Prince Edward Island Reminiscences

I’ve been meaning to write up this post since last year’s L.M. Montgomery Reading Challenge at Reading to Know, but one thing and another happened, and I haven’t done it.  Part of my holdup has been that all of the pictures I took on the trip are enshrined in a scrapbook (one with green covers, [...]

Friday Felicities

I’m getting a late start on this Friday morning.  Our schedule is sort of up in the air today due to a wintry mix (rain/sleet/snow?–what we usually get) that might hit our area later this afternoon.  Our homeschool group meeting was cancelled today, so here I sit, with an unplanned Friday ahead of me.  I’m thinking [...]

Read Aloud Thursday

I am super excited about this week’s Read Aloud Thursday!  After several weeks of being unable to spend much time in the library, we’re finally back in the game!  In fact, we currently have books from two libraries, and we are really enjoying the discovery of some new treasures.  Let’s get started! A Cold Snap!: [...]

My Birthday Cake Repertoire

This is a totally off-the-cuff, unusual post from me since it has nothing to do with books or schooling.  However, believe it or not, I do have other interests, even aside from scrapbooking and papercrafting.  I cook.  I bake. I even enjoy it. My girls have celebrated a combined total of nine birthdays (!!!), and [...]

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith certainly doesn’t need my praise; according to its cover, it is a national bestseller.  It’s one of those books with accolades from newspaper reviewers plastered on its front and back.  This is usually all the more reason for me NOT to like it.  (I’m contrary that [...]

Carnival of Homeschooling

This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling has been published at Corn and Oil.  Check out this wonderful carnival if you’re in the middle of your homeschooling journey, just beginning, or just considering it.  To learn more about how to submit an entry to a future Carnival of Homeschooling, visit Why Homeschool.

What’s on My Nightstand::January Wrap-Up

I’ve noticed something.  I tend to read a lot in January.  Last January I read a total of eight books, and while I haven’t gotten anywhere near that number so far this month, I’m in a nice little rhythm.  Maybe it’s just that I don’t read much at all in November and December, so reading anything [...]

The Week in Words

Melissa @ Breath of Life is starting up a fun, new carnival today, and I thought I’d join in.  It’s called The Week in Words, and the idea is just to share a quotation from something (magazine, blog, book–anything!) you’ve read in the last week.  I love quotations, and I especially love to save particularly [...]

Presidential Penmanship by Zeezok Publishing

As a member of TOS HomeschoolCrew, I received a copy of Presidential Penmanship from Zeezok Publishing for review.  Presidential Penmanship is a series of handwriting practice pages.  I received the Italic style complete program, but programs are available for many different styles of handwriting.  This is essentially a CD-ROM containing copywork for first grade through high school; [...]

Katy and the Big Snow::Lapbook and Related Activities

  In this last installment of the Katy and the Big Snow series here at Hope Is the Word, I wanted to share a few pictures of the lapbooks we made and the artwork we did, all inspired by Katy.  Let me admit up front that I am NO lapbooking expert, as you will soon [...]