A Homeschooler’s Wardrobe: The Solution

Decided to add a postscript to yesterday’s post when I discovered an ingenious website that might just solve most of my problems with weather-inappropriate wardrobe choices.
This is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” kind of websites, because it is so simple, but so brilliant.
It is called: “Sleeves”, and even the most technically [...]

A Homeschoolers’ Wardrobe

Homeschooling has an interesting side-effect for my boys, that I’m not sure I started to pay attention to until fairly recently.  My children have no clue about clothing.  What’s in…what’s out.  It’s all Greek togas to them. 
Case in point…if I happen to leave both summer and winter clothing accessible to them, it is not [...]

Tickle Me Tuesday

I just needed an excuse to share this joke, which someone told me recently, so here goes…
A local news broadcaster in the Appalachian Mountains was interviewing farmers in the area prior to the election, and asking them what they thought the chances of Barak Obama being elected were.  Most of them thought he had a [...]

We Remember

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints – Summer Brain Boosters

Today is our last official day of homeschool for the year, and we are  ready to celebrate by vegging out for three months.  Only problem?  Our brains turn to mush when we aren’t exercising them. Mine is probably much worse than the boys – – I can practically watch my brain cells slough off and [...]

A Thousand Words Thursday

H-T was skipping rocks at the river yesterday, and R-T caught him in deep concentration and preparation.  (Unfortunately, not long after this pic, the concentration was shot all to heck and his new Nike sandals went floating down the river)
 
 

All The Crap That’s Fit To Print

My printer and I have a love/hate relationship.  The thing knows I love and need it.  It sits there, all confident-like, shooting out pieces of paper with perfect color and texture.  It mocks me with its reliability.  I can count on it…and it is fully aware of my affection.
But I also hate it.  It costs [...]

Summer Reading Revisited

One of my most popular HHH posts from last year was the one about Summer Reading sites.  I’m reposting because believe it or not, the Topsies are on the last week of the homeschool year, and we will be officially heading into “summer break” as of Friday!!
Can I get a collective bloggy virtual high-five?? 
 
So [...]

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints: Dangling the Carrot

Now you and I know that learning is its own reward.  It is fun to learn.  Exciting even.  The whole premise behind unschooling is that kids have a natural desire to learn, and that a schoolish mentality can simply suck the desire right out of them.
But occasionally you and I also know that our [...]

Women and their Cycles

Think that title scared off any would-be male lurkers around Topsyland??
It shouldn’t…cause I’m not referring to those cycles.
I’m talking about blogging, of course.  I have been dead in the water this week.  Basically wishing I could take a bloggy vacation, because I have NOTHING of any interest to say this week for some reason.
Funny thing [...]