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“Not Enough History”
Moments before he informed me that the workbook contained far too little history, not enough science, and an unacceptable amount of repetitive reading.
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🕵️♀️ We’ve Tried Every Mail Order Mystery…Here’s What’s Definitely Worth It.
We’ve now worked through all of the Mail Order Mysteries… and I can confidently say—these have been one of the most engaging learning experiences we’ve ever done at home. Each mystery arrives in 6 mailed installments, slowly unfolding a story over time. Inside each one: – letters – clues – puzzles – small “treasures” at…
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I Thought I Had to Choose Between My Kids and My Growth—Turns Out I Don’t
I thought being a good parent meant choosing my kids over my own growth. But the more I stretched myself—returning to work, starting school—the more I realized I wasn’t taking away from them. I was becoming someone who could give them even more.
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The Great California Pizza Experiment: A Delicious Homeschool Learning Adventure
What started as grabbing dinner on the road quickly became a full sensory experience, a math lesson, a food-science exploration, and a surprisingly grounding mindfulness practice for our kids.
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The Christmas Tree That Almost Didn’t Happen — And Why I’m So Glad It Did
We almost grabbed a pre-cut tree… but chose the woods instead. What followed was chaotic, funny, unexpectedly sweet — and ended with a moment I’ll remember far longer than any store-bought tree.
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The Advent Calendar Meltdown: A Lesson in Patience I Didn’t Expect to Teach Today
If you’ve ever handed your kids something special and immediately regretted it… welcome. You’re in good company.
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Why Do Kids Love Plain Foods? A Nurse-Mom Explains Sensory Nutrition
Sensory nutrition looks at how the five senses—taste, smell, touch (texture), sight, and even sound—shape how a child experiences food. Children don’t just taste a meal. They feel it. They smell it. Their brain is processing dozens of sensory details at once. For some kids, this is exciting. For others, it’s overwhelming..
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Our Freshly Milled Sourdough Experiment: Four Grains, One Delicious Discovery
We’ve been making sourdough for a while now, but after this experiment, there’s no going back. Seeing the life and texture in freshly milled flour made us appreciate just how alive our food can be.
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🌲 Raising Little Naturalists: What Our Children Learned in Yosemite
There are some places that simply stop you in your tracks — places that invite you to breathe slower, look closer, and marvel at the wonder of the world around us. For our family, Yosemite was one of those places.
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