Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 5: Saving Money on Materials and Supplies

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November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

As a single mother, you may be wondering whether or not you can afford to homeschool. This is a very important consideration. All I can say is that, as a very-very low-income family, I have homeschooled both of my daughters for almost 10 years. It can be done affordably.
Here are my best tips for saving [...]

Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 4: The Socialization Issue

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November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As if single mother’s don’t have enough to worry about while raising their children, well-wishers want to give their opinions about your decision to homeschool. Sometimes, not so nicely. Do they really think that we do not take all of their questions into consideration before we begin to homeschool? Hmmm…
The question that I hear the [...]

Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 3: Setting up a Portfolio

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November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am not a very well organized person by nature, so I end up putting together our portfolios at the end of the year. I do, however, take the time to set up an assignment book and fill it in for the year before school starts. This makes my life a lot easier.
For my high [...]

Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 2: Homeschooling and the Law

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November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

Being single mothers, we don’t get to have our husbands help us with homeschooling every step of the way. There is a lot of research to be done that, unless our children’s fathers are right on board with us and willing to help, we have to do on our own.
Our first step is to find [...]

Nov

29

Family Gift Making for the Holidays

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November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Most of last week was spent planning the craft projects that we would do in order to have gifts for everyone that we love and hold dear. This planning was done by myself, my daughter (16), and my nephew (11).
We had done some pre-planning as well, collecting candle and holder cast-offs, as well as flowers [...]

Nov

28

A Single Mother Takes the Morning Off

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November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I found myself, unexpectedly, with and extra long weekend off this week. It began on Wednesday and will last throughout Sunday. I do not usually get this much time off from babysitting.
So, what did this single mother do on her first day off? Well, let’s see…

I slept until I woke up. I rarely get to [...]

Nov

28

A Single Mothers Thanksgiving Celebration

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November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, I made two cheesecakes and three loaves of bread: Cinnamon streusel, apple and lemon poppy-seed. My daughter baked two pies from scratch: Apple and pumpkin. We already had a good start on our Thanksgiving meal by this point.
Wednesday evening we cleaned up the living-room and kitchen, and Zowie took out the trash and [...]

Nov

25

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 1: Before You Begin

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November 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

We are in our tenth year of homeschooling. Being a single mother and trying to homeschool does have its challenges, but not so many that it can’t be done.
First, let me dispel with some myths:
Yes, a single mother can homeschool.
Yes, a single mother on a  limited income can homeschool.
Yes, a single mother working part or [...]

Nov

25

Single Mothers Homesteading

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November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Are you tired of:

City Life?
Chemical laden foods?
Utility bills that are to high?
Wastefulness?
Your neighbors partying late at night, even when you have to get up early the next morning for work or school?

I am tired of all of these things and more. Right now, however, I cannot afford to move my daughter and I to a [...]

Nov

21

More Thanksgiving Leftover Meals

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November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I think these are the last of the turkey leftover recipes that I will be posting. I hope that they are helpful to all of you.
Leftovers are as easy for teenagers to prepare as they are for adults, and even younger children can prepare at least one on these recipes pretty much on their own. [...]

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