Adventures of a Catholic homeschooling family in Alaska.
We love to read new books in our house, especially for J who gets into a rut with his favorite books. The Lion’s Deceit by Mpho Otukile provided that opportunity as we recently read it for review. The back cover has the description: A lazy lion goes against his real nature by tricking other [Read On]
Back when D was a babe, we were introduced to the idea of soft sole shoes. I ordered a pair that he wore for a while, but then switched to harder soled shoes when he starting walking around a year old. J used that same pair as a babe plus another pair I managed to [Read On]
When we study history, I really prefer to find some ‘living books’ for the boys to read. It seems to cement the history into their brains and make for a much more enjoyable time when stories of real people are told. At least it is far more interesting than many of the standard textbook accounts [Read On]
I’ve been contemplating whether to move this blog from Blogger to WordPress for a few months now. Knowing this, I was glad to have the opportunity to review Sharon Hujik’s new ebook, How to Move from Blogger to WordPress.I’ll start off by saying that I’m not easily intimidated by things in the realm of technology. [Read On]
Once the little ones enter toddlerhood, they start to have an interest in doing ‘work’ like their older siblings. What has amazed me is that skills my eldest had no interest in doing (e.g. cutting with scissors) as a toddler or preschooler could be just the skills another child wants to do and might even [Read On]
This Spring has had our family delving more and more into learning Spanish. I have to admit that I’m enjoying the process of reacquainting myself with the language. As someone who had decent enough Spanish translation skills after a few years of high school classes, I’d love to recapture the ability to understand a larger [Read On]
Since ditching regular handwriting books a while back for the older boys, I do sometimes like to give them copywork to maintain or improve their handwriting skills.The Bogart Family has been building up their offerings in this realm since I wrote about them over a year ago. This time, I had the chance to evaluate [Read On]
When I think of boys and action figures, my mind always hones in GI Joe for the older boys. But, the younger ages bring nothing to mind beyond stuffed animals. Now, Manhattan Toy has a product line that supplies action figures for younger boys (ages 3 and up.) D was a little uncertain when he [Read On]
At the moment, I feel a bit behind on my reading. Life threw me a curve ball and some things got put aside for a bit. One of the books I am enjoying, but have not spent enough time giving it the attention it deserves is Sand to Pearls by Heidi McLaughlin. This book asks [Read On]
