Make Your Own Butterbeer

Happy Harry Potter Day, Friends! (Everyone has "Harry Potter Day" written in their planners, right? #nerdalert) If you don't already know, July 31st is Harry Potter's birthday, making this date "Harry Potter Day" to wizarding fans of all ages! Last...

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6th Grade Curriculum Choices [2019-2020]

Good morning, friends! Today, I'm sharing our sixth-grade curriculum choices with you. This is my son's last year in the Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials programs. (He will be "graduating" to the Classical Conversations Challenge program next year.) A lot...

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Disney Day 3: Animal Kingdom

If you haven't done so already, please be sure to read my Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Disclaimer! Publishing this series of Disney posts is really scary for me, and I want you--my friends--to know where I'm coming from when writing these posts! "We can...

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Knapsacks & Boulders {Part II}

The boy popped a gold-colored token into the game's slot and waited expectantly for the machine's lights to flash and gears to twirl into motion. But nothing happened. The lights remained dull, and the gears stayed stubbornly still. His damp...

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