Clipboards for Paper Organization

I have to be honest.  When Tomas was born, the paper for 8 people living in this house got the best of me.  It had been a delicate balance for awhile, but he tipped the scales big time.  The medical stuff alone for Tomas and Caleb consumed me.  I...

Eleven Tips for Training Chores

Earlier this week I shared my *secret* cleaning routine that leaves me more time for other things that I enjoy more.  Today I have a confession to make. Like all things that sound too good to be true, that may be the case with my method as well. See, in order to...

Preparing For Fall: Environment

The prepared environment is the back bone of Montessori and I think I spent most of last year going back and forth about our schooling location.  I liked it, then I loathed it.  I would make little changes and then I would go back and make bigger ones....

On The Dignity of EVERY Athlete

For the first time, this year, my son Caleb competed in the special abilities ring at a tae kwon do tournament.  For those who aren’t aware, Caleb has autism.   On a good day, Caleb is very high functioning and it may not be quickly apparent to those...

Straight Talk On Children’s Mental Health

I have been rolling this post around in my brain for several weeks now.   My little homeschool has a secret.  Not an intentional secret that in I purposefully hide behind nice happy little photos of our day, but quite the opposite. Quite the opposite. I...