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In Celebration of Mother’s Day #ordinaryjoy

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May is on the horizon, folks, and you know what that means: Mother’s Day. Today’s post is in celebration of Mother’s Day and all of the #ordinaryjoy that we experience as moms to these little people. Do you remember your very first Mother’s Day? I sure do. It was pretty awful, actually. Leo was just…

Guest Post from Celi Trépanier of Crushing Tall Poppies

by Cait Curley 10 Comments

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since our decision to homeschool. What a whirlwind of a journey! I often think back to this time last year, when I was reading everything I could get my hands on about giftedness and homeschooling, and worrying away the minutes. I’m not going to lie,…

Homeschool Love and Hates

by Cait Curley 5 Comments

There are so many things that I love about homeschooling, but there are also some things that I loathe. I thought it would be fun to share my homeschool love and hates with you today, and I’d also love to hear yours. What I LOVE about homeschooling: Freedom I started homeschooling, unexpectedly, last year. I…

Educating Your Gifted Child by Celi Trépanier {Book Review}

by Cait Curley 3 Comments

Educating Your Gifted Child by Celi Trépanier {Book Review} Do you guys know Celi of Crushing Tall Poppies? If not, you should. She is an amazing mom, educator, writer, and child advocate… and she just wrote the book that is currently on my nightstand! Like myself, Celi was an educator before she stumbled into homeschooling and gifted advocacy. I…

The Painted Turtle Mystery {A POST BY LEO}

by Cait Curley 15 Comments

The Painted Turtle Mystery: Hi. This is Leo. The other day when we were hiking we found a half-eaten painted turtle. It was really cool and I wanted to save it for a treasure but my parents said it would get smelly so we threw it over our fence after a while. Our theories about what ate…

Gifted Hindsight is 20/20

by Cait Curley 40 Comments

They say hindsight is 20/20. As I sit here, five years into homeschooling and ten-plus years into this parenting gig, it’s easy for me to identify all of the characteristics and traits that have become such a part of our lives and our family story. Early on, we were new parents. We were far too sleep deprived…

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