Author Archives: Kelsey
My Retirement From Full Time Homeschool Teaching
This week I will be submitting my report for our youngest daughter for her homeschool academy, and it will be the last one I do as a fulltime home educator. This week will complete fifteen years of me teaching our … Continue reading
Forecast For Tomorrow
The anticipated high for tomorrow is 74 degrees, with the low bottoming out at 48, skies partly cloudy. That’s the weather. Also forecast for tomorrow is about a cord of firewood. We will be heading down to pick up some … Continue reading
Homeschool Parenting
Being a homeschooling parent has a lot of challenges. Chief among them is being sure that the things I teach are accurate, and fulfilling, and that the child is learning what she should in order to stay close enough to … Continue reading
It’s Thursday Night
What do you do when you are the last person up on a Thursday night? I watched a video on YouTube explaining thoroughly Q-Anon from it’s origin, to it’s ideologies, to where it is at now and where it is … Continue reading
Rainy Days and Family Dollar Always Get Me Down
It was not supposed to be rainy today, but it was. I had plans for outside, but the rain delayed them. I was happy to get some cardboard burned, the lawn mowed, and the animals fed during an hour this … Continue reading
The Gift of Faith
In the film, Angels and Demons, the character Robert Langdon is challenged on his beliefs before he is allowed access to the Catholic Archives, and is response is, I think, pretty perfect. It is diplomatic, without being forced to concede … Continue reading
Slipping Through Time
Today our eight year old and I spent time watching a tree trimming crew working for the power company, trimming back the trees in front of the house across the street, making way for safe power delivery. It was made … Continue reading
The Problem
Every now and then my mind turns to philosophy, and religion. Naturally, I take these subjects based on how I was raised, and how I have come to understand them during a couple of intro classes in college. I’ll tell … Continue reading
On A Rainy Day
Today has been a perfect, rainy day. The rain started yesterday, and has carried on through the night, and all of today so far. It is nearing sunset, and bedtimes for the kids, then the adults, with tomorrow meant to … Continue reading
I Am A Collector Of Antiques
I collect antiques and put them on display in our little old farm house. The difference between me and some other collectors is, most everything I collect and display, I also use. These days, most things a person buys gets … Continue reading