The Williams Six

Homeschooling definitely does not require a specific room. However, my (embarrassing) need for order requires me to have a homeschool room. The beauty of homeschool is it is so much an "each to her own" way of life.  I LOVE that about homeschooling. My kids don't always do their school work in the room, but that is our home base, so to speak. The downside to our homeschool room is that it's the first room you see when you walk into my house.  We converted our never-used formal living room into a much more functional space.  Life in South Florida is small, so we did not have the luxury of hiding away the school room. I do not love the aesthetic side of the room being so visible, however, 65% of the people in our home are children....so it is important to me that they get to live in their house (and not just let it look nice for guests). Because the room is so visible, it's also important for me to maintain some sort of beauty in the midst of learning.  So ma

Chloe asked me to audition for her play........so I auditioned and I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. "You don't have the right voice for the part," she said. (This is her checking her notes to see if I made it) k

Luke is hilarious.  Like SO SO SO hilarious. Without trying to be. I cannot even get over how precious and funny he is.  It's just so cute.  Had he been my first born, I would have worried myself sick over his behavior.....but now it's pure entertainment (mixed with some infuriating situations). True story: Last week, he would not eat his breakfast. Would you like to know why??? It's because it passed in front of his sister, and, in his words, he can't eat food that passed in front of anyone.  Yes, I said PASSED.  She did not touch it or look at it.  And he literally did not eat until lunch. Luke has a hard time saying nice words.  He definitely plays the role of mischief to get attention in our family (even though we give him lots).   I told him, "In our family, we say Jesus words that are kind, encouraging, and true.  We love God and say nice words." ("Jesus words" is an easy phrase for them to remember).   So matter of fac