Spring is officially here, we made it to OCNJ, and we got a first class feast thrown in the middle of the week. Things are looking up! enjoying Byron came home for the weekend, and with warm sunny weather forecasted, we went to Ocean City. The boardwalk had quite a few people about (for March),…
I’m not sure when I first learned about creating a special St. Joseph Altar, or table, heavily laden with food for March 19, but, like many Catholic traditions linked with delicious Italian food, my curiosity was piqued! While I have not been able to convince my husband to create an elaborate three tiered table and…
Since my last seven, we survived another snow storm. Thankfully, it’s mostly melted now and warmer temperatures are moving in. Having temps in the 50s feels amazing after such a cold and icy February. drinking My mom came to visit for a bit and I took her to another South Jersey winery – Balic. I…
We’ve entered the third semester which means we’re more than halfway through the year; time for a mid-year review! You can read my 2025-26 curriculum post to see what I selected at the beginning of the year. You can read my other mid-year reviews here. what’s working The English materials I chose for both boys…
The first few days of Lent are always tough as my body is trying to figure out why I’m not giving it all the crap it’s used to consuming. celebrating Tony and I did a date night last Thursday, so Saturday I had a Galentine’s Party with three of my closest friends who are all…
Trying to get back into some regular blogging, not because of any specific goal, but just because I enjoy it, and because future Kelly loves going back through her archives. affiliate links below reading In my quest to define “ultra processed food”, I read Metabolical, but felt like the author was yelling at me a…
It’s not yet Candlemas, so I still have time to write up my usual Christmas summary post! We’ll take it back to the last week before Christmas and go up to Epiphany. Don’t worry; nothing exciting has happened in the last week+, so this post should suffice for awhile. End of Advent We finished our…
Yes, This is my New Year’s Resolutions Post It’s time to review last year’s effort and fit this year’s goals into a TikTok trend! As I am not on TikTok, I’m not sure how popular the idea of creating a personal curriculum still is (I think it peaked in August 2025??), but I’m here for…
Catching up on all the things! If you just want the details since my last post, feel free to skip to the bottom. I figured I should use our Christmas break to update the blog before my usual holiday wrap up post. I’m saving money and not sending Christmas cards this year (again), so this…
I’ve been busy. But, as I sit at CHOP while Fulton and Teddy get their second drug infusion (no problems since the first, but no real gains either), I thought I would write an update; one hopefully a bit more cheery. Thank you to everyone who commented and offered prayers after my last post. I…
It’s been quite the start to the homeschool year. As I briefly mentioned at the end of my last post, we lost nursing care on the first day of school . I thought perhaps it was time to provide some details on all the changes that have happened since we got word that Fulton and…
I’m sick of writing up lesson plans so instead I’ll write a blog post about our curriculum choices! Nineteen years at this game (because I don’t count PreK) and I’m still learning things, but very much looking forward to the year ahead. No deep reflections this year (unlike last year’s post and my other recent…
Last year I got a great question from Leslie on my curriculum post. She asked, Would you consider writing a post on how to evaluate the difference between “Homeschooling is not always fun and easy, and that’s okay!” and “Homeschooling is not working”? It’s hard for me to let go of wondering on the tough…