Well the Dirt Cake was a huge hit with the middle-schoolers today! (Recipe to follow.) If you need a little more sweet stuff, check out this video of a little curly haired tyke explaining Star Wars to you. Remember the Christian comedienne who had the hilarious “Momsense” routine to the tune of the William Tell [...]

Turn your speakers up and make sure the animation is working!  Who knew people in the Netherlands had so much fun shopping?

One of my favorite sites, and one I keep up with daily, is Daily Writing Tips. This blog focuses on…be still my heart… grammar! punctuation! and, yes…spelling! The group that authors the articles keeps things concise and user friendly. Give them a try.

Now that DrummerBoy is employed by a certain local bookstore, pulling espresso shots and creating caffeinated concoctions of delight, I have adopted a corner of the café as my home away from home. What better place to grade papers than next to the original To Kill a Mockingbird poster? Add a grande-1-sweet-n-low-latte and life is [...]

Things you should know: All five kids’ names start with the letter K. Yes we did that on purpose. No I don’t remember why. Both married kids have spouses whose names begin with J. Not to confuse matters. None of the pets’ names start with J or K, although they are all related to chocolate. [...]

The Top Ten Reasons Why Homeschool Moms Make Enthusiastic Jeopardy! Contestants: 10. We’re used to single-issue questions. Once you’ve answered “But what about socialization?” a gazillion times, “What’s Alex Trebek really like?” is a piece of cake! 9. Forget Brahm’s lullabye, we rock our babies to “The Song of the US Presidents”. 8. Because our [...]

Redecorating is almost complete! PREP students: take a look at your class’s page up above. Friends and family: stay tuned for recipes, Jeopardy! updates, and more.