Trish’s Blog

Haley Family Homeschool Update

Teaching my children at home has so many advantages that I sometimes feel guilty that life is so good. And fun! The kids have naturally begun to do work on their own (like Math, Writing, Grammar and Reading). There are a few subjects that they can do without me and it leaves me free to [...]

For the Love of Four Square

I’ve been meaning to give another update on homeschooling, now that we have gone for a whole month. But first, here is a fun photo game for you. What is this? What do you think this is? Here’s another view. C’mon, you got to know it by now. Here’s more of a clue. Yep. Now [...]

Highlights of Second Week of Homeschooling

September 16, 2009 (Had this in my drafts… forgot to post.) The biggest highlight of our second week of homeschooling was the integration of a working Macintosh G4 computer. It was given to us by Jason Huebel of FriendFeed out of the kindness of his heart. He is also a fellow Texan and homeschooling parent. [...]

First Week of Homeschool… in the bag.

I started a blog post on September 1, our first day of homeschooling, but never finished it. Only now have I had the chance to come back for an update. Instead of changing tenses, I’m starting all over again. It feels a bit like writing an essay because I intend to give links as a [...]

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

When you’re clueless about homeschooling, this is the book to buy. It will help you solidify your decision to homeschool, decide what kind of learners you have, what kind of teacher you are, what kind of approach to take, and which curriculum will best suit your needs. It does exactly what it advertises–narrows the search [...]

Happy Not First Day of School!

Just a little update for those of you who have been wondering… Today was the first day of public school in our neighborhood. We all got up early and went to the schools to turn in letters of withdrawal for each of the children. I felt it was too late for me to mail them, [...]

The Homeschooling Option

Josh and I have decided to homeschool our children. It’s funny how life can change on a dime, but I think this has been coming on since before we had children. When we had our first, I remember saying that I would want to homeschool her because I couldn’t imagine sending her out into a [...]