Blast from the Past: What Does a Degree from Harvard Get You?
Back when I was fairly new to homeschooling, a California family whose homeschooled son was accepted to Harvard made it big in the news (see links for their books below). Homeschooling was pretty much...
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Blast from the Past: Another Milestone
Happy 2009! It’s a banner year for us, as we will be graduating our third child from homeschooling this year. It’s a bittersweet time, of course, because I have so enjoyed the years dd17 and I have...
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Blast from the Past: Woodworking with Dad
Now that our son is not a little boy anymore, we’ve been getting him involved in useful projects that require him to work with his hands. A few weeks before Christmas, my husband asked dsds15 if he’d...
View ArticleBlast from the Past: Temperamental Teens
Once in a while, I stumble on one of those articles written for homeschoolers suggesting that there’s really no such thing as a teen. The author usually goes on to say that the concept of a teen is a...
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Blast from the Past: Lovely Leftovers
Go to your wallet, take out two or three dollars and throw them out in the street. Sounds silly, but that’s what you’re doing when you pitch leftovers. Leftovers get a bad rap, but when you throw out...
View ArticleBlast from the Past: Re-using Things
When I think of the frugal habits I’ve developed over the years, one thing that stands out is being able to re-use things, i.e. to make one thing into something else. Some of that requires creativity....
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