When we decided not to send our daughter to the public school’s optional Pre-K program last year, we knew we wanted to do something so she would not be behind the rest of her age group. We started out with several workbooks for Pre-K. These worked well, but my daughter got tired of them rather […]
A Better Steward
Why am I trying to be more organic and less chemically-based? First, it seems like the right thing to do. Second, it will be cheaper in the end. Third, I am from the Mid-Ohio Valley. What does that have to do with it you ask? Where is that you ask? Well, it is an area […]
Pogo Sticks and Ponies
As I get older and my aches and pains increase and I start questioning whether I am able to participate in activities with my daughter, I think back to my relatives who were active with kids when they were older than me. Especially, my great-uncle and dad who took the activities to risky extremes. Santa […]
Much Debate and Prayer
After much debate and prayer, we finally made a decision. We are going to home school next year. As of now, it is just for the Kindergarten year. I was going to write about how we came to this decision and why. However, I realized that it was a complicated decision that I could not […]