Reading | Forever, For Always, No Matter What

Pumpkin Cranberry Muffin Recipe and Thanksgiving Books

November 13, 2012 by Jen 3 Comments

This isn’t an adoption related post, but I wanted to share this recipe because it is just so fall-ish and would be great for Thanksgiving! Â I have made these muffins two times and both times they turned out great. Â They even went over well at a potluck. Â If cranberries aren’t your thing you could add […]

Weekly Photo Collage :: 11/9/2012

November 9, 2012 by Jen 4 Comments

To say that this week was one big distraction is an understatement! Â Tuesday and Wednesday were consumed with voting related things. Â I woke up feeling a bit discouraged on Wednesday morning because of the election results. Â By Wednesday afternoon I was feeling a bit more optimistic again. It is what it is and we just […]

Weekly Photo Collage :: 10/19/2012

October 19, 2012 by Jen 12 Comments

Our Week:Another busy week in the books. Â In addition to our regular routine of swimming, soccer, Tae Kwon Do, and speech therapy, we had the oh so enjoyable dental cleanings and a trip to the park. Â We have had a couple of warm days again and we decided to take advantage of it and get […]

All About Reading :: A Review

October 1, 2012 by Jen 1 Comment

*contains affiliate links, read my disclosure pageI really love finding a program that just fits with our family, almost as if it was created specifically for me and my children! Â It doesn’t happen all the time, but when it does I like to share. Â Right now All About Reading fits in that category for us. […]

Homeschool Reading: Let’s Read!

September 11, 2012 by Jen Leave a Comment

Sticking with my reading theme this week, I’m over at The Homeschool Village with a post called Homeschool Reading; Let’s Read! I’m chatting about how much we love reading in our day. Â Come on over and join in the fun!

Read Alouds

September 10, 2012 by Jen 4 Comments

Reading aloud has been the cornerstone of our homeschool from the beginning. Â Reading to my children has been a natural extension of my own love of reading. Â For a long time we spent the bulk of our time reading picture books, if you’ve been a reader of our blog for long you know that I […]

Last Days of Summer :: 9/7/2012

September 7, 2012 by Jen 10 Comments

Soakin’ up the last bit of summer. I had every intention of doing a bit of school work on Labor Day, so our week would be a little less hectic, but it was a hot day so we decided to go swimming instead. Â We hit the local water park, there is no behind in […]

Homeschool Mother’s Journal :: Lincoln & Latin ~ 6/1/2012

June 1, 2012 by Jen 18 Comments

In our homeschool this weekâ€¦we are still cruising right along in Latin and our classical studies. Â We started lesson 16 this week, Constellations. Â I’m just amazed at how much my kids can remember – a lot more than me that’s for sure. Â I’m hoping we will wrap up Prima Latina this summer so we are […]

Homeschool Mother’s Journal :: This & That ~ 5/25/2012

May 25, 2012 by Jen 13 Comments

Robin’s Eggs in a tree by my parent’s deck. In our homeschool this weekâ€¦Sarah finished up her Math U See book last week and is working on some areas she needs to review. Â The boys are both working on finishing up their respective books. Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to shareâ€¦I recently started using Awesome […]

Our Favorite Adoption Books

May 23, 2012 by Jen 4 Comments

I have shared our favorite adoption books for kids before, and I have recently updated adoption books for parents to include some of the helpful books we have been reading about attachment.In the last couple of weeks I have ordered a new {new to us!} slew of adoption related books. Â Not all of the books […]