Chocolate milk is the perfect way to satiate a sweets craving. Up until recently, we’ve had the quintessential brown squeeze-bottle in the fridge next to the milk. Then my son asked, “Can’t we make homemade chocolate syrup?” It caught me off guard at first because I was so used to just buying the chocolate syrup, but …
Thank you to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium for hosting my family for an incredible day trip! You can learn a lot from books and educational programming, but sometimes you need to just get out there and experience things first hand. This is why schools host field trips. It’s also why homeschooler tends to …
Why is it that bread making gets all the oohs and aahs, but also all of the fear and anxiety? So many of my friends are amazed that I make my own bread. I love to cook and bake, and making homemade bread isn’t any harder than making homemade cookies! Yesterday, I wanted to make …
Like the stereotypical Italian mothers and nonnas, if you come to my house I will feed you. If you’re happy; I’ll feed you. If you’re sad; I’ll feed you. If you’re hungry; I’ll feed you. Even if you’re not hungry; I’ll feed you. Very early in my relationship with my husband, my in-laws came over for …
In another week, we will begin our fourth year of homeschooling. During that time, my older two children have been homeschooled through Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), and we have been so very grateful for that resource. However, I now have a four-year-old, and he has been asking to be homeschooled for over a year! Since …
