Jodi McKenna

How can my youngest child be in Second Grade already?  This will be the last time we teach 2nd grade.  Unbelievable. Just yesterday it seems like Ezra was in 2nd grade! In a few short weeks she...

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We neglected the homeschool room all summer long.  Remind me never to do that. There were stacks of books, piles of paper, and remnants of former school years littered in every nook and cranny. ...

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There came a point when our then 6 year old just couldn’t fit the length of her toddler bed any more.  I hesitated to purchase a new bed for her for two reasons: Washing toddler sheets every n...

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I must admit that I have had a rocky relationship with my goals at times in the past.  We would both get swept up in a New Year’s Eve romance but then we’d drift apart as the melodious notes...

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Did you know that you can change how you think? Have you ever said, “Well, this is just who I am.” I used to think that I had to be how I was.  After a lot of research and through… The p...

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Do you have oily kids?  What kind of creepy question is that?  Well, it comes from the same person who totally used to be a creepy blog lurker. You see, there were two “older” homeschool m...

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Last week will go down in the books as a week that was filled with hours and hours and hours of preparation  for the Indiana Vex Robotics State meet.  I’m going to keep you in suspense on the...

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This week flew by, seeming to usher in warmer temperatures, daffodil buds, rain, and ants. Our penchant for the great outdoors, makes me feel like we didn’t do as much homeschooling as normal, ...

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I used to think there was a secret club just for teenagers.  And if you didn’t make it into the dazzling club by the time you were in high school, then you had missed your opportunity.  The c...

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After 110 days of homeschool, I figured it was appropriate for me to share about our school year.   Technically, this week was Spring Break from our Classical Conversations Community. I know, e...

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