by Christine Tarlecki | Aug 4, 2015 | Family Life, Farmer's Market, Food, Inspiration, Marietta, Parenting, Recipes, Things to do in Marietta
Summer isn’t over yet, and we still have a good three or four weeks until school starts, plus a whole month of glorious warmth in September. Here are 21 things to do before summer is over! At your local CSA or farmer’s market, grab as many bruised tomatoes and...
by Donna Vail | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Homeschool, Inspiration, Parenting, Uncategorized
Whether it’s our children or ourselves learning a new subject, habit or a new skill, the effectiveness will increase once you put the book down and apply your knowledge. Anytime you or your children are learning, a new skill is developed by putting the newly...
by Donna Vail | Jun 9, 2015 | Culture, Education, Family Life, Homeschool, Homeschool, Parenting
Ask any parent and they can tell you of a time when their child did not want to do their academic studies, even to the point of absolute avoidance. It is nothing to be worried about or cause to label a child for such behavior. This a normal part of a child’s...
by Donna Vail | May 12, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Inspiration, Parenting
Like Thomas Jefferson’s quote, “I cannot live without books,” I too cannot live without books. Ever since my first visit to a public library at a very early age, books have been an integral part of my life helping me develop my imagination and learn. Books have been...
by Pamela Kock | May 8, 2015 | Culture, Family Life, Inspiration, Parenting
I heard this simple phrase many times growing up: “You are so like your mother.” I see her when I look in the mirror. I’m short like her (I got one more inch), I see echoes of her features, her body type, her smile (I did not, however, inherit her...
by Emily McMason | May 4, 2015 | Parenting
April was birthday season at our house. All four of us celebrate over 11 days. It’s a lot of candles. And not always the right presents. Years ago I bought a dollhouse for my daughter. There were so many things that I loved about it. It was wooden! The roof has solar...
