It’s that time of year again! It is time to get those gardens really going. In having a conversation with a friend about gardening one day, I found that she did not believe that you could just plant potatoes on
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VIP Kid Hiring Process
Application – This section is super easy. It can be done online. I would ask that if you are actually going to apply for VIP Kid that you please put me as your referring teacher. This way, I can help
Foster Care Failure
Long since before we had my youngest child, I have had the heart to either provide foster care, or to adopt. This desire was only fed more by people who would share in our church stories about poor children who
Fight Over Bread?
Winter can be a dangerous time. With snow storms, and ice cold winds, the roads (and people) can be quite precarious. This is especially true in the Pacific Northwest where snowfall can mean panic, and disaster. Currently Western Washington is
Life Lessons from Les Miserables
Some books take more time to read than others, but when it is over, some books are more worth it. One of these books is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Before the movie there is a fantastic musical, and before
And Life Goes On. . .
As I write this, I am in Montana where I have traveled to be with my mother while she buried her mom. We always called my grandmother Nanny, as was her request. My nanny’s soul has departed from her body
National School Choice Week
Most people know of today because it is Martin Luther King Jr. day, and they should since he was a truly brave, and heroic man. Martin fought for peace in only a way that he could. Every year my children,
The Power of Choice
As most of you know, I educate my children at home. I did this originally because I did not find that the way that the schools taught young children actually aligned with what I was being taught in college when
New Year, so far. . .
With New Year’s eve being last Monday this should have been my blog last week, however, with the holidays, and applying for a new job, it just didn’t happen. I have made some new goals for this year, and here
Back to the North Pole they Go!
This candy cane one kept the kids busy for a little while, but the following one kept my boys busiest the longest. Their sister was at a sleep over, so while one child created massive domination, the other created new