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Being a homeschool mom is a daily adventure, is it not? There is always another interesting experience for the family just around the corner, whether while teaching, running errands, doing laundry or chores, playing with friends or cooking dinner. Sometimes the bustle can make it difficult to stay on top of simple things like dinner…
When I was a child, my mom and stepdad ran restaurants, and while I learned a lot about being a hostess and waitress, I was too small to get into the kitchen and learn the basics of cooking. Then as a teen I lived with my dad and stepmom, but we were so busy that…
Meal planning has never been a great strength of mine. Even though I know it’s very helpful and saves time and money, I’ve just had a hard time making myself do it! This article gives some information about eMeals, which may help you (and me!) get better at meal planning. Lately, I’ve felt like I…
I’ve homeschooled for over ten years now, and I still struggle with the “tug of war” between giving my time to keeping the house orderly and homeschooling too! It’s not easy with two full time jobs- because that’s really what it is. Homeschooling is a full time job. So is being a homemaker. That being…
Our family recently took a break from our “regular” school studies to go on a bit of a road trip and then take time to recover from said road trip. Just the other day my husband took the very, very brave step of telling me how great the house had been looking since we’d been home. Like,…
I have a confession to make. I am a disorganized mom. I procrastinate. I do things like totally forget to feed lunch to my children. I’m a work-from-home, stay-at-home mom, but I desperately need my own personal secretary! (As I’m writing this, my hubby looked over my shoulder and read what I’m writing. I told…
What a title, eh? I hate to be the wet blanket…but my husband and I have just started reviewing our own personal files and are having those ‘hard’ conversations and I realized that this post would be relevant for our Hip Homeschool readers. We’re preparing for the arrival of our fourth child and with that,…
I know a lot of homeschool families have been busy planning out their school year and plans for the fall. Today I wanted to share some of our favorite quick holiday recipes that kids can help with (or make on their own as they get older). Start practicing now so you can share them at…
Leftovers again. Yes, I serve leftovers pretty often. Actually, I only serve leftovers to my family—most often to my husband. I wouldn’t want to give leftovers to my church family now would I? And of course I would never serve leftovers to the other moms in my homeschool group. And what would my neighbors think…
Are you naturally neat? Is your living room company-ready any time the doorbell rings? Do you sleep more soundly when all your dishes are washed before bed? I’ve known people who could easily say yes to each of these questions. I’ve been in their houses. I am not one of them. After I got married…
Like most families I’m sure, we have so many wonderful traditions during the Holiday’s, it can be difficult to say which one is our favorite. Okay, that’s not true at all! By far, baking Christmas Cookies is my favorite (and by all the constant request, I feel safe in saying it’s my families favorite as…
What happened to the plain and simple terms of dinosaurs? They were either herbivores (eating only plants), carnivores (eating only meat), or omnivores who had their feet in both worlds! In recent years I have been exposed to so many terms related to what people eat or don’t eat (or can and can’t eat), that…
