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Educational Blogging
Shortly after I began blogging, my oldest daughter expressed a desire to have a blog of her own. She was intrigued by the process and excited by the thought of having her words out there for the world to read. As a homeschooling mom, I quickly saw the educational benefit this could have.
Her first few [...]
Upping The Grocery Budget To Save Money
My family has happily settled into a monthly grocery shopping routine. We prefer this method because we've found that it saves us time and money.
When we first began our adventure into once a month grocery shopping, I took so much delight in seeing just how low I could get that total to be each month. [...]
Sticking With Store Brands
One of the easiest ways I am able to stretch our grocery budget and stick to our $350/month limit is to buy store brands. The quality of store brand products has increased so much over the years that my family doesn't even notice a difference. In fact, there have been times when I've purchased major [...]
Notes on Classical Homeschooling
For the past two years, our homeschooling approach has been decidedly classical, as opposed to the heavily eclectic approach we had been using. We still mix in some ecclectic elements, but our focus is based around the trivium.
Basically, a Classical education consists of 3 stages, also known as the trivium.
The first stage, The Grammar Stage, [...]

