We generally like Science over here at the HP Academy. I admit that we don’t get to do the experiments and hand-on work as often as I’d like (or as I imagine we’d do). But now that Raine is in high school, working towards getting into college, I know we should step up. So I’m […]
Review: CrossTimber – Name Meaning Gifts
November 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We were chosen to review Your Amazing Name – Personalized Adventures for EVERY Name! from CrossTimber – Name Meaning Gifts. We received a personalized cartoon video for Breeze, which featured Breeze’s artwork, her photo, a message from me, and the meaning of her name. The video is almost 30 minutes long. I watched the video […]
HP Bulletin #429
October 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We have been so overwhelmed lately. We’ve had to move house suddenly. And now that we’ve finally transferred our 845,378 boxes and bags of stuff, we have to unpack and put away all that. So. We have, however, started our newest school year! Raine is 7th grade, and Breeze, 4th. Time flies! We’re on our […]
Review: Simply Music
July 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Raine has been learning to play the piano for over a year now, and she’s raring to play pieces that aren’t in her beginner’s piano book. That’s why I was intrigued by the Music & Creativity – Foundation Course created by Neil Moore of Simply Music . Simply Music is perfect for those who want […]
Free Audio Books!
May 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The girls and I have long discovered the joys of audio books. We got into them when we started homeschooling. Our curriculum of choice, Sonlight. needs a lot of reading, and read-alouds. With my read-aloud experience limited to, “Mr. Brown is upside down” and “I want to be your personal penguin. I want to walk […]
HP Bulletin #407
April 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The HPs have been busy. Or rather, the adult HPs have been like tourbillons (pardon the French–I miss using that word) while the kids have been having an extremely light school load (which they will need to make up for soon!). After Breeze’s Soapy Booper handmade soap business that helped keep us afloat last Christmas, […]
Dear Co-Parent
April 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Dear Co-Parent, Thank you so much for asking us to join your kid’s birthday party. My own kids are delighted—they love being considered friends worthy enough of inviting. We all know how, due to budget constraints, you may have to set a limit to the number of guests, and really, we’re thrilled to have made […]
Review: Balancing Diapers and Deadlines
November 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
While I haven’t had a kid in diapers for years, and will not have one in the foreseeable future, I do have deadlines. Piles and piles of monster deadlines. Deadlines with emphasis on that first syllable. And I do need balance. When things are so hectic you haven’t slept in your bed for two nights, falling […]
Review: I Know It
September 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Here at the HP Academy, we love (or rather, Teacher Mommy loves) any reviews that have to do with Math, coding, Science, and writing. And Art. And crafts. And fun stuff… But really, I do try to get Math products for review because I like discovering the different methods for teaching Math. I Know It […]
Easy Champorado from Scratch
September 1, 2018 by 2 Comments
I never really was a champorado person, or at least not that I can remember (should ask my mom). But The Hubby likes it, so we occasionally buy boxed champorado mixes. For the uninitiated, champorado is a chocolate-flavored rice porridge that you eat with milk and sugar, or even better, condensed milk. Some people like to […]
