I’d like to say a big thank you to all who were able to join us yesterday for Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 155th birthday party. It was so much fun. I felt sorry for John because some minor congestion hit him…
Sweet were the days when our children, John, Bethany, and Mary Evelyn, gathered on the couch in the basement of our little house in Illinois, to listen to their own Ma read aloud about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family.…
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867. Monday is her 155th birthday, and you are invited to a party. Join us at 1:30 p.m. Central Time for a free online birthday party. Join us as our son John…
Our almost-five-year-old grandson took photos with my camera recently. Among them were a close-up of an old meat grinder and a close-up of one of his favorite snacks, applesauce squeezies. After taking one of those close-ups, he backed up and…
If you asked Ray or me or any of our children what their favorite parts of homeschooling were, all of us would include family read aloud time. How precious those times were for us. Perhaps many of you do this…
I am excited. Last week I went through proofs for a new children’s literature title, Growing Up Dakota. For each of our curriculum sets, we choose 7-12 literature titles that enhance what children learn. This new book goes along with…
