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The Great Summer Purge and Clean

The 2018 Great Summer Purge & Clean is UNDERWAY!

July 23, 2018 No Comments
Great Summer Purge and Clean

FIRST ZONE: THE KITCHEN I feel like I’ve not done this in awhile…I waited quite awhile this summer before getting going on this (life happened)…and the past 2 years have […]

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Articles, The Great Summer Purge and Clean

Find your “Shiny Sink”

July 21, 2018 No Comments
Find your shiny sink

  As I prepare to start yet another Great Summer Purge and Clean, I am reminded of the Flylady and her “shiny sink” philosophy…   …and I went in search […]

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The Great Summer Purge and Clean is FINALLY coming!!

July 20, 2018 No Comments
Great Summer Purge and Clean

Today’s the day I finally sort out this year’s “Great Summer Purge and Clean”. I have had so much I have been working on already this summer, I haven’t had […]

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Understanding and Adapting to the GDPR

July 15, 2018 No Comments
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  So, if you’ve not heard yet…there’s this new thing called the GDPR… Here’s a quick video that explains it well, if you prefer audio/video learning:     Even if […]

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Generation Genius

June 1, 2018 No Comments
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I saw an ad in my Facebook feed today that intrigued me. An ad for a new video streaming service for science videos! Immediately got MY attention, especially with all […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the week: I Wonder What’s Under There?

May 7, 2018 No Comments
I Wonder What's Under There?

I Wonder What’s Under There, by Deborah Nourse Lattimore I love this book! I think I got it years ago…long before children…from the bargain section of Borders Books (I miss […]

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Homeschooling with Apple Music Family Subscription

May 4, 2018 No Comments
Homeschooling with Apple Music Family Subscription

Do you know about this?? Our family has had a family subscription for a couple years now…and we LOVE IT!! For just $14.99, a month every member of our 4 […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the Week: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

April 30, 2018 No Comments
Women in Science

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, by Rachel Ignotofsky This is an awesome book! My daughter got this as a gift on her 16th birthday from […]

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REVIEWS: Apps

APP REVIEW: Dragonbox Math

April 20, 2018 No Comments
Dragonbox

  Dragonbox ROCKS!! I have enjoyed these apps for years! I swear I enjoy the apps as much, maybe more than, my kids! If you haven’t heard of Dragonbox yet…its […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the Week: Poetry Speaks to Children

April 16, 2018 No Comments
Poetry Speaks to Children

Poetry Speaks to Children I’ve had this book for years…I believe it was given to me to review on another website of mine, but I’ve since forgotten. I never got […]

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12 Tips on Children and Chores

April 13, 2018 No Comments
12 Tips on Children and Chores

Featured image CC by David D Ah, chores… Dreaded by both kids and parents alike. Kids hate doing them, parents hate having to enforce them. I don’t have all the […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the Week: Amy’s Light

April 9, 2018 No Comments
Amy's Light

Amy’s Light, by Robert Nutt This is a lovely little story of a little girl bringing fireflies into her room, to chase away the darkness. Told in rhyming verse with […]

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REVIEWS: Music

MUSIC REVIEW: Free to Be…You and Me

April 6, 2018 No Comments
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If you grew up in the 70s, you’re familiar with “Free to Be…You and Me“. It was a project by Marlo Thomas created to “encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the week: The Garden

April 2, 2018 No Comments
The Garden

This book is called “The Garden” in the UK, and “Under the Moon” in the US. Same book. The one I have is called “Under the Moon”. I noticed on […]

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Homeschooling with Les Miserables

March 30, 2018 No Comments
Homeschooling with Les Miz

I am a Les Miserables enthusiast.  Fangirl. Fanatic. Let’s just say I have a passion for this story, the characters, and the music… And as such, I’ve tried to find […]

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REVIEWS: Books

Book of the Week: My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me

March 26, 2018 No Comments
My Painted House

My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, And Me, by Maya Angelou This book is a little young for my kids, but I just adore it. It’s by Maya Angelou! It’s […]

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Our “Currently Reading” books added, and do you know about Goodreads?

March 18, 2018 No Comments
Goodreads Currently Reading List

I’ve been doing a lot of updates to Homeschool Realm lately, and I wanted to let you know the latest today! I just added my Goodreads “Currently Reading” shelf to […]

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Beyond Words: Picture Books for Older Readers and Writers
Beyond Words: Picture Books for Older Readers and Writers
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Crisis in Abyei: Notes From An Observer
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