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October 2012

October 29, 2012

Monday Memories: A Long Runway

On Mondays, I repost older pieces that are somehow relevant again. Last week, a reader asked...

October 25, 2012

Finding Myself

On Monday, Jake the Art Guy gave each student in our group a circle on...

October 24, 2012

My Kids Grew Up – And I Like Them Better

I am currently parenting three kids, the youngest of whom is eight. Thank God. Because...

October 22, 2012

Monday Memories: Get On The Bus

Tonight, as I put my kids to bed before the debate, I remembered other nights...

October 18, 2012

Raising Ben

"Ezra, honey, I've got some bad news." "What's wrong, Daddy?" "Ben died, sweetie. I'm sorry."...

October 17, 2012

Homeschool Killed Our Sex Life

Homeschoolers love to talk about the lifestyle that homeschooling affords them. They can take vacations...

October 03, 2012

Mr. Rogers Was A Genius

Mr. Rogers was a genius. Seriously. If you haven't seen an episode for awhile, spend...

October 01, 2012

My Testimony

The Spirituality Channel at Patheos asked bloggers to post about "Stepping Stones" on their spiritual...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

The Desires Of Children

I stood in the park last week consoling a weepy mother. Her homeschooled daughter was...

September 24, 2012

A Mother’s Plea To Christians During This Election Season

It's that season again. The one where Target puts out Hallo-Thanks-Mas displays, and you start...

September 21, 2012

A Mythology Unit For Elementary Students

I have very little discipline. Which is why I have to work out with a...

September 18, 2012

It’s All Greek To Me

Time once again for me to lament my crappy education. The one where I never...

September 12, 2012

Shame, Shame, Shame

As I sat on the sofa, holding my sobbing son, I tried to figure out...

September 06, 2012

Contraptions

A Definition: n contraption [kənˈtrӕpʃən] a strange machine or apparatus We weren't sure if that old contraption...

September 04, 2012

The Night Before Homeschool 2.0

Is it possible that I am an old pro now? Hardly seems likely; we've only...

May 2012

May 25, 2012

A Rule Of Life, The Charles River, And Me

I came home from my walk along the Charles River last Saturday nearly euphoric. Maybe...

May 02, 2012

Cost Of Summer Camp? Priceless

I can't believe how early you have to sign up for summer camp. Who are...

April 2012

April 18, 2012

Toughing It Out

Well, we decided to keep the boys in the private school they've been in for...

April 13, 2012

What White Parents Can Tell Their Children About Trayvon

On Monday, I told you about how our kids responded to Trayvon Martin's death, choosing to...

April 12, 2012

IXL – A math program to keep everyone happy

If you've been reading for awhile, you know that I have been pretty casual about...

April 11, 2012

Back Where We Started

I can't believe that we are having this conversation again. I can't believe that the...

April 10, 2012

Trayvon Martin Could Not Have Been My Son

My friend Cameron has been unrelenting in Facebook posts about Trayvon Martin. He's really mad....

March 2012

March 18, 2012

Made Easier If You Homeschool

I just finished my series, "Traveling With Children." I told you about the first post...

March 08, 2012

Surfing

A Guest Post by Ezra Surfing is a very hard but fun exercise. I learned...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

A Gross And Awesome Trip

(a guest post from Zach) Last week, we went to Ostional to see Olive Ridley...

February 27, 2012

Arroz con Pollo y Nafisa (aka Sissy)

(guest post by Nafisa) Today (hoy), Tara and I (y yo) decided to make chicken...

February 20, 2012

Waking Up

We're on sabbatical in Costa Rica for three months. We've been here for four days,...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

I get no respect.

Zach's been asking to go back to school. He misses his friends. And we haven't...

January 28, 2012

Homeschool Wars

Homeschool wars? Really? Don't we already have enough wars? Last week, I wrote a post about the...

January 20, 2012

Why I Don’t Homeschool, And You Shouldn’t Either

People throw around a lot of silly reasons for homeschooling. I bet you've heard them...

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