I can’t believe that I haven’t posted since the last carnival post!
Well, the new carnival is up at The Common Room. Drop in and check out what other homeschool bloggers are up to.
I just noticed that have to update my side bar because Baby Smurf just turned 3 yesterday! We are having a party this [...]

The 32nd Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Sprittibee.
“If you don’t know what a posting carnival is… let me explain. You see, likeminded bloggers who share a common interest enjoy seeing what each other have to say. So some really smart blogger invented a way to have a sort of “open house” on the web [...]

When I first got the idea to homeschool, Papa Smurf was very supportive and excited. He is a longtime reader of Thomas Sowell (and others) and has a great degree of disdain for the public school system. He e-mailed me pro-homeschooling articles and gave me encouragement when I got frustrated or burned out during the [...]

The 31st Carnival of Homeschooling is up at PHAT Mommy. Stop by and check out her Galactic Adventures theme. The Carnival is a great place to get advice, tips, and ideas whether you are a veteran homeschooler or just thinking about homeschooling.

I know I am late chiming in on this one, but I just had to say a few words about the Daily Mail column by Helen Kirwan-Taylor in which she admits that she is bored by all things mommy.
If you haven’t read the actual piece yet, which has already been blogged about ad infinitum, you [...]

I just finished my curriculum for the upcoming school year. It feels so good to have it done, but I can’t send it in until I have the assessment done. I was planning on doing a portfolio of the children’s work, but since I was not as organized as I had hoped, I am going [...]

The Carnival of Homeschooling Week 30 is up at The Lilting House. Stop on over and enjoy this week’s Schoolhouse Rock themed collection of homeschool blog posts. You are sure to find something helpful, interesting, or just plain entertaining.

Last year at this time, homeschooling was the furthest thing from my mind. I had never even seriously entertained the idea.
Baby Smurf was born the August that Painter started kindergarten and Jokey started grade 1. Sending them off to school was the only thing I thought I sanely could do.
I never was happy with the [...]

The more we see cases like the one involving Abraham Cherrix (which I blogged about on She’s Right), the more important it is for us as parents - especially us homeschooling parents - to know how candidates for political office feel about the parents’ rights vs. the government’s rights before we vote.
I am currently working [...]

I am finally getting around to posting some crafty pics.
I made a 5-tiered broomstick skirt from scratch. This is the first article of clothing I have made since Home Ec. in Jr. High School. I was quite pleased with the results, except that the fabric and color scheme is more geared toward fall.

Here is a [...]