Dark family secrets, love, and history all play a role in Cocoa Beach Virginia Fortescue leaves her home in New York City to seek out a life of adventure serving as a Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I France’s battlefields. Setting her toxic family history behind her, she focuses on her job and the …
Please join us for an Instagram tour and review tour for Same Beach, Next Year We’re at the part of spring I love – it’s warm enough to want to be outside a lot, but the bugs aren’t out yet. Those who know me know how much I dislike bugs, particularly mosquitos, as they love …
Miss 4 loves music, and she’d been begging us since forever for a “pretty little violin.” I did a lot of research, and last year, she started taking violin lessons. While I know that she enjoys her violin, sometimes lessons are a struggle (as anything at 4 could be expected to be). Do your children …
In 2012, my oldest built this castle from a kit as we studied the Middle Ages. Our family cat (well one of our cats) decided that it was the perfect spot for her to lounge, so lounge she did. This castle found a home in my husband’s work office for a long while. One of …
I’ve had a number of friends ask, “If I wanted to homeschool my child, how do I get started?” I’ve also had a number of friends say, “There’s so much information, where do I start? What do I need to know? What do I need to teach in my homeschool?” I’ve answered these questions so many times, …
I’ve been a fan of TinkerLab’s art, science and STEM projects for some time, but for some reason, I didn’t realize they had this monthly challenge. I think it will be a lot of fun to undertake this challenge with the kids! Head on over to TinkerLab to learn more about the May TinkerSketch art challenge – …
“Bookshark literature-based homeschool curriculum provides parents with engaging full-grade learning programs that offer unrivaled educational outcomes” Source: Bookshark is Literature-Based Homeschool Curriculum | BookShark I was a bit bummed this past weekend. I happened upon Bookshark, and thought, “Wow! This looks great – it’s Sonlight without the religion.” Then, I took a closer look. Unfortunately, Bookshark’s …
Another week is done. What do you do to make it special? Do you think it’s important to mark the end of the week? Most of our Fridays end with Princess Boogie’s violin lesson. A few others end with a class at our local zoo. We’ve started to add in a special treat each week: …
How strict are you when it comes to sitting properly for penmanship practice? Princess Boogie, 4, is just learning how to write, so I haven’t been a stickler about having to be 100% about her posture (In fact, I’m not sure I was strict about it with College Boy, 19, either). Right now, it’s student-initiated. …
I have a little bit of a confession: I spent many hours watching Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. So many, in fact, that every time I run I wonder if maybe I’ll discover a body. That’s neither here nor there, because I’m about to tell you why i’m telling you about my previous SVU obsession: Christine Lahti …
