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If you’ve been reading this blog for any period of time, you would have noticed that it’s been a long time since I’ve written here.  With my business growing, and the boys getting older, I’ve had very little to write about when it comes to homeschooling.  We’re still homeschooling the boys, but it’s more school at home, than home schooling.  They are both going to be using Odyssey Charter High this coming year, and that leaves very little for me to actually do in the school.

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I realize I”ve been a way from this blog for a while now.  I kept meaning to update people and write about our adventures in High school and Jr. High. but really my business has grown to the point where that’s taking up most of my time now.  However, things have been going really well for both of the boys in school.

Jack has been doing his work with Time4Learning, and is almost done with all of the 7th grade work and will be going onto 8th grade work shortly.  He may even be able to go on ahead into High School in the fall.  If he does, then he’ll more than likely start using Odyssey Charter with Roger because I really like the way things are done at that school.

Roger has been doing PE two days a week and going to campus one day a week.  This has been giving him a lot of independance and he’s been making friends and doing really well.  He’s even got a girlfriend now and they will be going to the Las Vegas Homeschool Prom next month.

So basically everything is going really well, if a little hectic because of the business.  I feel a little guilty because I haven’t been doing a whole lot “school” with the boys, but they’ve been doing their schoolwork on their own.  Maybe I don’t “feel” much like a homeschooler right now because I’m really not doing much.   But they are both doing really well and are very independent in their learning… which is more like the way things would be in College anyway.  Or at least that’s the way I feel.

Yes!  I have been waiting for something like this to happen… I’m sorry it couldn’t be on my website, but I’m happy to pass it along where it’s at!

This is a new blog to me but one I have decided to subscribe to none the less.  I happened upon this cute homeschooling blog by way of another blog that I subscribe too (isn’t the internet fantastic!!!).  And there it was, the giveaway for a full year subscription to Secular Homeschooling Magazine.

Now, if you’ve read my blog before, you know that I’ve written a few articles for SHM and have touted its spectacularism (is that a word?  It is now!).  Luckily one of you great, wonderful readers can win this subscription by heading on over to “The Homeschooled Year” and doing whatever it is you need to do to win (leaving a comment, following her on twitter, subscribing to her feed, etc. ya’ll know the drill!).

I’m thrilled to not only give more PR to SHM but also to this newly discovered blog!

This is a fantastic christmas giveaway and could make an excellent christmas gift for you and someone special in your life!

There are two prizes to win from SandDunesBooks.com, and you have lots of ways to enter.  First prize gets to choose between The Mom and The Grandma journals.  These journals are filled with fun and loving questions that the person you give them to answers in their own handwriting, then gives the journal back to you.  You not only get to know more about the person who writes in this journal, but you get a keepsake that will last forever. Read the rest of this entry »

This is going to be a segment in our new newsletter The Best Homeschool Newsletter!

This section will be answering whatever homeschooling question you have.  Be it something big like how to deal with local school districts or something small like what books do I recommend, I’ll be answering whatever you can come up with.  I will take one question a week from anyone who emails me, and if ther eis a question that is asked by more than one person, that will not only get answered, but will end up in a FAQ page on the blog.  So if you have a question that you’d like an answer to email me here.

To Sign up to our Newsletter, there is a small form to your right.  Just put in your email address and hit submit!

I got to meet Kelly McCausey from Profitable Mommy Blogging the other day and she interviewed me for her podcast.  I had a wonderful time talking to Kelly and learned a lot from her about blogging.  You’ll notice some of the changes on my website were mentioned and suggested on the podcast.

She is going to be interviewing Mommy bloggers every week from around the Blogosphere.  They’ll be talking about blogging, montetizing your blog and much more, as well as having some great articles and information on the blog site.   So take a look at the blog and listen to the podcasts!

Yes, it’s that time! Time to celebrate our Blogoversary! Of course, if you’ve read a previous note, you’ll know that I actually missed the correct date. However, since it’s my birthday this month, I figure we can celebrate both days together! So this month is my very first giveaway!! WOOHOO!!! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s such an honor when someone gives out an award for my blog.  It makes me feel so good.  I want to say thank you to Elizabeth at Three Channels for giving me this Brillante Weblog Award!  It means a lot to me, so thank you very much.  Please visit her site (and the sites I’m nominating) and see what a great site she has! Read the rest of this entry »

I do love peanut butter.  It’s been one of my favortie foods since I was a kid.  Luckily, Peanut Butter was one of the few things that I was NOT allergic to as a child… well after I was 3 or 4 at least.  So I ate a lot of peanut butter in my life.   That being so, the Peanut Butter Blog is one of my favorites.  She finds interesting uses for peanut butter, finds cute clothing and accessories that have something peanut buttery about it.  So when she asked for volunteer Guest Posters, I jumped at the chance.  So Please, visit her great Peanut Buttery Blog and see my post later tonight.

The Peanut Butter Blog

Somehow I lost track of our Bloggy Birthday… probably cuz I had nothing to remind me of it, hence the bloggiversary button over there on the left.  The actual date is August 10, and this site is 1 year old now.  So, if you look at it like a baby, the 1st birthday really is more for the parents than the little one.  SOOO, I’m going to throw a Blog Birthday Party here anyway.  SO THERE!

I”m thinking we’ll celebrate it during the month of October, since that’s MY birthday, and my oldest son’s birthday, October is going to be a party month anyway.  LOL!  So keep coming back, and I’ll put up more details on what’s going to happen and what you’ll be able to win.