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Throwback Tuesdays: Seizing the Day In Our Homeschool

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*Originally posted January 10, 2014 when the boys were 7, 8, & 10  I had so much planned for today but the morning kind of got away from me and it was late by the time we sat down to start school.  Then the snow started so we rushed to finish up our schoolwork and head outside. We try so hard to seize the day in our homeschool. We often set aside our schoolwork when the snow is calling or when we have those perfect sunny days in early spring. While schoolwork is important, I know that my boys are always learning.  There are lessons that are more important than what they find in a book.  Lessons can be found in nature, lessons can be found in life... and sometimes the best lessons are those that aren't planned. Sometimes, like today, we try to do a bit of schoolwork but we almost always set aside our work in favor of learning through play. Luckily, even with rushing through our schoolwork I was able to see quite a bit of growth and progress for all three ...

Talking About it Tuesday #103

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I hope the first week of the new year treated you well. We all settled back into our routines nicely and even had a very short visit from Alec on Friday. Our weather was pretty perfect (for winter) and I even manged a couple of hikes and walks outside which was much needed.    We had a very successful link party last week with a huge variety of topics shared. Thank you to everyone that participated. I can't wait to see what you share this week.     Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Most Popular Posts of 2025 by Our Life in a Click   Some Others that Caught My Eye:     Scrapbook Look #2 - December 2025 by Photo & Story Treasures    No Sew Felt Ornament Craft for Kids by Darcy & Brian     5 Healthy Habits to Combat Seasonal Depression by Serenity You     This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, ho...

Share Our Lives: Staying Warm in Winter

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This month for Share Our lives we're talking about how we stay warm in winter.     Having lived my whole life in Connecticut I have lots and lots of practice keeping warm in winter.        Wearing lots of warm layers     Dressing for the season when we need to be outside.     We keep throw blankets in nearly every room of the house and my favorite is the electric heated throw blanket.     We use our fireplace and wood stove in winter to keep the house cozy.     We have rechargeable battery heated gloves, winter jackets, hand warmers, etc. (I mean we don't all have ALL of those but several of us have one or two of those) and they really help when we have to be outside for long periods of time.     I used to be so awful at dressing for the weather and that made a big difference in how cold I always felt. I'm still pretty stubborn about it and more often than not my coat is thrown into the backseat of...

10 on the 10th; January 2026

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 Yay! Marsha's brought her 10 on the 10th back and I loved this month's prompt! Some months she asks us 10 questions and some month she just gives us a prompt. Both are fun to answer.    Oh I just knew this prompt was going to be so easy! Without listing crazy things I'd never do, I actually have had quite a few goals and things to do on my mind for years that I keep pushing off and pushing off because I really don't want to do them so here are 10 things I probably won't do this year (that I really probably should). Most relate to our house which is now 22 years old... 1. Repaint the baseboards/trim & doors (or any room of the house at that)-- our white trim and doors are really showing their age and use but the thought of actually getting down and repainting them is daunting so it's a task I keep putting off. 2. Remodeling the master bath (or any other room in the house for that matter)-- my husband and I have talked about a master bath remodel for years a...

Favorites & Highlights from December; One Sentence a Day

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 We had a lovely, if cold, December. Our Christmas was very quiet and low-key and despite my reluctance to celebrate this year we had lots of fun with family.... but I'm already starting to petition for a trip away for next Christmas.   1. So thankful for some great books from the library.  Gym, spent my day doing laundry, working on my painting, and reading. 10,169 steps.   2. So thankful the snow in the forecast was just rain today!  Evan and I headed to Nichol's for a shadow day in the rain, it was fun and informative, then I spent my afternoon running errands. 7,802 steps.  another library pick up!  3. So thankful I talked myself into going for a walk after lunch that turned into a mini hike.  Gym, then I spent my morning in the kitchen cooking up so many things; it was beautiful out so I squeezed in a walk after lunch and then worked on the blog until dinner. 10,521 steps.   homemade granola bars whole wheat everything bag...