I will spare you all the photos this time.  But lets just say that our ENTIRE morning consisted of picking up the living room and make-shift playroom.  What a grueling task it was for them and for me.  Everything that could possibly be on the floor was.  From books, to crayons, to paper, to toys, to [...]

 I have been reading a wonderful book lately and they mentioned setting up areas in your home to spark creative activities.  I do not have a designated area where the kids are free to paint as their heart desires in my home, but outside I do.  Once our toddler playhouse was falling to pieces I [...]

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a home school meeting with a friend.  They were featuring Mary Hood, a home schooler since the 1980′s, who would be talking about how to loosen up without losing control, and regaining the joy of a relaxed, family-centered style of learning.  I can’t even express how encouraged [...]