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Three Questions {A Simple Solution to the Dreaded Bedtime Stall}

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Parents, are you familiar with the much-dreaded Bedtime Stall? You know the one: I just need a quick drink of water. I just need to go to the bathroom one more time. I have one more quick question. Well, my sweet T perfected that last one at the ripe ol’ age of three. Folks, I answer…

How to Make Your Own Lemonade Stand

by Cait Curley 1 Comment

How to Make Your Own Lemonade Stand: Hi. This is Leo. I’ve been doing Brain Chase and this week I had to try expository writing. Here is my post about how to make your own lemonade stand. I just made one last week when we were on vacation and I have plans to do more!…

5 Steps to a Peaceful Breakfast With Your Children

by Cait Curley 4 Comments

5 Steps to a Peaceful Breakfast With Your Children* Many moons ago, I wrote a post about our breakfast woes and shared a solution that had worked for us. It worked so well…until we started a major construction project. While we were living in a construction zone, we were unable to follow this plan and the mealtime behavior gradually came…

5 Homeschool Must-Haves

by Cait Curley 6 Comments

5 Homeschool Must-Haves Recently, someone asked me about my homeschool must-haves. I thought it would be fun to list mine and then open it up to the interwebz to read about everyone else’s must-haves. After all, homeschooling is so unique to each family and therefore I’m sure there’s a lot of variation out there. Without further ado, I…

5 Must Have Memory Keeping Tools

by Cait Curley 5 Comments

I am a hoarder. No, you will not find my home stacked floor-to-ceiling with dusty collections, cats’ eyes peeking from shadowy nooks. My hoarding is not as obvious, not as glaring, and yet I still scramble to save and preserve it all. I am a hoarder of memories and moments. I take mental snapshots and…

Homeschool Doubt and Second Guessing {Advice to My Homeschool Self}

by Cait Curley 4 Comments

I don’t know about you guys, but I either feel like I’m doing a pretty darn good job at this whole unexpectedly homeschooling gig or I find myself in the throes of self-doubt, second-guessing, and worry. Am I doing enough? Should I be doing it differently? Am I missing anything? Was this the right choice? Will…

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