Homeschool Mommies Off The Record

It’s been a year. Literally and figuratively. I catch you up on my life from Georgia to Mississippi and back to Georgia. I talk about our schedule last year, mom friends, how we did dinners, husbands long hours, Classical Conversations, how we finished up our year with a 5th grader, 3rd grader, and a 1st grader. Then our summer and how we’ve transitioned to this new year doing school with a 6th grader, 4th grader, and 2nd grader. Did I mention a preschooler running around writing on the walls? Also discussing starting Essentials at CC for the first time (AKA maybe I will learn grammar finally). If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than me. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Ann, who is a homeschool mom to two boys ages 9 & 6, and a 2 year old girl (and one on the way!). Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. These podcast interview was two hours, so I split it into Part 1 & Part 2. This is Part 2. We cover how my husband and her shared the same superlative in high school, dyslexia, ADHD, being Holy Spirit lead in a season to use a Christian school for one child, Danny Silk, knowing your child's love language, "Yes" kid dates, chores, list of assignments board, doing Classical Conversations at home, Community Bible Study (CBS), Math U See, Singapore math woes, media time, detoxing from the summer, when your child finally falls in love with reading, glasses, unfun days, schedules that work, photo math app, star walk app, and much more. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Ann, who is a homeschool mom to two boys ages 9 & 6, and a 2 year old girl (and one on the way!). Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation.

This podcast interview was two hours, so I split it into Part 1 & Part 2. This is Part 1.

We cover how my husband and her shared the same superlative in high school, dyslexia, ADHD, being Holy Spirit lead in a season to use a Christian school for one child, Danny Silk, knowing your child's love language, "Yes" kid dates, chores, list of assignments board, doing Classical Conversations at home, Community Bible Study (CBS), Math U See, Singapore math woes, media time, detoxing from the summer, when your child finally falls in love with reading, glasses, unfun days, schedules that work, photo math app, star walk app, and much more.

If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Sunshine, who is a homeschool mom to two boys ages 7 & 5, and a 2 year old girl. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. We cover how we met in college, her decision to pull her child out of school and homeschool, being a police officers wife, running a side sewing business, My Fathers World curriculum, pet fish, the need for homeschool mom support, bad days, schooling over the summer, time with daddy, schooling multiple kids at one time, bad words and much more. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Andrea, who is a homeschool mom to a 11,9,6 and 3 year old boys. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. We cover how we met online (ha!), her decision to homeschool from the beginning, being a pastors wife, homeschooling all boys, varies curriculums over the years, standardized testing, co-ops, activities (to do or not to do), the ups & downs from the moms (and kids) perspectives, and being a working mom. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Lauren, who is deciding to potentially homeschool her 4 & 1 year old in the fall. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. We cover my philosophy on how preschool aged kids should be educated up through later elementary [aka to push worksheets or not to push worksheets]. Charlotte Mason theories, little boys and the wiggles, getting outside, art, field trips, Classical Conversations and curriculums such as: My Fathers World, Abeka, Sonlight, and other free online curriculums [including sites, apps, and additional materials for pre-k and k children]. This is a great podcast to listen to if you are wondering if you should put your child in pre-k or not, and if you homeschool them exactly how much to do/spend and what is evolved. Last, but not least, my regrets, and lessons learned over the years teaching my little ones pre-k & k. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my friend, Jen, who is a homeschool mom of 3 kiddos ages 15-8. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. We cover their decision to send their oldest to public school, wanting to quit school in January, the energy boys have, the overwhelmingness of choosing curriculums and how to avoid that, morning schedules, homeschool groups, a husband who was homeschooled, My Fathers World, tailoring homeschooling to your family, and much more. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my hilarious friend,Sky, who is a homeschool mom of 5 kiddos ages 9-2. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. We cover their decision to foster and adopt 5 children, and how homeschooling assisted with that, twins [almost two sets!], math curriculums, christmas decorating, nerdy reads, nature exchange, co-ops, year round schooling, gymnastics, robotics, and much more. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my beautiful friend, Haidy, who is a homeschool mom of 4 kiddos ages 5-9. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation. [Forgive the brief 40 second silence at the beginning.] We cover the reasons behind deciding to homeschool, homeschooling with twin toddlers, ADHD, Hyperactivity, Dyslexia, character training in the children as well as in ourselves, curriculums, hybrid homeschools, routines, what makes a great homeschool day, and much more. If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.

This episode I interview my crazy Brazilian friend, Fernanda, who is a homeschool mom of 3 kiddos aged 1-5. Please enjoy our mostly uncut, unedited, un-technical and unprepared conversation [attempted to edit out a few drop calls this week!]. We cover navigating the decision to homeschool, the first two years, adding a baby to the mix, homeschooling in your 40's, world traveling with littles, what is Classical Conversations, and much more.

If nothing else you will walk away feeling more normal, less crazy, and think you're a better mom than both of us. For real though, I hope you are encouraged, learn something, laugh, and enjoyed this while you folded laundry.