Believe it or not – our youngest just wrapped up his first year at college! Where has the time gone??

Meanwhile, I’m babysitting two grandsons today, working for our local swim team – and life goes on.

It’s rather unbelievable at times that I am on the flip-side of homeschooling our four children. There will definitely need to be more of a life update soon – but in the meantime, I wanted to share something exciting with you!

In all the years we homeschooled, Teaching Textbooks was a curriculum that was a game-changer for us. Although the program changed over the years from a book & disk format to an amazing app, each change was for the better. Our math time went from tears and frustration to actual completion and comprehension. And yes – it did prepare our kids for college and the SATs.

Enter to WIN!!

During the month of May, Teaching Textbooks is celebrating the end of the school year with a BIG GIVEAWAY! There are 11 winners in...

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It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? There are so many moments that I mentally make a note to write a quick post, but it never seems to materialize (and truthfully, there’s so much to tell, that it seems overwhelming at the same time!).

So instead, we’ll take the abbreviated version, but still give an update, shall we?

Many of you have been long time followers of our blog, watched our family grow up online, and as we are getting near the end of our own family’s homeschool journey, it’s often harder to share the day-to-day (because our youngest two are teen boys and there’s a fine line in oversharing). :)

Here’s the bullet point summary of what’s happening in/around our house, because 2023 brought so many changes!

Laurianna and her husband Ian moved back to our area early in the year and in April we welcomed our first grandchild, Judah. He has truly been the sweetest addition to our family, and becoming an Oma is the craziest...

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• What a wonderful update! Your blog was a lifeline to my ... by Melissa
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This Student Planner was the PERFECT fit for our our kids during their middle and high school years. It’s full of color (which they loved), very simple in layout, and helped them track all of their studies and goals each week. That made my job so much easier as they took responsibility for tracking their daily work.

Because it is an undated planner, the front cover needs to be updated every now and then with a new calendar year. For those of you who have purchased the planner in the past, there is a bonus (password protected) download page where you can find updated covers each year.

If you haven’t purchased a copy and are wanting to help your students get a little more organized this year – read on and see how you can save 20% on a copy of the Student Planner (through 8-31-23).

Inside Our Student Planner

Want a peek inside? I promise it’s super simple – because we found we really didn’t need so much extra stuff, full of color, and ready to...

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• In reply to Klarchen. As each year progresses I try to put ... by Jolanthe
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It’s been awhile – I know. But I am briefly coming out of hiding (aka spending time with our MARRIED daughter) as we enjoy Thanksgiving together to share some great homeschool deals that have been hitting my inbox. I have done zero shopping outside the house, so cyber deals make me so very happy, because there are zero crowds.

Here are a few discounts and codes to save up to 50% from companies our family has purchased from, used, and loved. If you know of any, feel free to leave a comment and let us know!

For FREE!!

• FREE Chistmas pack from All About Learning Press. This pack isn’t available to the general public – you all get a sneak chance at downloading it for free!!

For Your Classroom

• Touch-type to Read and Spell focuses on both typing and phonics based spelling by embedding word groups within the typing lessons. Use the code BFCM2022 to save 30% on home annual subscriptions. This program was a huge help for our youngest son in both acclimating to...

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Around the blog this past year, I’ve been quiet for the most part with the exception of sharing a little life update back in August. Considering we’ve been home the majority of the time and life has completely slowed down (comparatively speaking), it would seem that the opposite would be true. That said, life with four teens at home is nothing short of full. :)

Keeping up with school has been, at times, challenging – mainly keeping motivation going for both the kids and myself. College options are going back and forth with McKenna and Laurianna, and life is moving along in general.

Rather than sharing an exhaustive list of all that is happening in our lives, how about a quick sum-up?

• Laurianna returned home in October 2020 (FINALLY) from Mercy Ships where she had been serving since May 2019.
• Swim competitions began opening up, slowly but surely. At the end of March we even traveled to Florida for two big swim meets for the boys (so thankful they will both be in...

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