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Every year, we usually make several mini- vacation trips throughout the year. Most years we make 2-3 stay-over trips within a 5-7 hour distance, and almost always one long trip annually, usually out of state. This year, we went to Colorado, and we have couple of trips lined up for the near future. In this […]
How We Plan Our Vacation Trips Read More »
Couple of weeks back, we took a 10 day vacation to go for a skiing trip to Colorado. Ever since we moved to Houston from Pennsylvania, our oldest kids were complaining about not having snow, so we decided that this year we will choose a snow-filled vacation spot; and to make it even more exciting,
A testimony of God’s faithfulness-Our skiing trip to Colorado Read More »
(This blogpost, I’m sharing an article I had written for the souvenir magazine for the National Syro-Malabar Catholics Convention, 2019, hosted in Houston.) Parenting in the 21st century is way different than it was a century ago. I remember how my parents and grandparents talked about their childhood, when they would be hanging out with
Parenting in the 21st Century- Struggles and Possibilities Read More »
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and wishing you all a blessed New Year! We had a fun 2 months, with 6 birthdays and our usual Christmas traditions(you can read about our Christmas traditions here); except this year with the COVID, we didn’t have our prayer gatherings. But my daughter was at her busiest,
Teaching Lifeskills and Cultivating Work Ethic in Children Read More »
About a year ago, I felt I had all my meals under control, with having to cook only once in 2-3 days. And this was even in the pre-covid era, when we would be hosting several gatherings, and I would be having to cook for a lot of those. More recently, it seems everyone’s appetite
Tips to Tame the Cooking Madness Read More »
Being a mom of 9 kids, I am surprised that I am not yet deaf! There is always constant noise, and chitchat, especially now that the kids are getting older. To make it worse, they have always been playing their favorite Christian music station most of the day, after school-time. They used to hear it
Trying to Find ‘Quiet Time’ in the Midst of Chaos Read More »
My Homeschool Organization System After summer cleanout and lesson planning, my next step and final step revolves around getting my homeschool system in place; putting together all the its and bits to create a smooth workflow. I had tried several methods in the past to keep the workflow going. But most of those methods either
Lesson Planning Once I selected or put together curriculum, the next thing I do is lesson planning; or spreading out the lessons over the year. When I started off years ago, I would very meticulously write down the page numbers of all topics to cover that day, into a book, under the respective days. But
Getting Ready for the New Homeschool Year Series- 3 Lesson Planning Read More »
After I do my curriculum planning for the coming year, my next step is to make the space available! In other words, clearing out schoolwork from past year, filing them away, going through resources, decluttering and reorganizing. By April, I start counting the days for the year to be done… Most subjects may have already been completed, but
Getting Ready for the New Homeschool Year Series – 2 Homeschool Room Cleanout Read More »
In light of the COVID, and uncertainty as to the reopening of schools next academic year, I thought I’ll do a series of posts in getting ready for the new school year. Hopefully this will benefit those already homeschooling, and those considering homeschooling over online public schooling. With homeschooling, parents get to provide their own
Getting Ready for the New Homeschool Year Series – 1 Curriculum Planning Read More »