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Thoughtworthy (Conference Registrations, Current Read Alouds, Blue Blockers,...
This post contains affiliate links. :: 1 :: I’m speaking at Great Homeschool Conventions again this year. I’ll be at two of them: Texas and California. Registration opened October 1st and now is the...
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Thoughtworthy (Announcements, Upcoming Giveaway, TinTin and MORE!)
:: 1 :: No new posts around here this week because I had my head down while working on TMP: Too Many Projects. (Plus I had to survive the week!) Lots in the works — stay tuned for: First is the NEW...
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Thoughtworthy (BLACK FRIDAY Edition, Plus: Using Online Tutors)
:: 1 :: Yes today is BLACK FRIDAY! That’s good news if you’ve had your eye on something in the Afterthoughts Shop. Use the coupon code santa20 to get 20% off anything (or everything)! (Coupon code is...
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Thoughtworthy (First Aid, Christmas List Addition, Deep Dives, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: Turns out, reading a first aid book during Circle Time was a good idea! It never feels like Thanksgiving until I officially have a second degree burn. It’s what I do! This time, however,...
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Thoughtworthy (A Few of My Favorite Things Edition)
This post contains affiliate links. :: 1 :: First, a book. (Of course.) 1493 for Young People is truly unique. We’ve been using it as our lunch time read aloud. It’s a history book written in a way...
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Prevent Christmas Embarrassment with These Five Manners
Many years ago, I found myself embarrassed by my children when, upon opening a generous Christmas gift, they innocently declared to their great grandparents, “We already have this!” Kids say the...
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Thoughtworthy (Medicine Cabinet, New Podcast Episode, Events Calendar, and...
This post contains affiliate links. :: 1 :: It’s cold season, which means I’m stocking my medicine cabinet with supplies. One thing we use regularly, and which I can highly recommend, is Boiron’s...
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Mothering a Book Glutton (Charlotte Mason and Gifted Kids)
The law is liberal, taking in whatsoever things are true, honest, and of good report, and offering no limitation or hindrance save where excess should injure. – Charlotte Mason Not all gifted children...
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Thoughtworthy (Recommendations Edition)
:: 1 :: First recommendation: the What Have You podcast. For reasons: Loads of truth about Christian motherhood,With a *good attitude* about reality andCopious amounts of laughter. Look, Scholé...
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Thoughtworthy (Life Skills, Charlotte Mason Boot Camp Scholarships, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: I’ve decided I’m going to make “Life Skills” (defined veeeeeerrry broadly) a more permanent category in our morning Circle Time. We’ve been doing our homeopathic first aid book and it’s gone...
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Thoughtworthy (Tech Tips and MORE Edition)
:: 1 :: My computer has been mighty slow lately. I mean the painful, fight-that-anger-sin-problem sort of slow. That’s why AfterCast didn’t come out yesterday — no matter what I did, I couldn’t get my...
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Thoughtworthy (New Read Aloud, Scholé Sisters is BACK, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: We began a new read aloud title this week: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. So far, the kids love it and I’m still on the fence. On the one hand: fantastic eyes are way cool. On the other...
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Thoughtworthy (The Massive I’ve-Been-Gone-Too-Long Edition!)
:: 1 :: Brittany and I went to Great Homeschool Conventions last week and had a wonderful time! ♥ Texas really is a great place, y’all (see what I did there?). It was lovely to meet so many of you —...
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Thoughtworthy (Books Finished, Book Bought, the Sistership, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: I actually finished some books this month! Last month was depressing because I had nothing to add to my finished list on my Mother Culture Habit Tracker. I like to think these sorts of things...
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Thoughtworthy (Read Alouds, The Darndest Things, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: Two thumbs up for Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier. I absolutely LOVED this book. I will recommend it with one word of warning. When my children were younger, I didn’t...
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Thoughtworthy (Welcome Back, Scary Book, Who’s In Charge, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: We’re back from AO Camp! I still feel dead on my feet. The trip was exhausting — wonderful, but exhausting. Recovering is never my forte. So I’m tired and we’ve done bare minimum school...
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Thoughtworthy (Car Renting, Review of The Night Gardener, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: When Daughter Q. and I were traveling to and fro in Nashville for AO Camp and more, we needed to rent a car. I looked at the prices from a rental company and experienced a bit of sticker...
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Thoughtworthy (Tank Tops, Spring Training, Flourish, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: A month ago, I was in a clothing panic. A layering tank I owned bit the dust unexpectedly, and there was simply no time to go out and shop. However, comma, I really needed the tank as it was...
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Thoughtworthy (Happy Anniversary, New Book Club, and MORE!)
:: 1 :: What the heck??? How in the world is it Friday already? Did we mysteriously skip a day this week? This Thoughtworthy will be a short one because … My husband is home for a long weekend — and...
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Thoughtworthy (Birthday Edition!)
This post contains affiliate links. :: 1 :: Today is my 41st birthday. It’s not quite as exciting as turning 40, but I’ll take it. I always love an excuse to celebrate! I had some Christmas money left...
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