Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting!And to end this week, I thought I would partake in the Homeschool Mother’s Journal and {pretty, happy, funny, […] Read more…
Curriculum Changes {5 Days of Real Life Homechool}
Because I am a book junkie, I have a ton of books and curriculum around. I collect it. And when planning for my kids school year, it frequently ends up as a “wish list.” By January, our homeschool never looks like the plan I make in August. And that’s totally cool. There is nothing wrong […] Read more…
Introducing the Educents Marketplace!
And since we’ve been talking homeschooling all week, I thought it would be a perfect time to share this bit of news from Educents! (Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post.) Introducing the NEW Educents Marketplace Last week, I received an email from the founders of Educents, Kate and Kaitlyn, with some really exciting news. Until […] Read more…
Block Scheduling {5 Days of Real Life Homechool}
One of the things I figured out the hard way, is that school is VERY simple to start. Math, reading, writing and lots of read aloud’s is all you need until they are proficient readers. Otherwise, you will spend hours spoon-feeding them everything else. Once we hit that point, though, block scheduling has been the […] Read more…
A Day in the Life of a Homeschool Family {5 Days of Real Life Homechool}
We have been homeschooling for about 3 years now and what works for us seems to change every year. Siblings get older (or get added) and changes as we figure out what works for us as a family. Here are some past day in the life posts from previous years. Real-life homeschooling at its best. […] Read more…
Year-Round Homeschooling {5 Days of Real Life Homechool}
Hubs and I are crazy hard workers. We both worked 3 jobs through college and now own our own business. It has its good points and bad ones, but homeschooling year round has worked really well for us for a few reasons. 1. Flexibility We own a business and homeschool for the lifestyle. We aren’t […] Read more…
Catholic Bible Talk & a Bloggy Break
I’ve had the bible on the brain this last month and I’ve written two columns over at Catholic Mom.com. For my tech talk column, I wrote about my wish for a Catholic Bible tracking app for iOS. There are tons of apps but none for Catholics. Any programmers looking for a project? […] Read more…
How to Organize Your Homeschool {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I am one of THOSE moms. You know the one–organized, who can put her hand on any piece of paper necessary in 2 minutes flat & find an email 6 years old about an invite to a family tree all on her iPhone. Can I tell you a secret? I usually do my homeschool record […] Read more…
Spring Brunches & Punches
***This article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It has been reprinted with permission.*** I love throwing a good brunch. Especially being pregnant, it really is the best time of day for me to entertain. I’m pretty much out of energy by dinner and eating late gives me heartburn. […] Read more…
Last Minute Resources for Lent & Easter
Disclaimer: The book and faith folder were received by their publishers in exchange for an honest review. This post also contains affiliate links; thank you for your support! Even though Lent is nearly over, there are still two weeks until Easter. That is plenty of time to work on some Lent and Holy […] Read more…