A few years back, I read in the book Cheaper by the Dozen (upon which the movies were based) about the eccentric and endearing Frank Gilbreth. It’s a memoir written by his children, and it’s fascinating, playful and funny. The father of this large family took efficiency to the extreme with hilarious results. One of the things he did was […]
Category: Homeschooling
10 Homeschooling Mistakes I’ve Made
This is our fourth year homeschooling and I can really look back and say that I blew it in several areas as I was starting out. Our homeschool is so much better now . What is a better homeschool? In this case it’s one where everyone is happier. We’re progressing towards goals we value and that brings greater satisfaction to kids […]
Home Ghoul
I owe this blog a birth story(!), an updated cookbook and about 9 months of catchup posts… but instead I wrote up something simple and fun we did yesterday. I surprised my kids with these papers slipped in the fronts of their binders when they came to the table for memory work: I drew their attention to the Home Ghoul […]