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Kids Say the Darndest Things! (Santa’s Coal)

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Kids say the darndest things! Do you guys keep a record of funny things your kids have said or done? When Leo was a toddler, a friend recommended that I get this book called My Quotable Kid to record all the funny things that he said. I ended up getting one for each kid because I…

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A homeschooling reflection -We’re not in Kansas anymore!

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I’d like to share a homeschooling reflection with you guys. You know that classic scene from The Wizard of Oz? The one where Dorothy first sets foot in Oz, with Toto in her arms? With awe, she looks around at her new and fantastic surroundings and says, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas…

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Church with Kids… Sigh. (Sunday Musings)

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Posts here at My Little Poppies are typically about raising my children, parenting a twice exceptional child, and figuring out this whole first year of homeschooling thing. On my Facebook page, I share posts, articles, and research that I find interesting or thought-provoking, from a homeschooling-parenting-educator-school psych perspective. I’ve tried to steer clear of religion and…

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NaNoWriMo, NaBloPoMo, November!

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Have you guys heard of NaNoWriMo? It stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it is an online challenge to write daily with the goal of 50,000 words by the end of the month. I learned about NaNoWriMo when I first started researching homeschooling because there is a junior version that is quite popular. I…

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Self Care for Moms

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I wish I had an ounce of Leo’s energy. “How do you keep up with him?” is a question that I have been asked countless times. I know that question is often code for, “How do you stay ahead of him.” My go-to response is, “I need four things: a decent night of sleep, a strong cup…

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I promised the ugly!

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When I started this blog, I promised my friends that I’d share the good, the bad, the funny, and the ugly of homeschooling. Homeschooling isn’t all sunshine and roses, folks. Well I’ve got some ugly to share with you today! We’ve encountered some homeschool challenges recently, and it hasn’t been pretty! First, a little bit of…

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