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The New Year is upon us and if your family is like mine, you saw your share of ups, downs, peaceful times, and mania in 2012. For many of us it’s time to make plans and set goals for the year to come. Today I want to encourage you not to beat yourself up about…
This is my second year homeschooling my boys. And it started off really rocky. You see this summer my boys and I had to move unexpectedly out of our home and spent nearly three months homeless. We stayed with gracious friends and family. One friend even let me use her home to bake a birthday…
Just before Christmas my husband and I sat watching a movie {probably one of the 700 cheesy Hallmark movies I consumed this past season :-)} and I had to hit the pause button to ask him what must have seemed like the most out-of-left-field question in that moment: Do you really think we can get them…
Merry Christmas, Hip Friends! The whole HHM Team wishes you and yours the very best, today and always! Thank you for joining us on today’s, early edition, of the Hip Homeschool Hop! Looking for homeschool supplies/books at a great price? Have something you’re not using and would like to sell? Visit our Hip…
Tomorrow is Jesus’ birthday. According to my four children, the absolute best day of the year. I happen to agree. I am not a morning person. I am a Christmas person through and through, but despite my love for Dec. 25th being jumped on and attacked by vicious, gift starved children is not a good…
Every year, beginning in October, I start looking ahead with great anticipation toward Christmas. My inbox begins to fill with email subscription posts from my favorite blogs sharing some of the most amazing Christmas ideas I’ve ever seen. Everything from Advent activities and kindness calendars to Christmas cookbooks, Christmas journal prompts, and homemade gift ideas….
I know you all read that title with the expectation that I would have some sort of epiphany and clear cut answer for you, with lots to back it up….but I don’t! Instead I have a thought process, lots of talking and researching, and some possible resources. In all the talk you hear around…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Are you all ready and excited for Christmas?!? Only one week left!! Looking to meet like-minded Homeschooling Moms? Stop by and browse through our Ultimate Homeschool Blogroll, and add your page if you aren’t already listed there! Now, on to the HOP… Don’t forget to grab…
Up until a few years ago, our Christmas present plan was sort of…well…non-existent. We had, un-intentionally, adopted the gift-giving traditions that my husband had grown up with of giving three presents for each child, each slightly larger than the last. On Christmas morning, however, we found that with four kids (at the time) getting many toys…
Reading is one of the most important skills one must master to succeed in life. It helps your child succeed in school, helps them build self-confidence, and helps to motivate your child. Being able to read will help your child learn more about the world, understand directions on signs and posters, allow them to discover…
This usually busy season of life has been slowing down dramatically in our family because of a certain tiny, new baby brother or sister that is growing inside of me making me feel like doing nothing (other than sitting/laying around). I was sitting on the couch the other day, feeling nauseated and exhausted as usual…
I have been given a gift. We have been a homeschooling family for almost six years. Of those years, I have been actively homeschooling for three. You may wonder what happened during that almost three year gap. Well, we were doing school, but I was buying time. I was doing what I needed to do…
