Slices of Life

Gulp! I could not believe it when I realized my youngest was going to be a 3rd grader this year! I can still remember our first year of homeschooling and boy have we come a long way from learning letters and sounds!  Yet when I think that Evan is the same age now as Ian was when we first started on this journey it just boggles my mind.  I felt like Ian was so old and grown up when we began homeschooling and yet I feel like Evan is so young! It's been so great and affirming to look back at where we started but I also know that it's fall and time for me to look ahead and plan what we'll be working with this year. Because curriculum choices are so unique and so abundant I do enjoy seeing what other people are using for their homeschooling and so this week I vowed to share what we're using... These are our pick for Evan's 3rd grade year. We are a very eclectic homeschooling family and we tend to put together most of our own work but there are a few b...

Sadly, this will be my last time co-hosting the wonderful Wednesday link up for awhile.  We have a pretty busy fall lined up and I just didn't think I would be able to pull my own weight with all these wonderful ladies... so I'll be taking a temporary break.  I just can't believe it's already the end of August, the end of summer... where did it all go?!  We're determined to enjoy every last day outside that we can and spent four days in the past week entertaining friends at the lake, enjoying the barbecue, and swimming all day. “Welcome to Oh My Heartsie Girls “Wonderful” Wednesday’s Linky Party the 35th Week in 2016 We Would Love To Have You Join Us as a Hostess During The Month of September ⇒  ⌊ Read More---Or Signup ⌋ ❢: Be Notified When This Party Starts Each Week Click Here Unsubscribe Anytime :❢ What Our Hostesses Have Been Up To On Their Blogs An InLinkz Link-up We Hope While You Party With Us, You will follow our Hostesses! ♥ Karren Haller | Oh My Hea...

I find that the older my kids get and the higher up in grades we reach, the more my anxiety about teaching "the right" way and "the right" skills occupies my every waking thought. It hardly seems possible that I have a 7th grader.  We're entering our 5th year of homeschooling and while I do find homeschooling easier now that I feel like we really know what we're doing I still find that I am constantly worrying about what else we could/should be doing. Because curriculum choices are so unique and so abundant I do enjoy seeing what other people are using for their homeschooling and so this week I vowed to share what we're using... These are our pick for my son's 7th grade year. We are a very eclectic homeschooling family and we tend to put together most of our own work but there are a few books that we use and try use on a fairly consistent basis and here they are:   For math:    I had the hardest time picking out a math book for Ian...