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Farmers Market was a bust

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Well, we came, we saw, we left. The farmers market was not the haven of gorgeous locally grown goodies that I thought it would be. My sister came over around noon and, after floundering a bit about whether or not we would even go today we decided to truck on out to the market. To say it was disappointing would…
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A New Outlook

life· unschooling

Today was the first day spent without my niece coming over. Well, the first official Monday of our new life of being able to go out and wander the world. We went to Target. LOL This morning, Iain woke up at 6:15 (so much for sleeping until 7:30!). He had set his alarm so he could get up and see…
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Wonderful Weekend

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In spite of the fact that both Iain and Ryan have been suffering through summer colds this has been a great weekend! Yesterday we spent a lot of time just vegging and hanging around the house. Sean finally finished up a bike project that he’d been working on and was quite pleased with his handiwork. Iain made great progress on…
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Our First Year – A Review

parenting· unschooling

There were some folks who doubted my ability to homeschool my children. In fact, last summer when Sean and I made the decision to keep Iain home from school this year, a person whom I really respect and admire called me and said, (without a hello)”what the hell are you thinking?! You really believe you’re qualified to teach your kid?”…
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A Book Review and Lessons Learned

a.s. neill· freedom· parenting· unschooling

This holiday weekend was spent hanging out with family, catching up on housework, and reading A.S. Neill’s book, Freedom – Not License. It was interesting to read a book, written over 40 years ago on a topic that even by today’s standards seems avant garde. I cannot imagine what the reaction was when this book was introduced in 1966. While…
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