A Series of Unfortunate Events Party Ideas (post contains affiliate links) We are long-time fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events books in our house. I read the first few of these out loud to my older kids and most of them read the rest on their own. If you aren’t familiar with the books,…
How to Create a Quick and Easy Unit Study Your Kids Will Love Post contains affiliate links Back in the day (you know, around the year 2000) when I was beginning to homeschool I knew that I did not want to create “school at home” but instead wanted to provide a rich learning environment for…
This post contains affiliate links. How to Teach Your Child to Read Well, friends, I’m rather sad to say that 22 years into parenting, I do believe that my years of teaching my children to read have come to an end. As sad as that is, the good news is, I have a whole lot…
Post includes affiliate links. 20-year-old Judah and 7-year-old Apollo enjoy reading side by side. As you probably know, I am a reader married to a reader raising a houseful of readers. We love books in this house. So many good books to read (and share) and so little time. I have so many good intentions…
Post contains affiliate links. Why You Should Read Percy Jackson Instead of Harry Potter Apollo has recently expressed an interest in reading Harry Potter. I know, we’re about 20 years late to the party, but his friends have been talking about it and he wanted to read it. Thus began our search for a (free)…
Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat: Strategies for Solving the Real Parenting Problems by Naomi Schaefer Riley. {post contains affiliate links} I just finished reading the book Be the Parent, Please by Naomi Schaefer Riley and I can say, hands down, it is the best book on kids and social…
I hate seeing movies in the movie theater. I would much rather be cozied up in my own house, in my own pajamas, sipping my favorite kombucha. But every once in a while a movie comes out that compels me to leave my cozy couch and pony up the extra money to see a movie…
In October of 2012, our family was divided. Chuck, Tilly, Apollo, and I were in Houston, TX seeking out medical treatment for Apollo. Our other kids were at home. They spent their days in the local public school (for the first time ever) being taken care of in the even by volunteers at our church…
Thank you Penguin, for sending these books my way. I received no compensation for this post all opinions are mine and those of my children. Post contains affiliate links. Sometimes It’s Storks This is a fun little book about the mishaps that happen when a stork delivers the baby! Told from the perspective of parents…
It Themed Photo Shoot: They All Float Down Here (post contains affiliate links) My Introduction to Stephen King I was about 14 when I read my first Stephen King novel. I don’t remember which I read first (Pet Semetary, maybe? Or Cujo?). This was before the days of Kindles and I would have to wait…