Unschooling Teens and Trust

In January we will be marking the third year of our homeschooling/unschooling journey.
Daughter was 11 when we started and after a few weeks of failed attempts to school at home we found ourselves working our way toward unschooling.  It has been gradual taking the better part of the first two years to deschool, a process [...]

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My Son Turns 21

On Tuesday Son turns 21.
I’m 37 (and don’t turn 38 until late November).
Funny how that even as little as 100 years ago that would have been nothing out of the ordinary.  Big deal.
For centuries young women, girls by our standards, have been married off and birthing children as soon as they were “old” enough to, [...]

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What Living With Teenagers Has Taught Me – #1

I AM as stupid as I thought my parents were.
Today my 14 year old had to explain what a “peripheral” is.  Now I know what peripheral vision is but I never before heard it used as a techy term.  What do you want, I got my first cell phone last year!
Casually she said, “You [...]

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Learning More Than You Know

We’ve been homeschooling for 2 and half years now.  It really doesn’t feel like it’s been that long and at the same time I can’t believe she was in school less than 3 years ago.
Since we pulled Daughter out of school she’s taken many outside courses;  cooking, computer animation, cooking, digital movie making, cooking and [...]

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Don’t Do That!

Son (who is almost 21 and has moved in and out several times – the last being less than a month ago) called…
Me: Hey Buddy! How’s it goin’?
Son: Not so good.
Me: What’s the matter?
Son: I don’t feel well and left work early.
Me: (eyebrows narrowing in suspicion – because I know my Son better than anyone [...]

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Oh Yeah, right, We Homeschool

Our yearly letter arrived from the school board today.
“Please notify us of your intentions for the upcoming 2009/2010 school year.”
Honestly, the first two times we received this letter sent me into panic mode.  Not that we had to do anything other than respond with a polite “we intend to continue homeschooling” letter, still I felt [...]

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A Mom Lives For…

…pics like this, at least this Mom does.

Daughter is being helped by Son to figure out how her new cell phone works.
Though there have been many ” not-captured-on-film” moments like this throughout their lives, the older they get and the more I forget, I’m realizing just how precious these photos are.
Being born seven years apart [...]

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Just Stuff

As you may have, or have not, noticed, I changed my blog theme back.  I decided I didn’t like any of the standard wordpress themes and I figured why mess with what’s been working so far.  If I get adventurous maybe I’ll redo my header.
On a completely different note, I’ve been wondering why my garden [...]

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Needed A Change

Like the new look?  I’m not really sure about it yet but I can always change it again.
Hubby and Daughter went out to run a few errands. After a morning of purging and cleaning and laundry, I’m just sitting here staring at this screen debating whether or not I want to write or go have [...]

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Better Than T.V. or Interactive Wildlife

I know of course that pics would really enhance the following post but “D’oh” I forgot to bring the camera with us.  Next time I will though and hopefully get a whole slew of shots.
We went camping again this past weekend, fully taking advantage of Hubby’s recent unemployment status, leaving late Friday morning.  We picked [...]

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