Earaches and ear infections are a common occurrence in children. If you take your child to a traditional doctor for an ear infection you will most likely be handed a prescription for an antibiotic and possibly pain relieving ear drops. Instead of a using a prescription you can easily make a home remedy using three ingredients that will both heal and soothe …
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My son Alex is 6. He is the reason our family chose to homeschool. Alex is so sweet and sensitive. He, like me, wears his heart on his sleeve. His feelings are easily hurt and often hard to mend. We enrolled Alex in preschool when he was 4. I thought that this was the thing to do. I quickly learned what a …
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I have this cooking in the crock pot right now, it is so easy and yummy! My husband and kids love chicken tacos and I love bulk cooking in the slow cooker. This slow cooker chicken taco recipe is easy to make for a single dinner or for multiple meals (that is what I do!). …
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1/30/12 **I have to say that our ‘curriculum’ is under construction….I am dabbling in unschooling also known as interest-led learning. We are still working on Horizons Math and I have slowed down quite a bit on reading because I think Alex needs a little more time. He is currently choosing what he wants to learn for our Unit Studies. He …
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We live in Florida. I am not a Florida native but I have certainly acclimated to Florida’s tropical climate. This morning when we woke up it was a cool crisp 34 degrees outside. A quick decision was made….let’s stay inside all day long! It is day 2 of back to school since winter break. The kids are still gung-ho so …
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First day back to school after the holidays and we accomplished all that I had planned. Alex did all of his work without any complaining. I hope this is the beginning of a trend. Ava knocked out almost everything that I had planned for her for the entire week. She was loving school! We got busy …
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I have now lost track of how many weeks we have been ‘officially’ homeschooling and I suppose this is a good thing. It has certainly become of our lifestyle. We live it everyday. I continue to try to make all of or experiences a learning experience. It really isn’t too difficult. You just have to find a way to …
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Today is the first day of 2012. This is the day for resolutions. I have been wondering what mine would be and I just decided on mine while putting Audrey to sleep. I will blog everyday. Every single day. I have really slacked off recently due to the sickies in my house and the whirlwind …
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I saw a post on my homeschool Facebook group about growing Borax crystal snowflakes so I had to give it a try! (The original link that explained how to do it is found here.) Or you can read below and I will explain how we did this. This is a really easy and fun project for the …
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Okay, I am back!! Feeling better and again remembering to embrace the chaos that is my life. We are all recovering from the funk that entered our home around Halloween and my toe is finally healing. Back to reality and yikes Christmas is almost hear. I began to panic then I remembered to breathe. Every year the kids make …
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