If you’ve popped over to my Syncopated Mama blog at all over the past few years (or even today, when I’m sharing our biggest trip yet), you’ve probably picked up on the fact that we like to travel. A lot. Don’t be afraid to travel with your preschoolers! When...
Summer is the perfect time for the pool, a few good books, and some time spent planning for the new school year. Yet, with so many tools and options at your disposable, it can be difficult to sort through the options so your planning time is as productive as it can...
If your mornings look more like a scene out of a horror film than an old MGM musical you are not alone. Trying to motivate three kids to start school — dealing with all of these different personalities and people who have their own agendas and want to do their...
I don’t know how I first heard about Five in a Row. Maybe it was at one of those La Leche League meetings I attended with my baby, and later a baby and a preschooler. There were lots of homeschoolers there, sharing recipes for sugar-free desserts and talking about...
My sweet puppy Bishnu died just after G and I returned from our honeymoon. He was the best dog ever (seriously!) and so easy to take care of, but caring for a dog in his last days can be incredibly difficult and I didn’t think I’d ever want to go through that process...
Sometimes we like to share the case studies of moms who are rocking this homeschool thing. Below is one such story. Joanna Rammell knows a thing or two about teaching. The second generation homeschool mom and former teacher has been seeped in education since childhood...