First year of homeschool planning is happening now! Probably for homeschoolers all over the world, but definitely here in our house. I’m surrounded by books, and at least 5 homeschool-related tabs are open in my browser–I’m so excited about this! Who am I planning for? Well, Sophia is reading well…

Raising Readers And an update on Week 4 of our summer reading program Sometimes I think I might actually be raising readers. When I begin reading aloud, they swarm like little bumblebees, jostling for their seats. When we go to the library, the librarians know us by name. I’m even…

Follow my blog with Bloglovin A Blogging Journey, in brief Once upon a time about 9 years ago, I started blogging. I was still in high school and it was just another way for me to delve into the writing world. Blogging stayed with me, though in sporadic and mainly…

Summer Reading ~ Week One Summertime and reading are synonymous in my mind. Of course when the weather gets hot, you flop down on a lounge chair and read. It’s not so different from the fall, winter, or spring, except that in the summer some libraries having reading programs. Prizes…