Organized and Orderly: Home School

Organized and Orderly: Home School

This second post in my Organized and Orderly series involves an area that I want to become much more organized and orderly: home school. We have four children ranging from Pre-K to high school Sophomore, so home school can be very overwhelming for me sometimes. I decided that becoming more organized and orderly in lesson planning, record keeping, scheduling, etc. would be my next priority after menu planning. Let me start by giving you a bit of Continue Reading

Back to School Battle Plan

Summer is generally thought of as a break, a vacation from the drudgery of school, schedules and 9 to 5 life.  It brings to mind carefree mornings of sleeping late; lazy days spent sunning by the pool or at the beach; fun trips to the zoo or museums; late night movies and popcorn; and happy children, laughing and eating ice cream on the front porch. But the part of summer many moms refuse to admit exists, and certainly don’t want to Continue Reading