Homeschool Crew Review: CTCMath

PB & J Girl is a visual and hands on learner, so finding math curriculum for her can be difficult.  We had been using an online math curriculum, but she was dissatisfied with it and hoping we could try something else.  A review came up for … [Continue reading]

Meals & Snacks I Made Ahead and Our Menu Plan, August 19, 2019

The girls wanted to try gymnastics, so that will be happening one night a week.  I'm really excited to see how they like it.  Also, they'll be going to American Heritage Girls one night a week, so I'm glad to make some meals on Sunday so I don't have … [Continue reading]

Books I Read Aloud to the Kids–July, 2019

We're back to driving down to ABA four days a week and picking up Bookworm from school, which means more driving time.  Now, we're also adding in dyslexia tutoring, which means one more 1.5 hour drive round trip in addition to the four 1.5 hour round … [Continue reading]

Meals & Snacks I Made Ahead & Our Menu Plan, August 11, 2019

This week for make ahead meals, I experimented with some breakfast items: Lemon Blueberry Cornbread Skillet No Sugar Added Apple Pie Overnight Oats I also made some snacks for the kids: Healthy No Bake Granola Bites Chocolate Protein … [Continue reading]

Homeschool Crew Review: Memoria Press Fifth Grade Literature Guide Set

For 5th grade, I had most of PB & J Girl's curriculum, but I was missing literature.  Luckily, a Memoria Press review came up for their Fifth Grade Literature Guide Set, and we happily decided to try it out. The Fifth Grade Literature Guide … [Continue reading]

Homeschool Crew Review: Library and Educational Services LLC

I've been homeschooling for six years now, and I still find new curriculum, stores, and websites I have never heard of before.  One of them is Library and Educational Services LLC, which I'm delighted to have found and plan to use again!  We had the … [Continue reading]

Meals and Snacks I Made Ahead, August 4, 2019

We went to Flagstaff last Wednesday through Saturday, getting home late Saturday night.  I didn't have any time to make ahead meals or snacks on Sunday, and I scrambled for food ideas all week and struggled on Weight Watchers because I didn't have … [Continue reading]

Homeschool Crew Review: The Industrial Revolution Through the Great Depression

I have fond memories of using products from Home School in the Woods with Bookworm when he was in upper elementary and middle school, so I was glad to try Time Travelers U.S. History Studies: The Industrial Revolution through the Great … [Continue reading]

A Trip to Bearizona in Williams, Arizona

My husband recently traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona for business, so we decided to tag along.  (Who wouldn't want to escape Tucson's 100+ degree weather to enjoy Flagstaff's 80 degree weather!?) One of the days there, we took a short drive to … [Continue reading]

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin: A Book Review

Another week, and another World War II book that examines another angle of history I knew nothing about.  (I really can't get enough of these books!) This post contains affiliate links. This week's book was Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie … [Continue reading]