As we near the end of our first year of full-time home schooling (prepare for celebratory post next week), my heart has been calling me to talk about “Tootie’s Table”…because, well, that’s where our home school takes place and might just have been where this whole inspiration began. “Tootie” was the affectionate name given to my maternal grandmother, Lutie. And, Tootie was a teacher. Not just any teacher, she was one of the best. When she was still with us,…
Ok, first I feel the need to address the elephant in the room. (Well, it may be an elephant only to me, but still I feel the need to address it.) It’s been a minute since I’ve written a post. Ok, more than a minute…it’s been six weeks. Six weeks. Yikes! But, as much as I’m kicking myself for getting off-track, I’m also realizing how much I’ve missed this. So, we’re back. And just like I tell kids when they…
The tale of a homeschooling family that never thought they could That’s us. Yup, we were like the reverse of that Little Blue Engine that “thought she could.” We swore we couldn’t, we wouldn’t, we didn’t want to…homeschool our children, that is. And some days I still can’t believe that we took the leap. But, without doubt, it is the best thing that has ever happened for our little family. We want to share our story for two reasons: First,…