The Demise of the English Language
I love to text like the next gal. I love my iPhone and tweet with the best of them. I can fit my political angst and bible verses into 140 characters most days. But what affect is texting having on...
View ArticleBusy Summer Days
Paleo-ish Cake made by Miss Morgan, recipe by Andrea Stoner I thought I would do random with you. It’s been a while since we’ve just sat down to chat at the computer – you with your cup of tea, me with...
View ArticlePreparing for a New School Year… and SENIORS! Yikes
Now that the new computer is mostly set up, the desk is cleaned off, the file cabinet drawers (not all of them, but the ones that count) have had an overhaul, and my summer photography commitments are...
View ArticleTeaching to Learn
I seriously considered naming this post “That time I was swallowed by a Creative Writing English IV syllabus…” but I go to blog conferences, y’all, and I’ve learned that Google doesn’t like your puns....
View ArticleWilliamson County Teen Court
When my older set of kids (now 20 and 18) were in Junior High and High School, they participated in the Williamson County Teen Court. I think that over the years, we put in about four total years of...
View ArticleOde to Not Giving Up, Otherwise Titled: Homeschool Graduation
June has come again. Two years ago this time of year, I was helping my then 19 year old son finish up his last few senior projects and course work so he could graduate. We were in the thralls of...
View ArticleIf You Are On the Fence About Homeschool Conventions
Even though I’m “just the photographer” at the homeschool conventions I go to each year, I thought I would share my own experiences with how I benefit from them as a homeschool mama. Of course, that...
View ArticleTexas GOP State Convention : How to Get Involved and Make a Difference
Part of our hands-on government class this year for homeschool was to be politically active and actually do our part as far as we were able to instead of just going to a voting poll and checking a...
View ArticleLast List for a Homeschool Graduate
My big kid graduates in August and he’s finishing up a lot of loose ends between now and then. I have his transcript ready except for final grades in this year’s columns in the classes he’s finishing...
View ArticleWhen Life Throws a Curve Ball Called Cancer
By now some of you already know that I was diagnosed with stage three (B – if the B means something to you) colon cancer a week or so ago after going to the hospital for an unrelated issue....
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