Salt Jul 8th, 2009 — Planning Next School Year Jul 7th, 2009 — Recipe Organization Jul 6th, 2009 — OT Re-Evaluation is done Jun 27th, 2009 — I'm Still Here! Jun 8th, 2009 — Seeking His Peace May 11th, 2009 — A Mom's Reflection on Daughters May 7th, 2009 — Plant Unit & How to Make Your Own Pollen May 6th, 2009 — Go to the Ant- and laugh! Apr 26th, 2009 — His IEP Expired! Apr 22nd, 2009 — Mom Kicked Fighting Kids Out of the Car Apr 18th, 2009 — Sunshine & BBQ! Apr 16th, 2009 — Effects of Militant Fecundity on the Mother Apr 14th, 2009 — Old Fashioned Education's History Sequence Apr 14th, 2009 — Lessons from the Nursing Home Apr 13th, 2009 — Homeschooling on a Very Tight Budget Apr 13th, 2009 — Patriocentric View of Youth Groups Apr 13th, 2009 — Planning our third trimester of lessons Apr 11th, 2009 — Easter Empty Tomb Cookies Apr 9th, 2009 — Unsheltered Homeschooling Apr 8th, 2009 — Our Real Life, versus Patriocentricity Apr 8th, 2009 — Something is Wrong, pt. 3: Fecundity Apr 8th, 2009 — Mom, I need OT Apr 7th, 2009 — Something is Very Wrong, pt. 2 Apr 7th, 2009 — Something is Very Wrong Here, pt. 1 Apr 3rd, 2009 — Youth groups Apr 2nd, 2009 — The Homeschool Conference Mar 31st, 2009 — I'm a smuggler too Mar 26th, 2009 — CLEPing high school & NARS Mar 17th, 2009 — It's a Zip Mar 1st, 2009 — Top 10 Ways to Know You've Been Reading Too Much Peretti Feb 25th, 2009 — Reading up, articulation down Feb 25th, 2009 — Homeschool Book-nerdiness Feb 23rd, 2009 — My New Laser Printer: How to Print E-books Feb 18th, 2009 — Digital E-book Readers Feb 16th, 2009 — Roasted Sticky Chicken Feb 5th, 2009 — Where in the Universe? Feb 2nd, 2009 — Free Planner/Journal Page Feb 2nd, 2009 — What were you like in high school? Jan 30th, 2009 — My Treasure from My Grandma Jan 26th, 2009 — Free Books and extras Jan 24th, 2009 — Notebooks Jan 23rd, 2009 — Notebooking supplies Jan 21st, 2009 — Starting Notebooking Jan 15th, 2009 — Wii... would like a Wii Jan 15th, 2009 — 100 Teenagers+snow+God= Snow Camp Jan 13th, 2009 — Education is... a discipline Jan 13th, 2009 — BrainWare Safari Dec 30th, 2008 — Record snow... Dec 20th, 2008 — A Change of Routine Dec 18th, 2008 — Third time's a charm? Dec 18th, 2008 — Snowwwwww Dec 18th, 2008 — And it's STILL snowing... Dec 17th, 2008 — BrainWare Safari at Homeschool Buyer's Co-Op! Dec 17th, 2008 — It keeps snowing and snowing and snowing... Dec 15th, 2008 — Below freezing! Dec 13th, 2008 — Hot Cocoa Mix Dec 11th, 2008 — Cleo the Wonderdog Dec 10th, 2008 — Reading-Lit Treadwell Readers FREE Download Dec 8th, 2008 — Special Needs Homeschooling Info Dec 3rd, 2008 — Home Therapies for Special Needs Dec 2nd, 2008 — Today's IEP meeting Nov 20th, 2008 — Homemade Yogurt Nov 19th, 2008 — Found money! Nov 18th, 2008 — Teens & Sex Statistics Nov 14th, 2008 — School discipline Nov 4th, 2008 — He qualified Nov 3rd, 2008 — One thing or another, pt. 2 Oct 31st, 2008 — If it's not one thing, it's another Oct 29th, 2008 — Let the fall-out begin Oct 29th, 2008 — Adding a ST Day Oct 25th, 2008 — Sensory Issues, Speech, Etc. Oct 20th, 2008 — Public school involvement in homeschooling Oct 14th, 2008 — Apraxia Curriculum Oct 11th, 2008 — Let's Talk Accommodations Oct 8th, 2008 — He just followed us home Oct 4th, 2008 — Fuzzy in first grade Oct 3rd, 2008 — Global Apraxia or Dyspraxia? Oct 3rd, 2008 — The 6 year old said Oct 1st, 2008 — Homeschooling... there's still hope Sep 26th, 2008 — Duelling Spelling Lessons, part 2 Sep 25th, 2008 — kidspeak... funny sayings Sep 24th, 2008 — Duelling spelling lessons Sep 22nd, 2008 — Cold weather & white chili Sep 18th, 2008 — Seeing God's hand Sep 18th, 2008 — Training the new teacher Sep 16th, 2008 — School fundraisers Sep 16th, 2008 — Spelling... oral versus written Sep 11th, 2008 — New school year, new adjustments Aug 29th, 2008 — Googled myself Aug 18th, 2008 — My girls are off again! Aug 11th, 2008 — Africa missions trip Aug 5th, 2008 — E-books, easy on my budget! Aug 5th, 2008 — Printing e-books Aug 4th, 2008 — Geek Squad stole my laptop Jul 24th, 2008 — Busy busy busy Jul 3rd, 2008 — Learning languages, free! Jun 30th, 2008 — VBS last week; now back to school Jun 13th, 2008 — 97 Isn't old, is it? Jun 12th, 2008 — McGuffey Readers Jun 10th, 2008 — She's done- and an update! Jun 7th, 2008 — Handwriting again May 19th, 2008 — Spell to Write & Read training May 19th, 2008 — Thankful for croup May 16th, 2008 — Gut parenting May 8th, 2008 — Beginning chapter books May 5th, 2008 — Nature walks May 1st, 2008 — Visual Schedules for Special Needs Kids Apr 30th, 2008 — Mother's Day gifts Apr 30th, 2008 — I hate IEP meetings! Apr 24th, 2008 — Removing Twaddle Apr 21st, 2008 — In the car this morning Apr 2nd, 2008 — Dyspraxia at 7 Nov 30th, 2007 — It has a NAME! Sep 27th, 2007 — Feeling defeated Sep 21st, 2007 — Croupin' coughin' fun Sep 8th, 2007 — Pocketbooks for learning Sep 8th, 2007 — So here's the lineup Sep 2nd, 2007 — My new baby Aug 29th, 2007 — Last minute changes Aug 27th, 2007 — Where is your homeschool going? Aug 27th, 2007 — Pencil grips, pt.2 Aug 24th, 2007 — Pencil grips & penmanship Aug 13th, 2007 — Unexpected blessing Aug 11th, 2007 — Interviewing Breadmakers, pt. 2 Aug 5th, 2007 — Just like Flushed Away Aug 2nd, 2007 — Adventures in Parenting Jul 30th, 2007 — Reading aloud Jul 21st, 2007 — The Transformers Jul 19th, 2007 — Primary Composition Notebooks Jul 15th, 2007 — Geography idea Jul 13th, 2007 — Handwriting Jun 25th, 2007 — Farmhouse Pie Jun 10th, 2007 — Summer Reading Jun 9th, 2007 — Primary composition notebooks Jun 8th, 2007 — MIT Open CourseWare Jun 7th, 2007 — First lapbook completed! Jun 6th, 2007 — Free Online Textbooks Jun 6th, 2007 — First WFMW! May 30th, 2007 — Dinnertime, Explosion Time May 30th, 2007 — BookAdventure May 30th, 2007 — Great news! May 25th, 2007 — I Want to Take a Spelling Test! May 23rd, 2007 — Homeschool or bust May 23rd, 2007 — Bullies, school shootings, and the like May 23rd, 2007 — School Bully May 17th, 2007 — 2 Calls from the school in two days May 11th, 2007 — (un)Missing Children May 7th, 2007 — Freedom Writers Apr 26th, 2007 — Big Families...Says Who? Apr 18th, 2007 — "Amazing" Apr 10th, 2007 — Pre-Algebra, again Apr 8th, 2007 — Dyspraxia Update Age 6 Apr 1st, 2007 — The UNglamorous Mommy Mar 22nd, 2007 — Being Home to Homeschool Mar 18th, 2007 — A Confession Mar 18th, 2007 — Curriculum stuff Mar 15th, 2007 — She’s out Feb 19th, 2007 — Instilling Values Feb 15th, 2007 — Valentine’s weigh? Feb 5th, 2007 — Adoption thoughts & fostering too Feb 3rd, 2007 — Occupational Therapy, again Nov 1st, 2006 — Still plugging along Oct 18th, 2006 — What is it about teenagers!?!?! Oct 14th, 2006 — What to do Oct 13th, 2006 — Home Made Applesauce Oct 12th, 2006 — School’s not going well Oct 10th, 2006 — Speech therapy Oct 9th, 2006 — What did you do today? Sep 29th, 2006 — Summer days in fall Sep 24th, 2006 — History Curriculum Sep 13th, 2006 — Back to School Sep 10th, 2006 — LLATL… Sep 1st, 2006 — Having Second Thoughts Jul 20th, 2006 — “School” Edition Saxon Math, One Difference Jul 18th, 2006 — Baby Talk Features Breastfeeding Infant on Cover Jul 12th, 2006 — Charting a Path Jul 6th, 2006 — Old Saxon Math Vs Homeschool Edition: What's the Big Deal? Jun 8th, 2006 — Online Literature Study Guides Jun 7th, 2006 — What’s for dinner? Jun 1st, 2006 — Review of Spell To Write and Read May 28th, 2006 — Curriculum decisions (part two) May 28th, 2006 — Curriculum decisions (part one) May 17th, 2006 — Strange reactions to “Yes, we homeschool our kids.” May 17th, 2006 — He’s Reading! Apr 10th, 2006 — My homeschool heart Mar 23rd, 2006 — Wanda Sanseri Has My Thanks Once Again! Mar 20th, 2006 — We went through phonograms #1-26 today! Mar 14th, 2006 — The Teacher Required; the Post you're subscribing to.
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