We have made two out of state moves in ten months. Last June we moved from Alabama to Michigan to be closer to family and when that didn’t work out (the family part was great; everything else…not so much) we came back to Alabama. We got here about three weeks ago and the dust has barely settled. This is not the…
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I received a complimentary level of Song School Latin in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer in the footer for more information. Homeschoolers teach Latin. This is one of the first things I observed about homeschooling. Before we had even begun our journey, I noticed our friends who homeschool mentioned this language over and over as a staple…
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This is going to be a different sort of post – an open letter of sorts to encourage other moms with Outside-the-Box children and to perhaps give some perspective to those without. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’d like to pour out some gratitude to a rather odd recipient…autism. Dear Autism, I am so very thankful for you. Seven years ago, I…
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The other day I recalled a conversation I had with a friend when the boys were really little. A question had been burning in my mind for a while and I needed to ask it… “What do you do all day? I mean with the kids? What do you do?” At the time I was a mom of twin toddlers and an…
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This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure in the footer for more details. It was a beautiful fall day. The air was crisp but mild and you could just feel the seasons changing. Our family piled in the car and drove to a nearby apple orchard. We have been visiting Apple Charlie’s since I was a little girl and it…
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