Family

Homeschooling Adventures

On Friday I loaded my boys into the Runamuk-truck and we ventured over to New Sharon for some goat manure. …

14 years ago

No home-loan yet…

Well the long wait is over. We found out yesterday afternoon that our loan request with the USDA has been…

14 years ago

Holding my breath for our home loan approval

We finally completed the paper chase for the USDA. Like any home-loan process a number of financial documents and credit…

14 years ago

Avoiding cabin fever in Maine

The snows and cold used to come a lot earlier to Maine thirty and fifty years ago, but now, in…

15 years ago

Winter Family Fun Day at Mount Blue State Park

Maine is fortunate to have a bounty of state parks and public reserved lands. We also have a number of…

15 years ago

What Exactly is Citizen Science?

I've mentioned it a couple of times in some of my posts, participating in a citizen science program at-home.  I…

15 years ago

Age is No Limit in Big Scientific Discoveries

This is amazing.Just two days ago, on January 2, this 10-year old Kathryn Gray in Canada was using a computer…

15 years ago

Science at-Home; Not Just for Homeschoolers

Everyone agrees that parents play a critical role in their children's education: research shows that when parents are actively involved…

15 years ago

Darwin’s Darkest Hour

I've been looking forward to watching this particular film for a long time, unfortunately in our area there's not much…

16 years ago

Going secular for the holidays

With Halloween upon us and Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself looking ahead to the winter holiday season with…

16 years ago