suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
I love random gift requests! Leo has been drafting his Christmas wish list and it got me thinking: what is the most out-there thing that your children have put on their wish list? What is the weirdest, most random thing that they have asked you for? When Leo was two years old, the nurse at…
Homeschoolers out there, do you second-guess yourself frequently? And for those of you who didn’t set out to homeschool… those of you who suddenly found yourself here, do you still find yourself getting mad at your public school, or the state of schools in general? A few months back I wrote about my desire to…
Today is my sweet T’s fifth birthday. I’m going to make this post short and sweet because we have big plans to have a snuggle party while watching Sleeping Beauty followed by a sushi dinner. A perfectly T birthday if you ask me. All this birthday prep got me thinking about birthday cake evolution. Parents…
I was the kid at the sleepover who would be up ridiculously early, reading a book in my sleeping bag. I’d wait until my friend’s mom woke up, and then I’d join her in the kitchen for a chat while she drank her coffee. I’m a morning person and I wake up cheerful. I love…
The terrible twos are such a joke! Two-year-olds are cute. They are curious about the world and they like to explore it all the time. Honestly, I enjoyed the two year old phase three different times now. I sort of love that age. But three…now three is a challenge, and I say this as someone…
This morning I realized that it has been six months since we had Leo assessed for giftedness. Six months ago we learned exactly how gifted he is, and also realized that homeschooling was quite likely the only type of schooling that could adequately meet his needs. After sharing the scores, the psychologist recommended that we start…
