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Encouraging our Kids to Dream Big (Despite our Fears) 23 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
My friend Jill recently posted a link on her Facebook page to How to Mentor a Kid with Big (Possibly Unrealistic) Dreams by Lori Pickert from Project-Based Homeschooling. The article touches on someth...
Confessions of a Reluctant Gamer: Playing Minecraft with my Kids 8 Aug 2013 | 09:27 am
I should have known when I married my husband Jody — an avid gamer — that someday down the road our future children would be gamers as well, but I didn’t think much about it. I kind of thought my husb...
Learn Nothing Day 2013 25 Jul 2013 | 12:01 am
From Learn Nothing Day by Sandra Dodd: Unschoolers need a holiday. When people ask if they homeschool in the summer, they say yes. When people ask when they have a break from learning, they say nev...
Sew much fun! 18 Jul 2013 | 08:08 pm
One of the things I love about unschooling is that I’m often exposed to things/experiences that I might not explore on my own if it weren’t for my kids. One of those experiences that’s come up recentl...
Hatching baby chicks 12 Jul 2013 | 01:19 am
One of our dear hens recently went broody. Beezus, a gold-laced cochin, starting sitting on eggs and did NOT want to leave the coop. I’d pick her up to gather eggs and place her outside the coop where...
Boys, Girls, Bathing Suits and Inequality : a recycled post 17 Jun 2013 | 08:20 pm
This post originally appeared on my blog three years ago on June 17, 2010. As summer is in full swing once again, I thought it was a good time to revisit this topic. Has anything changed in three year...
The Importance of Breastfeeding in Natural Disasters: a recycled post 28 May 2013 | 07:58 pm
This post originally appeared on my blog on May 28, 2008. I am reposting it here today as a reminder of the important role breastfeeding plays in the event of a natural disaster. Whether it’s Hurrican...
Just call me the goat doula 12 Apr 2013 | 04:54 am
Childbirth is one of those amazing things in life that’s nothing short of a miracle and leaves me in awe. Whether it’s reflecting on the birth of my children, hearing about a friend’s birth or reading...
Just when ya think you’ve got it all figured out… 27 Mar 2013 | 03:12 am
We’ve been unschooling for a relatively short period of time, but over the past couple of months I felt like things had really started falling into place. I felt like I gained an understanding of what...
Make a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake at Home 18 Mar 2013 | 12:47 am
If you are like me, St. Patrick’s Day always brings back fond memories of slurping McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes as a child. The green-tinted ice cream, the cool mint flavor, the whipped cream, the yum! ...
