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The Last Time We Teach 2nd Grade
How can my youngest child be in Second Grade already? This will be the last time we teach 2nd grade. Unbelievable. Just yesterday it seems like Ezra was in 2nd grade! In a few short weeks she will be...
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The #McFamilyHomeschool1819 School Room
We neglected the homeschool room all summer long. Remind me never to do that. There were stacks of books, piles of paper, and remnants of former school years littered in every nook and cranny. The...
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A Non-Toxic Bed for a Child
There came a point when our then 6 year old just couldn’t fit the length of her toddler bed any more. I hesitated to purchase a new bed for her for two reasons: Washing toddler sheets every night was...
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What Family Goals and Chocolate Have In Common
I must admit that I have had a rocky relationship with my goals at times in the past. We would both get swept up in a New Year’s Eve romance but then we’d drift apart as the melodious notes of Auld...
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What If You Could Change How You Think?
Did you know that you can change how you think? Have you ever said, “Well, this is just who I am.” I used to think that I had to be how I was. After a lot of research and through some trial and error,...
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Do You Have Oily Kids?
Do you have oily kids? What kind of creepy question is that? Well, it comes from the same person who totally used to be a creepy blog lurker. You see, there were two “older” homeschool moms (Carisa...
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A Review of Last Week
Last week will go down in the books as a week that was filled with hours and hours and hours of preparation for the Indiana Vex Robotics State meet. I’m going to keep you in suspense on the...
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McFamily Homeschool Weekly Wrap-Up
This week flew by, seeming to usher in warmer temperatures, daffodil buds, rain, and ants. Our penchant for the great outdoors, makes me feel like we didn’t do as much homeschooling as normal, though...
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Why I Started Wearing Makeup at 40 Years Old
I used to think there was a secret club just for teenagers. And if you didn’t make it into the dazzling club by the time you were in high school, then you had missed your opportunity. The club was...
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Homeschool Weekly Wrap Up
After 110 days of homeschool, I figured it was appropriate for me to share about our school year. Technically, this week was Spring Break from our Classical Conversations Community. I know, early,...
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How to Grow a Kombucha SCOBY
My personality type (INFP-T) lends me to attempting things that are novel — like growing a Kombucha SCOBY. Or owning a button maker. Why purchase a kombucha SCOBY when you can grow your own. Right?...
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How Do You Continuous Brew Kombucha?
Kombucha is the effervescent fermentation that’s in vogue. Your palate either loves it or hates it. And it ain’t cheap. Over the years, I have shared our different methods of hosting this organism...
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Why We Need People
Introversion is my default. Yet, I have this need for people — which isn’t altogether surprising. It’s how God designed us: we need people. My favorite places to feel connected to humanity are:...
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My Audacious 2018 Reading List
Last year, I read 53 books according to Goodreads. That’s 53 books that I let the world know about. I actually read more, but those unmentioned ones were largely vacation reads with little to no...
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Free Customizable Homeschool Planner
I think people who can make colorful Excel spreadsheets and keep organized planners are real life magical unicorns. Thankfully, I happen to live with such a human. I’ve found that since The Engineer...
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Make Your Own Guitar Picks
The reality is that guitar picks really aren’t that expensive. But I became pretty annoyed at purchasing them again, and again, and again on Amazon. Ironically, after visiting an Indian American and...
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Quiet Time(s) for Kids and Young Adults
Do what I say and not as I do. Right? I mean that’s why I don’t eat the entire jar of Trader Joe’s FAKE Nutella in front of my kids. ‘Cause that’s an image they don’t need to see or repeat. There...
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Does Summer Have to End?
I was almost tricked into believing summer was over. Does Summer have to end? Because I don’t want it to. Ever. Saturday morning was listed on the calendar as the last day of the summer reading...
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An Author Doesn’t Have to be Dead to Read Their Book
Books are like candy to me. I’d probably eat them if that was actually good for my digestion. And they would be mandatory supplements for my children at each meal. Oh wait, I do read to them at...
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Free Customizable Homeschool Planner
I think people who can make colorful Excel spreadsheets and keep organized planners are real life magical unicorns. Thankfully, I happen to live with such a human. I’ve found that since The Engineer...
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