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The One Thing that Changed Our Homeschool FOREVER

I did it!  I sat down with coffee in hand. I sat and planned my school for weeks!  I had it written down.  I had it perfected.  I was proud and nothing could rock my homeschool.  I was on top of the world….until…   School started.  Day 1….great…day 2……well life happened.  The phone rang (and I don’t normally answer this during school time), the UPS man showed up, dinner blew up…..life happened.  Then the next day we had a dentist appointment, which I had actually planned for, however due to the happening of Day 2, we were already behind.  Then the guilt and doubt sets in. This is when I learned Routine vs Schedule!  Lifesaver…game changer!  What is the difference… View Post

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The Day I Quit

It started way too early in the morning.  It was day of all days.  I rolled out of bed…it was a gloomy day so waking up was a challenge.  I walked out of my room into a house that was not straightened up the night before.  I proceeded to walk to the restroom where, lets be real, a week of use was showing its love.  I then decided to get dressed and to my surprise, I had no clean underwear.  I threw in the towel and the kids weren’t even up yet.  This was the day I QUIT. I had just read, a few days before, an open letter to the, “Mom who wanted to quit.”  It encouraged me to… View Post

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Happy Veterans Day

For all those who fought or are fighting to keep my family free, The Park Family thanks you for all that you do.