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Download Sonlight samples here. That's right: You can see sample pages from Sonlight's Instructor's Guides as well as many other products. Get a feel for how Sonlight handles schedules and notes. Discover the incredible amount of information included in every … Continue reading →

Retching. [NB: This post doesn't improve much from that first word. You have been warned.] I look at the clock: 12:23am. It must be my wife. I go to investigate. Yep, Brittany is poised over the toilet heaving. This continues … Continue reading →

Some Blog Business:Blog comments are beautiful things. ...unless they are from "Anonymous" who is sharing links that are, well, less than ideal. That is why I have fiddled with Blogger's code and finally figured out how to make Anonymous's comments … Continue reading →

I read an interview with Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) in the Costco Magazine a while back. The point that stuck with me was that Mr. Adams says he struggles to remember what topics he's already covered in his strip. … Continue reading →

Olfactory cues are powerful things. To this day the smell of my parent's leather couch brings me back to several specific titles I read while homeschooled. Campfire smoke trapped in clothing transports me to the woods. Chlorine raises my pulse … Continue reading →

Presents, trees, family and friends, eggnog, reindeer, corny old movies, potentially even cornier music, red and green decorations hanging everywhere, cards from people you've never met, sales, and conspiracy theories. Ah... Christmas. I was thinking about writing a series on … Continue reading →

Parenting is hard. Homeschooling isn't. That's my naive view of the moment. What's so hard about reading books together? I do that just about every night before bedtime. What's so hard about drilling kids on their colors and encouraging them … Continue reading →