One of the best things about independent homeschooling I have really come to appreciate this year is the flexibility it allows me as a “mommy” and a “teacher” in scheduling life around the lessons and the freedom it affords us to be a family.  I was more than a little apprehensive when we decided to enroll my 4 year […]

      Keeping Halloween safe and fun for kids seems to be harder and harder every year as the holiday has turned into a gore fest of yard displays and weirdos and the like.  Remember when Halloween and Trick Or Treating was a cute little holiday for kids?!  *sigh*  If you’re planning on heading […]

HOORAY!  The BIG WHEELS are rolling back into Elk Grove!  The Sacramento County Library Association is bringing back a display of the BIGGEST and the BEST Big Wheels vehicles around in this fun-filled annual event!  On Saturday, September 20th, head on down to Franklin Community Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for this FREE event featuring more than a dozen trucks, large vehicles, buses, […]

  So, this image pretty much captures my heart today. Okay, truth be told, I am actually writing this on Sunday, the day before my little boy starts school for the first time outside of our home, because I know come Monday morning I will be a complete wreck.

  A ‘First Day of School’ picture is a must for back to school, and of course you need a sign, right?