Extras always seem to weigh me down. They require work, rob me of my energy, and  breed unnecessary guilt . As a busy, work-at-home, homesch...

A few months ago, I put in several Requests to Purchase at my local library.* I had heard about many soon-to-hit-shelves books that were com...

Confession time: I experience an embarrassing amount of satisfaction when one of my kids is reluctant to read a book that I've suggested...

According to the Pew Research Center , the number of kids who are reading just for fun is at the lowest it's been since 1984. Kids aren&...

This week marks the 10th anniversary of this little space on the interwebs. After blogging privately about our home and homeschool for aroun...