California State Parks Checklist After this last year plus of quarantine, I'm itching to get out more. But, not too far out for now. So, as I plan for next year, I was thinking we…
One of the things I love about the TJEd philosophy, is the aspect of "you, not them." Essentially it's about making sure I keep focused on my own education as a way of improving myself…
This was our cookbook month for our adult/teen book club. The plan is to read a cookbook or read about a cook and everyone cooks and brings a recipe from it. This month's book is:…
Book for this month’s adult/teen book club: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Even though this book club is for older teens and adults, sometimes, when we read kid's classics, we'll ask the rest of our families…
Book for this month's adult/teen book club: A Tale of Two Cities This book is about a 9th or 10th grade reading level and would interest 14/15 year olds and up. If you'd like to…
I took a homeschooling test, which said one of the areas of homeschooling that I leaned toward was Thomas Jefferson Education. I'd never heard of it, but looked into it. I liked a lot of…
Photo Credit: Rachel Samanyi We were stuck in a rut. The “I’m bored bug” was crawling out far too often. I could suggest an activity, but rarely did it spark a creative fire in my…
Here are a photos from the spring in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. Find a list of historical fiction set in Africa here. These photos are published under a creative commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0). If…
Here are images taken by me at Dachau Concentration Camp in 2008. I put them in order of entering the camp, turning left and going clockwise around the site. Go here for information about each…
After having my second baby, I was reminded again of how wonderful it is for people to give their time to help. We had some great meals provided to us. And, my mom of course…
Giving -- it's not always an easy task, especially if what you're giving away could potentially make you money (or at least be written off on your taxes). It is also often a thankless task…
In an effort to share information, I thought I'd put together a list of books that have been very helpful to me as a person, teacher and parent. I've written reviews of some of them,…