You know how when you move into a larger house, and at first it seems like you have so much space, and then suddenly every last nook and cranny is filled? Imagine if you had a barn… My sister and I finally did what we’d been threatening to do this past weekend: we went up…

I was gathering information for an article and had the occasion to contact two businesses that do pretty much exactly the same thing. Yet contacting them offered two different experiences. Since I often work nights and weekends, I depend on e-mail and voicemail more than I would if I had 9 to 5 hours. So…

I noticed a somewhat inflammatory statement come up on an e-mail list I read recently, and the responding posts made it clear that the e-mail had hit on something brewing in the homeschool community. The sender of the first post made a comment to a newbie homeschooler that they can join a public homeschool program…

Coming soon to a convention center near you… (if you live near the Bay Area)… For the last couple of years, we have made the Maker Faire a destination of choice for our family. This year it’s happening May 30 and 31, so I thought I’d give it a plug and explain why. First of…

It’s the one thing homeschoolers don’t want to hear their kids say: “Mom, I want to start going to a regular school.” My daughter has been punctuating our conversations with this sentiment for the last few days. She’s only six, and it’s been well over a year since she’s had to spend a full week…