Breathing Space

 There used to be this post going around how at different points in life you want different things, but you don't have them when you wan...

I had a twenty-four-hour whirlwind out of town trip for a wedding. I went solo. No children, no schedules, no reminders. It was jam-packed w...

I discovered the secret to a stress-free Pesach. I have been making Pesach for 15 years, so I had a lot of practice. Listen, the secret is...

Last day of the winter vacation for the dayschool kids, and they made both lunch and dinner. Yes, that includes even my moody teenager. He w...

"There is no inreach", tells me a FFB person. I was chatting about text-based learning, about my visceral desire to grow. "At...

We are in the middle of Shemot with 10 yo, moving right along, I think I will end up with the best textual preparation because of this; I ha...

A friend posted about making mug cakes. 10 yo saw this post this morning, and made me watch the video which showed how to make those cakes....

It is November. As one of my veteran homeschooling moms reminds me (every year) it is a time for burning out, wanting to throw in a towel, o...

7 yo's best friend had a birthday party today. He has been anticipating going there for a long time. He checked for the correct date on ...

On Tuesday, I had a whole grand plan for the day laid out. Both boys chose to start with math. 9 yo was in the throes of long division. He d...

These are sweet potato latkes I made for the last day of Chanukah. This is the face 7 yo made about them: "I don't like l...

I always say morning brachot before having breakfast. Usually it is the only davening I get in. The kids know what I mean when they offer me...

We have a bunk bed for the boys. We had it since they were 2 and 4. Since we got it when they were so young, we were very firm about the old...

It's two o'clock and we are finished. I think, for today, I got a good balance of "things to do" and "things which wi...

During most recent orthodox homeschoolers online chat, someone asked about resources for teaching science and a lively discussion ensued. I ...

Last night, uncharacteristically, I decided to plan for today. Actually, I planned a zoo outing for today, but they were promising thunderst...

I decided to start early, so today was the first day. The chagim are in a month, and I want to be able to take off some days for errands and...

We are done with school, in case anyone is still wondering. 6 yo still didn't finish Lama, and 8 yo still didn't finish Vayeira, but...

Yesterday, we took kids bowling, It was a rainy day, my husband thought he could squeeze it in between procedures, we have Kids Bowl Free, a...

Today ended up being another unschooling day. 2 yo woke up at 6 with a fever and not a single other symptom. The boys got up and got dress...