Thanksgiving Table Thoughts August 22, 2026 Thanksgiving Table Thoughts When people say “you can’t afford another child” think about how we adjust our lifestyles to what we want – and consider your Thanksgiving table in 30 years. I overheard a lady saying that at work. She was laughing, in conversation [...]
Mothering challenges include watching the littles grow far too quickly and being proud of their little accomplishments at the same time. #2026 #NancyTartAuthor #ToddlerToPreschoolStage #AboutToLevelUpAndMomCanSeeIt [...]
May 8, 2026 We All Made it, Again! Thursday, May 7, 2026. I’m milking our dairy goat before the sunrise, little stinky (aka, Daphne, the kid) is locked up with goat Daddy (aka Shaggy, who looks like a shaggy sheepdog with horns) and two future-stew-pot cockerels. Daphne jumps all over Velma [...]
April 20, 2026 Mama Hen We eneded up with a broody bantam hen. I was not really sure about broodies. I’ve been raising chickens since I bought my first 60 from McMurray hatchery at 14 years old for a “homeschool project” that taught me I loved raising animals. Every book [...]
How many rabbits? Math cooler than apples plus oranges or Mr. Smith's random change in his pockets #HomeschoolMath #Fun #Question #Research [...]
Laud is Two! #2025 #NancyTartAuthor #GrowingFamily #LaudIsTwo #BirthdayBounceHouse #FamilyGatheringPoint #Thankfulness #ThankYouJesus #Family #AirConditioning [...]
#2025 #Family #NancyTartAuthor #CollegeKids #AdultKids #BibleStudy #BibleStudyGroup #Teenager #LittleOnes #MomThoughts #BeingThankful #Thankfulness #AdultMomThoughts #AdventureStages #RebeccahIsMyAwayBaby #OneGraduatedThreeCollegeThreeLowerGradesOneObservantTwo [...]
Math Tracks Timewarp from August 17, 2025 A list of our Mathematics curriculum. (Picture of our chore chart and their savings machine circa 2017) Once they show interest in workbooks (usually far before they read or reach the 5yo required start) I start with the first one, which rarely ends [...]
Semester and year plans and goals: our 2025 Fall Semester snapshot #TartFamilyHomeschool #FiveStudentsThisSemester #TwelfthGrade #TenthGrade #Eighth Grade #FifthGrade #SecondGrade #2025 #NancyTartAuthor #LifestyleOfLearning #EducationalPhilosophy #ThisIsTHeWay #Textbooks #ExploringGodsWorldDaily [...]
And the parakeets cheer! The trio of 6-week-old chicks move out to the big flock #FreedomFromIntruders #WhenTheChickenGetsOnTheUpperLevel #TheParakeetsHaveHadEnough [...]