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Field Trips
While not all of our field trips from August until now have been in KC, I do think that there are a lot of very neat opportunities for...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Dec 1, 20142 min read
Teach Your Child to Read
A lot has happened since my last post, but I've seen a lot of friends and networks blogging, and I thought I should jump on that and blog...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Dec 1, 20142 min read
Ni Hao and Take a Bow
After a week of homeschooling, I'm optimistic. This is not to say we didn't struggle through; there were days when bribery was not only a...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Aug 19, 20141 min read
In the Beginning
It's taken a while to get here, but here we are. Many of Audrey's friends are back at school and we are here at home, still planning,...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Aug 14, 20142 min read
CAPITALIZE the fun
If you're officially homeschooling or doing what I am now naming home educating (educating at home as a suplement to what they learn in a...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Feb 8, 20143 min read
When You're Sick and Tired
Honestly, I'm not sure of the answer to this one. A lot of sites will give you the "quick and easy," but when I'm feeling exhausted from...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Feb 5, 20141 min read
Homeschooling...?
Thinking about schooling for Audrey and starting to feel somewhat unsure. Technically, she should not (in the local school districts)...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Jan 29, 20142 min read
Homeschooling
Homeschooling? Thinking about schooling for Audrey and starting to feel somewhat unsure. Technically, she should not (in the local school...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Jan 1, 20142 min read
Getting Started
While I am getting started with this homeschool thing , I want to document things. I wasn't going to start a blog, but suddenly it seemed...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Jan 1, 20142 min read
The First Workbooks
We are starting out with three workbooks plus the reading she and I will do together beyond the workbooks. I appreciate comments and...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Jan 1, 20142 min read
My Response to Attached Parenting Critics
Disclaimer: The following responses don’t necessarily reflect the entirety of my parenting style nor do they accurately describe my...
Amber Drake de Sousa
May 14, 20123 min read
Time After Time
I need to be a better blogger. The thing is… I want to blog about everything, and then I sit down and start to pin. I lack… focus. Even...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 24, 20121 min read
Basic Beauty for the Young Princess
Basic Makeup Hints For the Preteen/Teen Princess These are the years where kids fall into the traps of stereotypes of all shapes and...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 24, 20123 min read
A Touch of Sadness
So it hit me today. I went into the children’s room at church to play with Audrey and she was there playing with all of these toys that...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 24, 20111 min read
International Tot Tickets: No Biggy, Schmiggy
So I went to buy my tickets today and have been planning this for a while. Only after buying the tickets did I realize– toddlers (under 2...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 15, 20111 min read
Pre-Travel Packing
So my husband is into the pre-travel shopping: What should we take for the family? What can we sell when we get there? In his mind, it’s...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 6, 20113 min read
Barnes & Noble Nook: Portable or Practical?
Those friends already following this blog have probably been following me on Facebook and know very well about my excitement surrounding...
Amber Drake de Sousa
Apr 6, 20112 min read
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