For years, Saxon Math was a steady and trusted part of our homeschool. It was consistent, thorough, and it worked. But as my oldest moved into the upper grades, something began to shift. Math lessons that once felt manageable started stretching longer and longer, turning into a daily struggle to fit everything else in. I…
This school year was the fourth year using the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) in our homeschool. When my two youngest children graduate high school we will have been using IEW for twelve years total in our home with our four children. Essentially this is why I decided to invest the time into Teaching…
It’s Hard to Believe It’s Been 13 Years I’ve been writing on this little corner of the internet since 2013. Honestly, that feels absolutely wild to type. Over the past thirteen years, there have been seasons when I wrote constantly and seasons when I barely wrote at all. This website has quietly followed me through…
Our oldest son is in fourth grade and he qualifies for the Every Kid Outdoors pass this year. This means that he and the family get free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. It is an amazing program for all fourth grade students in the United States. We have…
It has been one month since we adopted our Sonoran desert tortoise from Arizona Fish and Game Department. Meet Finn. We don’t know if Finn is a boy or girl and will not know until Fin is about 10 years old. Fin is currently 1 year of age. Finn is a super low key pet….
We are getting ready to add another member to our family soon and will be adopting our desert tortoise hatchling this week! We are adopting through the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Under state law, desert tortoises are available for adoption for Arizona residents only. Our family has been in full on research and learning…