Surviving the Homeschool Conference – Part Two

Now, let’s go to the conference!!

THE DAY OF THE CONFERENCE:

Wear comfortable clothing and shoes!  Dress as though you are sure it will be quite warm at the conference, and then bring a sweater!  There’s nothing worse than being uncomfortably hot all day at a conference.   Having a sweater in your tote bag will [...]

Surviving the Homeschool Conference – Part One

It’s summer and time for homeschool conference season.  Homeschool conferences are to homeschooling parents what continuing education is to other professionals.  It is to your benefit, as well as to the benefit of your children,  to keep yourself up to date on what’s new in homeschooling.  Attending a homeschool conference can revitalize you, and can keep you from [...]

The Homemaker’s Servants – The Timer

Yep, just your everyday, run-of-the-mill, timer!!  This little device is my constant companion each and every day (save Sunday).  We have quite a love-hate relationship going, my timer and I. I use it for several purposes throughout my day.  Here’s a sampling:

I have a LOT of watering to do on our property here!  [...]

Walking to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

This lovely poem was given to me by my wonderful neighbor, Kay.  Kay is retiring, after more than twenty years, as a teacher’s aide in the Special Education classroom of our tiny, local public school.  This poem was given to her by the first teacher she worked for, and she re-discovered it when she was cleaning our [...]