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Crumpled Paper: An Object Lesson in Being Nice
I hear many people bring their kids home to homeschool because their kids were bullied in school. Sadly, bullying can happen even in a homeschool situation. We’ve actually been dealing with this...
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A Boy and His Cowboy Boots
“Go get your shoes on.” “Dey not shoes!” “Then find your boots.” “Dey not boots. Dey Cowboy Boots!” Don’t call them shoes. They are so much more than that. They aren’t just any old boots either....
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No, We’re Not Trying For a Girl.
We get many comments when we take out troops out in public all together. Some are funny and do make me laugh. ”Starting your own football team?” Some make me smile, “I raised 5 boys too. Boys are...
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Be Careful Little Eyes What You See
One thing I’ve been wanting to do with this blog for a while is to share a weekly devotional. The thing is, I’m not very good at being serious. I guess I could do a goofy devotional, but I just...
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A Day in the Life of This Homeschool Family
I get asked a lot how our homeschool day goes so I thought I would just put it all in a post for an easy place to direct people to. 6am: Rise and shine! I jump out of bed with a smile on my face. Take...
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Orange “Coloration”
Dragon Boy (4): Mom! Come look at my orange coloration! He excitedly pulls me over to the table to show me his orange “coloration”. Instead of trying to figure out what the picture is, I like to ask...
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Science Experiment: Finding the Center of Mass
We usually do a little science experiment every week (sometimes more, sometimes less). We were reading about center of mass (or center of gravity) today and the suggested experiment looked quick and...
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Give Yourself a Break, Stop Folding These Things
Doing laundry for 6 people, especially when 5 of the 6 people are dirty, stinky boys, is a daunting task. I wrote a little about how I keep sane with my laundry routine here: Taming the Laundry Beast....
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Disrespectful Little Brat or Overstimulated Little Boy
I want to share with you a little experience I had with Dragon Boy at a concert not too long ago. Don’t you love it when your parenting skills are called into question in a very public way? That’s...
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Getting Your Hyperactive Child to Calm Himself
This is how you’ll usually find Dragon Boy. Upside-down or blurred. My mom gave me this advice years ago when Computer Boy was an out of control crazy little boy. I was reminded of this advice this...
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