• Parenting

    A Message to the Momhood

    Once upon a time, my house was organized and free of pet hair. The kids were lined up around the kitchen table, working with enthusiasm and joy on a science experiment. The house smelled like fresh linens and lilacs. The sound of birds at the backyard bird feeder could be heard through the slightly opened…

  • Encouragement,  Homeschooling

    Algebra & Pancakes & Important Things

    Your child doesn’t think you’re brilliant because you can spit out answers to Algebra problems; your child thinks you’re brilliant because you know how to make pancakes. OK, so maybe if your child is an astrophysicist, he will be impressed by your Algebra prowess…but if he’s an Astrophysicist, he can do his own Algebra problems!…