Thankful For Homeschool

 I'm sure you saw it all over the news: "Snowpocalypse Atlanta 2014"

{It took my husband 4 hours to get home Tuesday afternoon when the snow started and the freeways turned to gridlock - others we know spent literally an entire DAY inching their way home. It was a MESS, and we're just glad it's all over.}

When I was a public school teacher (and even in our three brief years as traditional school parents) I can remember the wondering and WAITING for school to be called off in the event of bad weather.

In Atlanta  school wasn't called off on Tuesday (EPIC fail) and thousands of students were left stranded on buses and at their schools for upwards of 24 hours. I cannot even imagine the worry felt by so many parents.

If you have homeschooled for any lenth of time these worries are foreign to you - your children are in YOUR CARE and the buck stops with YOU for the safety and well being. I am thankful to be homeschooling my children, for SO MANY reasons. 

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Infinite Value and Learning in Each Moment - Collage Friday

Our week was packed with so much learning. 

I can say with certainty that we hit every subject, spend every day SOLIDLY at home and schooling, and treasured the moments.

These weeks are sometimes elusive, so I'm treasuring this one.

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No Spend Month, Marriage, Menus, & Miscellany - Collage Friday

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January is no spend month in our house. What does this mean?

It means we're not spending unless it's a necessity or an otherwise planned expense. No eating out. No impulse buying. No buying books on Amazon (this is HARD!). No grabbing a Starbucks on the way to piano lessons (ouch - I usually do that).

So, this is me, brewing my own fancy coffee at home and taking it in the van to piano lessons. 

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