We are a family of seven, 5 humans and 2 dogs.

I am “retired” while my husband is a Captain with the fire department.

We home school our two younger children: a daughter, age 12, and a son, age 10. We enjoy swimming, camping, fishing, Legos, board games and roller coasters.

Our Morning:

Mornings with us are never typical. My youngest son has autism/type 1 diabetes, and Tourettes. His morning therapists come from 8:30 to 11:30. We use this time to work with my daughter on some school subjects or take her to any extracurricular activities.

Our Afternoon:

Afternoons are also not typical. Throughout the week my son also has added therapies such as OT, speech, PT, and aqua therapy.

On off days we try to go to the park or some other social activities.

Our Evening:

Evenings between 4:00 and 6:00 are school times for us. My son focuses on one subject a day doing about a week’s worth each day. My daughter uses this time to finish up anything she didn’t complete that morning.

We have late family dinners and try to get in a family game a few nights a week.

Just for Fun:

We have realized that making plans never really works out for us. We have good days and we have bad days. Having a child with special needs and type 1 diabetes will make things a lot more adventurous and unpredictable.

While homeschooling was never apart of the plan, it has become a blessing. We have been homeschooling for 2 years and my children are now thriving in ways I could never have imagined. Once I found out how each child learned, the Timberdoodle curriculum allowed us to customize their learning. Not sure if homeschooling will be a permanent thing, but for now it is working.

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Hi! We’re the Sehr family!

I’m Samantha- I was homeschooled when I was a kid, and I knew I’d homeschool my kids when I had them. I was a nurse before I became a stay-at-home mom when our first was born. I now homeschool our 3 kids and help run a homeschool enrichment class group.

My husband, Jarrod, works for the VA. He’s working from home 4 days a week, so he gets to peek in on what the kids are doing throughout the day.

Our children are Moriah, 8, Cainan, 5, and Reuben, 3.

We also have a Jack Russel Terrier puppy named Patch.

Moriah enjoys a variety of activities, from drawing and softball to catching frogs and helping me cook. (We don’t cook the frogs!) The boys spend most of their time riding their “quads” and terrorizing the back yard.

Our Morning:

In the summer, our typical day starts with the 5-year-old waking everyone else!

Everyone is pretty much on their own for breakfast- cereal, yogurt, or frozen waffles. We aren’t a “get-up-and-go” household!

The kids are allowed to play after they’ve finished their chores- making beds and getting ready for the day, plus devotions and an extra chore for the oldest… and lots of chores for me, too!

Today is one of the last days in June, and we take advantage of being outside in the mornings, because Georgia summers are HOT!

Our Afternoon:

Lunch is almost always leftovers from dinner the night before. While everyone is sitting and relatively quiet, we will do a family Bible study time (aimed more toward the boys’ ages).

After lunch, we finally get started on some schoolwork. We school year round, but summer is a lighter load. Moriah is in 3rd grade. This summer we are doing geography, science, math review, and critical thinking. Cainan just turned 5, so we are doing some Pre-K and Kindergarten work, but it’s almost all still play based. Of course Reuben is just 3, so what I do with him only involves play and reading. We read to all 3 quite a bit, and Moriah reads books by herself, too. Although I don’t usually buy a full Timberdoodle curriculum set, we mostly use books from them, with a couple other things thrown in here and there.

After schoolwork is completed, everyone takes what I call “Mandatory Rest Time”!! Everyone goes into their rooms for a half hour to read or play quietly in their beds.

After that, they can have some screen time or play with friends in our neighborhood.

Our Evening:

In the evening, we almost always get to eat dinner as a family. I’ve been trying to cook healthier lately. Baked salmon and quinoa is a huge hit in our house! Add a salad for the adults, and steamed broccoli and carrots for everyone, and I sometimes feel like I’ve got it together!

We may make a trip to Home Depot for something we need for our yard, and do some yard work or take a walk. If Jarrod or I can fit in some exercise, we’ll do that as well.

Summer doesn’t usually have many evening commitments, and it’s nice to have that break from the “school year.”

The kids all get a bath and pajamas on around 8:00. “Bedtime snack” is a peach or strawberries, this time of year!

We read books or sometimes watch TV together. (America’s Got Talent is on right now, and that’s a favorite!)

Bedtime is 9:00 for the kids and about 10:30 for the adults. We usually fall into bed exhausted- me from chasing the little ones around all day, and Jarrod from being up since 5:45 or earlier for work.

Just for Fun:

During the “school year” the kids also take enrichment classes through the homeschool group I help run, so they also get music, art, computer, and more science in addition to the fuller workload we do at home.

We try to have the kids involved in a sport or other physical activity through the year. Moriah plays softball, and Cainan just started soccer and does some horseback riding, but we have done other activities such as gymnastics or dance as well.

We are also active in our church- I direct a children’s choir, and we host and lead a community group. Jarrod and I also teach Sunday School once a month.

Summers are a good time for relaxation, because our September-May is filled with lots of things! It doesn’t disrupt most of the daytime routine, but our evenings and weekends are full!

Hey, I’m Jesse, a homeschooling mom to my very spirited 6 1/2-year-old son Caden.

We live with my senior citizen parents out on a little ranch in the remote foothills of Northern California.

We have a Siamese cat, lots of fish, horses and we plan on having pigs one day!

I work from home as a single mom blogger and entrepreneur.

We are just wrapping up our first year of homeschooling! Kindergarten was a lot more complicated than I thought it would be, but we eventually found success and are ending our first year on a happy note.

Our Morning:

We just got back from 2 weeks off from school for a mini summer break. We were back at it today and a very beautiful Monday. I slept in, but Caden got up bright and early and went straight outside after breakfast to play on his new water slide.

After I was up, I made superfood smoothies and started out the day with unpacking all of our things from vacation and checking my email.

We then sat down at the dining room table for a quick bit of school. When it’s warm out we usually sit outside on the picnic table but today we just didn’t feel like walking up the hill so we stayed inside. We only have 3 books left to finish up before we officially end this school year, so we did 2 pages in each and then Caden curled up on the couch for some cartoons.

We usually do school in the mid to late afternoons and school for 1-2 hours. Since he’s only in kindergarten and he has severe ADHD that is all we can manage in a day. We have used quite a lot of curriculum from Timberdoodle, and a few things from Rainbow Resources and Christian Books.

My son was not willing to do his chores today, so we are currently working on that! Oh, the joys of little boys!

Our Afternoon:

Most of our day happens in the afternoon. We do our school, chores and daily routine in the afternoon.

Today we didn’t leave the house. We usually only go out when we need groceries or Caden has a play date, because we live in the very remote country and it’s over an hour’s drive to town! So when we run errands it’s an all-day outing!

Right now we are working on building props for a Ghostbuster home movie Caden and his cousin will be filming together. They are obsessed with Ghostbusters and have been building their own proton packs and costumes! Its been so much fun to watch them get creative.

Our Evening:

Right now I am cooking up some cheeseburgers for dinner, working on some things for my blog and writing this while Caden is snacking on some chips and watching Nick. Jr.

We are ready to relax for the night, cuddle in my chair, take showers and be ready for bed in a few hours.

Our days are not very interesting or busy but we try to make them better each day.

Just for Fun:

The first half of the year, we did basketball. Caden didn’t really enjoy it so it doesn’t look like we will be doing that again.

We are trying to sign up for Boy Scouts but I am not having success in talking him into it!

Basketball was early on Saturday mornings, and that was rough on us. We are not early risers by any means, most days I am not out of bed before noon so having to be up, dressed and drive almost an hour to be somewhere by 9:00 AM was a nightmare! So glad it’s over! We’ve learned we can’t do morning activities.

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Hi! I’m Allison, a former teacher and current homeschooling mom. My husband, Andy, is a pastor. We have 3 kids.

Elias, 6, loves anything to do with robots or outer space.

Etta, 2, is obsessed with animals.

And our baby, Graham, loves smiling and keeping me up all night!

We all thoroughly enjoy road trips, whether it’s a 6-hour trip to Grandma’s house or a 5,000 mile journey across the country!

Our Morning:

While I love the idea of a productive morning where we get all our school work accomplished, it just doesn’t happen. Typically, we’re out at playgroup or running errands.

My kids are happiest in the morning, so even when we’re home, I take advantage of their cooperative play to get housework done.

When the 6-year-old does do school, the two-year-old likes to “work” alongside him scribbling in dollar store workbooks.

Our Afternoon:

After lunch, (which would be peanut butter and jelly every day if left up to Elias and Etta), it’s nap time for the little ones.

We always try and do Math-U-See during this point in our day. While I love that she tries to copy what Elias is doing (and starting to learn in the process), if little sister is awake, those integer blocks end up everywhere!

Our Evening:

Our evenings all depend on Daddy’s schedule. It’s pretty normal for him to have evening meetings, but we always try and have dinner as a family, even if it means eating early before he heads back to work.

Homeschooling with a toddler and a baby mean sometimes they go to bed early so we can finish up those last few subjects!

Just for Fun:

We participate in a weekly playgroup. It’s mostly preschoolers, but my oldest has a few younger friends that still attend. I always toss A Reason for Writing in my diaper bag so he can work if he doesn’t want to play with the little kids.

We travel extensively. We love National Parks, museums, and factory tours. One of the biggest factors in our decision to homeschool was to continue to have the freedom to give our kids the opportunity to learn in real-life settings! Vacation that counts as school? Yes, please!

Lucy’s Day

Hi! I’m Lucy, age 11. I have six siblings, a mama who homeschools me, and a daddy who works at a Christian summer camp.

I love animals and art, and wish we had a pet. Maybe someday…

I also like to bake, as do my sisters Lindy and Betsy.

Lindy is 6 and Betsy is 4. My brothers are 9-year-old Henry, 8-year-old Lincoln, 2-year-old Boone, and 7-month-old Winston. We all love to play Legos!

Our Morning:

On a typical summer day, Mama would wake us kids up at about 8:30 AM. Lindy would immediately hop out of bed, full of energy as usual, and run out of our room. Betsy would soon follow, but I like to take my time. Maybe that’s why I’m usually late for breakfast!

After eating a yummy meal of oatmeal or cereal, while Mama read from the Bible, we would gather together for chores. My sisters would be dispatched to fold clean rags, and my brothers to unload the dishwasher. I would have to fold laundry! Not the most exciting chore ever, but it has got to be done every day.

Then it would be time for school, “table time,” we call it. That’s because we do it at the table. I would probably have math, journaling, and grammar. We’re learning the Spanish language online, so add that to the list of schoolwork. I like Spanish and journaling. It is fun to write about my day, or a book that I’m reading. 7th grade math is not the easiest, and I could say the same for grammar.

Our Afternoon:

After table time, we eat a hearty lunch, made by Mama, and then it’s free time!

Lincoln heads for his Legos, with Henry generally following close behind. Boone and Winston have to take naps, and the little girls often play with dolls. I might play with them, or do a craft like jewelry making. I sometimes draw, which is really fun.

We all read for a while, and then pull on our swimsuits! Pool time! Since we live at a summer camp, it takes us two minutes to arrive at a water park in our our old blue Scout. Waterslides on a hot day are like sledding on a cold one – LOTS of fun! Hours fly by quickly, and too soon it’s time to go home.

Our Evening:

When Daddy comes back from work for dinner, he is always welcomed with squeals of delight! He is usually hungry, so Mama prepares a big meal, usually using some kind of meat in it. Mmm!

We read together, or watch a movie, and then it is time for bed.

We fall asleep fast, tired out from a great day.

Just for Fun:

Some days we ride our bikes together. That is always fun, and tiresome too! We live on a hill, so riding back up to our home is always a challenge.

Henry’s Day

Hi! I’m Henry. I am 9 years old. I have six siblings and I’m the second oldest kid in our family.

11-year-old Lucy is my older sister. She enjoys art and adventures.

Lincoln is 8 . He likes Legos and chocolate cake.

Lindy, at age 6, likes dolls and princesses.

4-year-old Betsy likes the same things as Lindy.

Boone, age 2, loves fire trucks and Daddy.

7-month-old Winston loves all of us.

Mama likes cooking and homeschooling, and Daddy likes working on cars and playing with us.

(By the way, I like Legos, working on cars with Daddy,and playing with my siblings.)

Our Morning:

On an average day in our family, Mama will wake us up, we’ll all get dressed,and then we’ll go downstairs.

Our breakfast usually consists of oatmeal with applesauce and blueberries, or cereal.( Sometimes both.)

After breakfast, we will start school. School for me, is usually made up of a page of math, one or two pages of language, maybe cursive or journal, and sometimes Spanish or spelling.

Our Afternoon:

Lunch comes after school. Lunch (made by Mama) might be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with grapes, oranges, and Goldfish crackers on the side. Sometimes we eat lunch at the pool of the summer camp we live at. That’s fun.

After we eat , we jump in, to cool off.

After lunch, we read while the younger ones take naps.

Then, we play until dinner.

Our Evening:

Dinner might be chicken, or a salad. Or chicken and a salad.

After dinner, we will play, or read.

Then, we get our pajamas on and go to bed. That’s a day in the life of me. 

Just for Fun:

Sometimes we have a smaller school assignment, so that we have time to go on a bike ride or a hike or something. That’s pretty fun.

Sawadee ka! Greetings from Thailand.

I am Rachel, a family medicine physician, currently stay-at-home mom, focusing on supporting my husband, raising my children, and ministering in Thailand. When I have a chance, I enjoy reading, learn to play fiddle, and writing, including trying to keep a blog.

Philip is finishing up his PhD. dissertation on Thai politics, mostly working from home.

Eris, nearly 10 years, is my writer and all around helper.

Meriel, soon-to-be eight years, is my budding artist and musician, playing the tin whistle.

Hollis, just 6 years, is full of enthusiasm for just about anything, but she especially enjoys math, reading, and playing her melodica.

Simeon, coming up on 4 years, is our resident “snuggler,” demonstrating exuberant love to all of us.

Calla, 7 months, gives us big smiles and keep us on our toes by eating anything we leave in her reach.

Our Morning:

We don’t have a predictable starting time to our days. I like to sleep in as late as I’m let, and I let the kids sleep in if they are able. Sometimes, Hollis will finish her schoolwork before her older sisters are awake; other days, we don’t get anything done other than housework before lunch.

Typically, though, we start our school day around 9:30, after cleaning up from breakfast. I begin singing a song to alert my children to gather their school supplies and come to the couch for Bible story. After Bible-time, each child looks in her “Assignment Notebook” and picks a task to begin. Simeon has a few activities from which to choose, such as alphabet cards, counting cards, threading beads, BambinoLUK.

Our curriculum is an amalgamation, purchased and given; new and second hand. Eris and Meriel do “Five-a-day” math problems, as outlined in “Math On the Level,” while I supervise Hollis’s “Printing with Pictures” handwriting or working math problems with Inchimals. Later, I give Eris and Meriel a combined lesson on equivalent fractions.

Calla continually wants to pull herself up to standing by the couch, so Simeon scatters cushions on the floor to break her many falls. The older girls complete their “A Reason for Writing” handwriting pages, and Hollis takes a break while I hang up the laundry on the upstairs balcony. Sometime around noon, we’re all getting hungry, so I have some of the kids start getting ready for lunch while Meriel reads aloud from “More Days Go By” Pathway reader.

Our Afternoon:

Before long, we are all dressed and ready to walk to the little two-table restaurant for lunch. Since she only has one burner, the cook takes a while to prepare our 6 rice dishes. Daddy and Simeon walk to the local store to buy milk and eggs. I bring along “Story of the World 3” to read aloud and discuss while we wait. Just as we finish reading about the Trail of Tears, the first plate arrive on the table. As we eat, we share what we have been learning with Daddy: memorized Bible verses, math facts, the history story.

If I’m lucky, Calla won’t fall asleep during lunch and will be ready for a good nap when we get back home. I use this free-hands time for music lessons and practice: piano for Eris, tin whistle for Meriel, and melodica for Hollis. I’m not a music teacher, but I can read music and am managing to impart the basics to the kids.

Eris finishes her school day by reading on her Kindle her assigned historical fiction or non-fiction for the week or discussing a philosophy lesson with Daddy in his upstairs study. I help Meriel with a spelling lesson from an old copy of “Spelling Power,” given to us by a family with five grown children. Then Hollis needs help with her Logik Street game; she can’t figure out which house the turtle can be in.

Our Evening:

By the time Calla is up from her nap, rain clouds are forming, so I dash upstairs to bring in the laundry before changing her diaper and nursing her. The rain cools it down enough, that I can turn the stove on to make supper without dripping sweat. Eris chops potatoes and grates cheese, I shred cabbage and mince onion and garlic. We all sit down together for a “Not Quite Colcannon” supper. The colcannon we had in the United States had sour cream and was baked in an oven, luxuries we have to do without here, but it’s still delicious.

We all work together to clean up from supper, then we need to do a “laundry challenge.” It started a few years ago with trying to fold and put away as much laundry as we could in fifteen minutes. These days, depending on how big the pile is, we may have to go a bit longer, but we still make it a fun time working together. Simeon is the “gopher,” putting away small items like napkins and towels as we fold.

While kids get ready for bed while I start some preparations for the next school day: writing math “five-a-days,” review math and history lessons. My goal is that by the time the kids are in bed, I can relax: read, play my fiddle if Calla cooperates, spend time with Philip. Currently Calla teething, so she doesn’t want to be out of my arms much, but I can read a bit of “The Story of English” or “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” while soothing her to sleep.

Just for Fun:

Our school week runs from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, we do special activities such as art or history projects or sometimes just relax from a busy week. I chose Friday to be our “fun day” and “rest day” since our weekends are so busy.

We live above Tawipon Church, a church plant of Immanuel Baptist in Bangkok. On Saturday mornings, we teach Kids’ Club, a program of games, Bible stories, and crafts for the children in the area. These children have never heard about Jesus or the God of the Bible, so it’s an exciting privilege to share in this ministry.

Sundays, we drive about forty-five minutes into Bangkok to attend Immanuel, since we don’t have Sunday morning service here yet. In the afternoon, we take advantage of being in the city to go grocery shopping or to Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok’s private English library. We often get pizza or hamburgers – yay for American food – on the way home!

By Monday morning, we’re ready for another typical day for the only farang (white) family in Pratunam Pra-in, Ayutthaya, Thailand.

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Eris’ Day

Hello! My name is Eris Cardin and I home-school. I have four other siblings that also home-school. Their names are Meriel, Hollis, Simeon. They are 7, 6, and 3 years old. I also have a baby sister, Calla, who is six months old. I’ll be ten years next week.

Meriel likes reading. Hollis likes playing all kinds of games and Simeon plays with her. Calla is just a baby, but she has fun standing up while clinging to the couch and crawling all over the place. I like writing and reading stories.

My mother is a doctor, but she mostly stays home with us. My father is a researcher. I like my family!

Our Morning:

Fridays are the least busy school days for us, with our home-school schedule. Sometimes I can even finish my school before lunch. On Friday mornings I wake up with a sense of excitement, ‘I will have the whole afternoon to read and write!’

My cursive handwriting practice doesn’t take long: on Fridays about 15 minutes. First I would write down part of the Bible verse I’m practicing that week and then I color some of the picture framing it. I go on like that until the verse is all written and the picture colored as much as I want it to be colored. I like doing handwriting with A Reason For Handwriting!

After that we do Bible study. We recite the books of the New Testament and practice our Bible verse for that week. Next my mother reads a chapter of the Bible to us and we practice our Bible verse some more. The next thing we do is sing the ABC song with my little brother, Simeon. After that it’s time to start a different subject.

Our Afternoon:

One of my favorite Friday subjects is philosophy. I do it with my father. I have a philosophy book that studies and explains questions and answers from ancient times philosophers. One day, after a lesson with my father I made an announcement.

“I think Democritus is the most interesting philosopher we’ve studied so far. I would like to learn more about him when I’m older.”

“Maybe you can,” my father replied.

I think one of the reasons I’m interested in Democritus is because he’s the philosopher I most disagree with, especially with his wild ideas of how the world works. There are a few things I agree with him on, otherwise I might not have found him so interesting.

Our Evening:

When school’s done I have the rest of the day to do what I please. It’s great if I have a good book to finish, or an exciting story to write! And that is a Friday school day.

Just for Fun:

I usually do Piano as my last subject each day. Sometimes I sit down at the piano, but most of the time, now, I just watch videos on Home School Piano. I learn some really interesting things, but I know a lot of the basics already. The last song I learned to play was “Happy Birthday!” for all my family’s birthdays coming up this summer.

Auston’s Day

I am Auston. I am 10 and live with my mom, dad and sister (age 12).

My dad is retired and my mom was a florist, but now she works on a farm.

I am an expert in Minecraft and caring for my chickens.

My sister likes to read and take care of our cats.

My Morning:

I get up about 5:00 to eat breakfast, then I go back to bed for an hour or so before the rest of my family gets up.

I do some of my school work, but I like to take a lot of breaks to play Legos.

My Afternoon:

I make my own lunch, but today I had tamales that were already made because I had an orthodontist appointment today.

I do some chores in the afternoon but I don’t like them. My mom worked from home for a while and my sister read books. My dad helped his friend work on a hay field.

My Evening:

We are having chicken and rice bowls for dinner tonight. Mom doesn’t like to cook in the oven in the summer because it makes the house hot, so we use the slow cooker and set it outside on the deck.

Sometimes I help cook dinner, scrambled eggs are my specialty but I like to cook everything. When we have exchange students, I like to learn to cook Chinese Thai food.

After dinner I will shower and play Minecraft for 30 minutes before bed.

Just for Fun:

In the fall, winter and spring, I go to AWANA and dance. Dance makes me tired and we have dinner a little later on those nights too.

In summer I go to camp two different times for a week, and we go swimming more in summer too.

Justice’s Day

Hi, my name is Justice. I am 12 years old and love Timberdoodle.

My brother is 10 and likes Minecraft.

My mom has 3 jobs and takes care of us.

My dad is retired from the Marines and is home with us.

My Morning:

Most mornings I sleep until 9:00, then I like to read while I eat breakfast.

I do my chores and schoolwork then spend most of the day reading or playing with my brother.

Our Afternoon:

In the afternoon I like to eat leftovers for lunch.

I read a lot in the afternoons and go to dance (except in summer, there’s no classes). I like to make things with loom bands and sometimes go to my friends house or ride my dad’s quad.

Our Evening:

I eat dinner with my family and sometimes watch cooking shows before bed.

I go to bed about 9:00, but sometimes read until late!

Just for Fun:

We go to AWANA on Sundays and go to ballet in the fall, winter and spring.

We do summer reading at the library too, and go there every week for books. Sometimes I read the same books over again because they are so good!

Hello! We are the Kelley family. My name is Summer and I am a homeschooling Mom who works part-time as a journalist with our local newspaper.

Mr. Kelley is a Paramedic who is on duty today and recently finished teaching an EMS class that included our oldest son William who is now a certified EMT.

William and Thomas, who is 15, share their birthday today, but are five years apart!

Katie is going to be 17 in a couple of weeks and was homeschooled a few years ago but has returned to public school where she is a senior. She is in color guard and volunteers with therapy horses.

Ashleigh is the youngest at 13 and will be starting her second year homeschooling. Ashleigh loves her service dog, Maya.

We live in the country and have two other dogs, Bailey and Bella. We love hiking, exploring, camping and listening to audio books and music.

Our Morning:

Our day starts early on a Monday morning as Dennis and William get up at 5:00 am and head to work at the ambulance and hospital.

Katie and Thomas get up next, let the dogs out and get ready for the bus which picks them up at 6:30 a.m.

Ashleigh and I eat breakfast later around 9:00 (Ashleigh usually needs just a little more sleep before her day starts) and sit down to go over the lessons for the week. We love anything hands on and try to make our lessons as busy as possible.

Currently we are combining Life of Fred Math, Little Passports science experiments with science lessons and using online learning tools as we work to establish a routine and appropriate grade level lessons, but a friend recently introduced us to Timberdoodle and we have been researching their curriculum and can not wait to start using it!

Our Afternoon:

Ashleigh and I head out to Occupational Therapy where Ashleigh runs through an obstacle course several times that includes ropes, slides, swings and balls before heading to speech where she plays Who’s Who.

A stop for ice cream at Baskin Robins before heading back home.

Our Evening:

At home again Ashleigh works on her lessons for Monday, while we wait for Thomas to get off the bus.

Then I start dinner before heading to pick up Katie from practice after school.

Thomas, Ashleigh and Katie help me finish dinner, sweep floors and do laundry. K

atie and Thomas do their homework.

Dinner of spaghetti, salad and fresh fruit before a little bit of free time for everyone before bed.

Tonight we play a quick game of Kilter while watching a favorite show on television.

Just for Fun:

Katie is in color guard and volunteers with horse therapy.

Thomas is just starting to learn about caving and rapelling and is a Boy Scout.

Ashleigh has equine therapy and aqua therapy and all three kids are active in church.

Plus we have a huge family that lives nearby and we are always busy with birthdays, day trips and other fun events.

Sometimes it makes it hard to just sit down and do our lessons, but short lesson times work best for Ashleigh and sometimes we save activities to do at doctor offices or while waiting on the others to finish their activities and that also helps pass the time. We just have to make sure everything is planned well ahead of time. Ashleigh LOVES a schedule!

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Hi, I’m Breann and we’re the Brown family from northwest Montana.

Our household has 2 average parents and 4 spectacular children.

We love the outdoors as much as we love a cozy fire and good book.

Our Morning:

Our school days consist of kids all over the house training their brains for greatness

Our Afternoon:

By afternoon we are winding down.

The male child is generally in the basement by this time tying flies for fishing or playing baseball outside.

The female children are reading, cooking, lounging, reading or doing some sort of craft.

Our Evening:

Evenings are so different given the time of year but the average evening is spent around the kitchen table enjoying a home cooked meal and bringing Daddio up to date on what was learned or discovered during the day

Just for Fun:

We are involved in church, baseball, 4-H, piano, fly tying, fishing, gardening, fine novels, board games, cards, hiking and anything that helps us enjoy Montana and each other.