May is Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month and today in honor of it, I'm linking to my daughter's blog. She has written an incredible post about what it's like to live with EDS/Hypermobility, a disease we both share. Life isn't easy when you have a disease and her post is a great read for anyone that lives with a disease, especially an invisible disease. Her post is all about how friends, family and even strangers see her disease first before seeing her. As a mom, it breaks my heart. Please take time and read her post, it is gut-wrenchingly honest. This link will take you to her blog and the post. Emily Bare: See Me ... read more
EDS Awareness Month: See Me
New Ebook Idea: Homeschool Mom Journal
I have been really praying about something new I could offer the homeschool mom community and today as I've been going through updating old blog posts, the idea hit that I wish I had a journal when I was homeschooling. My blog has become my journal of sorts, but it would have been so neat to have something to write in and doodle in back then. I'm sure there are plenty of journals out there, but I feel a prodding to create one and I would love your help. I would love to know what you would like to have in a journal. Some ideas that I already have are: What I loved about today What I would change about today What I'm grateful for today Ideas for another day Coloring ... read more
Feelin’ Buggy? Lesson Plans about Bugs from Orkin
Are you looking for a creative way to teach your kids about bugs and science? Then you need to look at Orkin's lesson plans. Yes, Orkin, the pest control company! They have lesson plans all about bugs from K thru 6th grade. They cover classification and how scientists place insects into groups, along with vocabulary words and classification activities. There's a lesson on how wings work and you get to build a model that simulates wings. One lesson is on how to distinguishing between a cartoon drawing, a line drawing and a real image of a bug. This lesson, using fun drawing skills teaches them to look critically at images. Feeding Frenzy looks like a lot of fun! Kids get to try to ... read more
Getting the Most out of Physical Therapy
If there is one thing this family knows about, it's physical therapy. For the past ten years, almost every year, at least one of us has been in physical therapy. Why? You name it! Sprained ankles, shoulder injuries, knee injuries, wrist injuries and not to mention knee surgeries, shoulder surgeries, etc. It's crazy! That's what happens when you live in a family of hardcore athletes and two people who have EDS. Currently, two of us are in physical therapy, Emily for her wrist and myself. I'm still at it, rehabbing my knees post surgery! Over the years, I've learned a lot about physical therapy and working with your physical therapist and the doctors. Hopefully what I've learned ... read more
Movie Gallery Wall by The Inspired Damsel
Our movie gallery wall that has been months in the making is finally done and I'm in love! Emily over at The Inspired Damsel designed this great idea. Our family loves movies. I mean we are movie addicts. I mean we saw Jurassic World three times! We have a family movie collection and each one of the kids has their own collections in their rooms. We could be Blockbuster! A few years ago we ran out of room in our living room's entertainment center for all the movies and moved them to a built-in bookcase in the hallway. I never knew what to do with this bookcase and it's been used differently over the years. It's been a homeschool bookcase, a toy shelf, and a junk collector. I think ... read more
Love Scramble
Looking for a fun Valentine's Day activity for your homeschool? Jennifer Chalupnik from Education.com has a free Valentine's Day Word Scramble to share with you. Word scrambles are fun and a great way to work on spelling and vocabulary. You could even do an entire day of homeschool themed around Valentine's Day. Feel free to download and print out the worksheet along with the answer key. See how many words you can figure out too! Love is in the air as you unscramble the words on this Valentine's Day worksheet. Education.com has more great spelling games, activities, and worksheets to check out! To print worksheets and answer key please click on the links below. Worksheet Answer ... read more
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