This past weekend our friend Tom came down from college to visit us. We met Tom while in Uganda this past summer. His story is amazing. He is now in the states getting an education so that he may go back and help build up and better his home country. We took him for a drive in the countryside and I...

It’s Thanksgiving week! It sure did sneak up on me. I haven’t even begun to think about what our menu will be. I guess I will be doing our traditional meal except with a vegan twist. I will be working on side dish recipes and posting them this week. For now, here is what this weeks menu looks...

One of the things that I love the most about homeschooling is that I get to choose when we take a break. I wish I could do the same for housework and chores…When I am planning for the school year I usually have set times for us to take breaks from homeschooling. Usually holidays and annual trips...

Today I got an email saying this : Congratulations suburbangranola.com You won the blog contest ” “Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines” Please email me your address so I can ship. I was in shock for a minute. Seriously. I cannot believe that I actually won something.  Take...

I got a request for a post on computer based curriculum. I am so excited. I got a request! I wasn’t even sure anyone was really ready this thing.. We have used a computer based curriculum by Alpha Omega called Switched on Schoolhouse. I was very excited about getting it and really liked it for...

I thought I would throw together a list of the educational websites that we love to use in our homeschool. This list will change periodically as I come across new ones. Please comment if a link is no longer working. All sites are free unless noted otherwise. For Teachers: www.bakersbookstore.com This...

This week I decided I needed to add an event column at the bottom of my menu. That way I know at a glance what we have going on that day. It should help me to remember why I am using the crockpot that day ( super busy day planned) and help remind me to prepare some things for future meals ahead of time....