We did this crazy thing called moving. And this one was on us, our choice, our work, our timing—not the Army’s. You see, ever since we’ve been here at Fort Hood we (well, mostly I) have wanted to experience living life on post. We got our chance finally! The very end of May we loaded up everything for the…
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It’s been a very long time since I talked about what’s going on in our homeschool, which is kinda sad. It’s a pretty big part of our lives! I will tell you this: Homeschooling teenagers during high school is amazing and wonderful and so much fun! (Obviously, not every single day–but definitely overall.) From the independent learning, to the discussions,…
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(This is a guest post from Corinne Jacob who graciously agreed to share her thoughts and ideas with us. Thank you Corinne!) As that old adage goes “prevention is better than cure.” But whether you choose to use fun math games to prevent kids from dreading math or after the dread has already set in, it is an effective antidote. Grappling…
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At a recent Chaplain Spouse Coffee, we played a game where we were to write down 3 facts about ourselves and then others would have to try and guess who we were based on those facts. We learned some fun and interesting things about one another, I must say! One of the facts I wrote down about myself is that…
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The folks at Compass Classroom are having a great sale on curriculum from today until February 16th! Love to Learn & Love to Save This Love to Learn sale is for a variety of products, but one of their curriculum sets–Modern Parables–you can get at a special deal of 25% off through The Army Chap’s Wife. Modern Parables is a…
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