In my last post I pointed out that “Homeschooling911” actually started as a book idea – that my original goal was to write a book that would give homeschoolers the tools they needed to continue to homeschool even when life got complicated…or worse. While “Homeschooling911” did ultimately evolve from a book idea to a website,…
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Tackling Tough Times, Part 1
If you’ve read my post titled “Why Homeschooling911?” you know that this website originally started as a book idea. The idea I had in mind was to share the experiences in my life that had been at times extremely stressful, and at other times utterly tragic, and to share the truth that it is more…
My Month and The Top Posts of 2011
If you are a regular reader of my blog you may have noticed that I have been somewhat MIA this month. I did spend the first part of the month studying for the final exam in my history class (I’m working on finishing an English Lit degree at Florida State University). That class was a…
Christmas Doodads
It’s that time of year again! Here in North Florida it’s cold, sometimes sunny, sometimes blustery (à la Winnie the Pooh). My youngest is over-the-top excited about Christmas decorations and presents and my 18-year old and I are in the throes of studying for final exams (okay, that doesn’t really fit with the season but it’s…
Baby Boomers, Growing Up In Miami and…Pizza!
My regular readers may have noticed that I did not post any new material this past week. There is a reason for that. I was in Miami (Florida) last weekend for the “Bird Road Baby Boomers” reunion at Tropical Park. Now if you’re not from Miami you’re probably scratching your head wondering exactly what (or…
The What-Homeschooler-Doesn’t-Want-A-Free-Book Giveaway
A few weeks ago – May 3rd to be exact – marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of this website. It actually kind of snuck past me a little but when I realized that I had reached this milestone I decided that I wanted to do something to celebrate it. But rather than give…
Where I Thank My Readers (and other stuff)
If you have been reading my blog for awhile then you know that I launched this website in May of this year. As I look back on the last seven months of blogging, reviewing, and answering your questions, the first thing I want to do is express my appreciation to every single person who has…
Christmas Greetings…From My House To Yours
As this is a blog about home-schooling, I often mention my children in my posts. I thought that I would send these Christmas greetings with pictures of my children that we used in our Christmas cards this year: From left to right: Son #1, age 22; Son #3, age 8; Son #2, age 17; and The…
What Do the Miami Dolphins Have to Do With Home-Schooling?
What do the Miami Dolphins have to do with home-schooling? Did you know that Jason Taylor, who played for the Dolphins for eleven years – and then played for the Redskins, and then played for the Dolphins, and then played for the Jets and then played for the Dolphins again before officially announcing his retirement…
Just In Case…
Just in case you missed any of this month’s posts…I thought I’d provide links to each of them AND a link to a website where I had the privilege of being featured last week: Sonlight: A Literature-Based Approach to Learning One Dad’s Homeschooling Philosophy: Work! Six Workbooks That Work A Primer on Restaurant Etiquette It’s Funny…
