Category Archives: School of Smooches

School Update

Posted on February 24, 2014 by houseofsmooches

School of Smooches update!  We are 7/12th of the way through our school year!  Yes, I am counting down the days.  The months after Christmas always seem to drag past and I always feel like we get into a rut.  … Continue reading →

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What to Blog

Posted on October 10, 2013 by houseofsmooches

Sometimes I don’t blog because life is just too hard and I’m not ready to share that “hard” with the entire world. Sometimes I don’t blog because life is just too busy and there’s no time. Sometimes I don’t blog … Continue reading →

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School of Smooches 2013

Posted on September 21, 2013 by houseofsmooches

I meant to post this a few weeks ago, since we just finished up our 3rd (woohoo) week of school, but I just never got around to doing it!  So here’s the post from our first day of school. The … Continue reading →

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Blue Grotto

Posted on September 19, 2013 by houseofsmooches

I don’t know how people homeschooled before the internet.  I mean, I know they did……especially considering we are a second generation homeschooling family.  In my home, growing up, we didn’t even have a computer until I was 17 or 18, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 5, 2013 by houseofsmooches

       

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School of Smooches

Posted on March 21, 2013 by houseofsmooches

The School of Smooches has about 8 weeks left in the 2012/2013 school year…….yippee!  Overall,we’ve had a very successful year.  I decided to make some curriculum changes this year and simplify our history program.  These have been some of the … Continue reading →

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Tramping in the woods

Posted on January 29, 2013 by houseofsmooches

Today was the most beautiful day we’ve had yet this year.  The weather was perfect…..warm (70s) and sunny.  So we had a bit of school in the morning, a picnic lunch on the deck and the rest of the afternoon … Continue reading →

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Hitting the books

Posted on December 30, 2012 by houseofsmooches

Back to school!  Yep, we are going back to school tomorrow.  It kinda feels like we are cutting our Christmas break a bit short, but we have no special plans this week, the kids are going a bit wonky with … Continue reading →

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Thankful Hearts — Day 27

Posted on November 27, 2012 by houseofsmooches

Day 27:  I’m thankful that God gives wisdom, even in the small things.  I especially thankful today for the wisdom of having a 4 day school week.  What a blessing not to feel stressed because we “missed school”.  And since … Continue reading →

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Thankful Hearts — Day 3

Posted on November 3, 2012 by houseofsmooches

Day 3:  At the School of Smooches we are studying ancient history.  This past week we were talking about the development of writing starting with Egyptian hieroglyphics and cuneiform script and the development of the “mode”…….clay tablets, papyrus, etc.  So … Continue reading →

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