It’s been 12yrs, but I’ve finally been reunited with my hot tub! She needs a good scrubbing inside before we can fill her up, but we’re so close! I can’t wait!

What worked, and didn’t work for our first week back to school as homeschoolers! How is your year going so far? What’s working and what needs some adjusting?? Let me know in the comments! #homeschool #homeschooling #secularhomeschool #backtoschool

It’s that time of year - you’re about to be flooded with school supply hauls. I’m just reminding you that homeschooling doesn’t need most of what you’re about to see! In fact, if your kids are school aged, you’ve probably already accumulated most of what you need! #homeschool #homeschooling

Is anyone else homeschooling kids with a large age gap? What does that look like for you! We do a lot of family style learning, and I’m realizing that’s going to have to start shifting here, in the next few years - do you have any advice for future me? #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschool

A homeschool mom does something for herself! I know, I know, it’s a wild concept. As a stay at home, homeschooling mom, it can be hard to find time for yourself, but it’s so important to prioritize it! #ditl #sahm #selfcare #homeschool #homeschooling #summer

Hey - if you’re reading this, I love you. Mean it. Have a good day, and if you can’t have a good one, just know that today will eventually end and leave you with the possibility of better ones ahead 💙 #quotes #quoteoftheday #loveyoumeanit #relax #relaxingvideos

Five things I don’t care about as a homeschool parent - what about you? Where do you stand on these topics? What are things you don’t care about as a homeschool parent? #homeschool #homeschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschoolmom

ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY D.C. the north end church in boston it’s 250 years today @northendpage.bsky.social

Literally just obsessed with these small creatures that live in my house and perpetually smell like warm laundry and fresh air. #crazycatlady #cats #tuxedocat #orangecat

Welcome to The Little Red Schoolhouse! I am so glad you’re here. I’m excited to connect with new and old followers alike, on a new platform! #homeschool #homeschoolers #homeschooling #secularhomeschoolers

It’s impressive how quickly I forget about text based social media. Aaaanyways I’m on @skylight.social now, with the same handle. So find me there for videos, which I am significantly more consistent with!!

The magic of waking up to snow ❤️

Stellar is very happy to help unpack the homeschool closet

1. Car battery in Subaru is dead, ok, use BMW 2. Groceries get returned before delivery because driver discovers jar of olives leaked everywhere, ok, reorder 3. Second delivery has 5 things now out of stock 4. Kid falls (is ok) 5. Back window falls out of BMW, unprompted WTF Monday?? Time for bed…

When the human child has the audacity to get into YOUR mom’s bed (anyone else have a one-human animal? Beans says “no thank you” to everyone but me) #cats #tuxedocat

It’s been over a year since we lost the Original Butter Cat, and I still miss hearing that sweet little Bengal flop down the stairs every morning for toast, but Stellar has done a really good job of stepping in and taking over Butter Cat duties. I appreciate that I am never alone for breakfast 😻

You’d think having 2 winter babies would help save on clothing costs, but that doesn’t work when your 3rd is the biggest of all of your babies, and her sister was a preemie. We’re solidly in 3-6mo now, which big sis wasn’t in until the peak of the summer heat. Off to purchase long-sleeves I guess!

No words (or filter) needed #pnw #nature #sunset #home

Just a mom in America trying to raise the next generation and not spiral while her country circles the drain. What is your current coping mechanism? #homeschool #family #adayinthelife #ditl

Playdoh is a fun “fidget,” and the kids often use it to create something relevant to what we’re reading about (even when it seems like they aren’t paying any attention). Today we learned about Edwin Binney, the creator of Crayola crayons, continuing our inventors/inventions unit study! #homeschool

We all heard Trump mention the election was rigged (he said it twice). And that Elon helped in Pennsylvania. Soooo we’re all flooding the FBI with calls to investigate them, right? We’re not just going to sit around complacently and shrug our shoulders like it seems like y’all are doing, right?

See also: The Gulf of Mexico, and Denali.

Our homeschool focus for the day

Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr., and all that he stood for - “We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the pressing urgencies of the great cause of freedom.”

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Dr. Martin Luther King

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

Inspiration for our times.

New Yorkers took over this billboard today in honor of Tortuguita, murdered by the cops for defending the Atlanta forest two years ago.

TikTok’s disappearance and then reappearance shows how important it is to have multiple places to go. Yes, life is easier when it’s all integrated through one site or app, but it can go down like THAT. Spread out, use multiple apps, don’t rely on any one company to care about your interests

Marylanders aren't distracted by Donald Trump's TikTok charade. He is playing savior because he has no plans to lower the cost of groceries or protect your healthcare. Don't let him get away with it.

Is there an alternative to Messenger Kids with the same features (manage multiple accounts, can oversee what kids are saying/doing, ability to FaceTime, can be used on multiple different platforms etc) to help kiddos stay connected to their friends? It’s the one barrier to me deleting my FB 😩

If you’re holding onto Meta platforms in order to stay connected to local groups, just know the Buy Nothing Project has an app! Go get it and connect to your community without Meta’s involvement! #dumpmeta #buynothingproject #buildcommunity

And so it begins

It is actually fucking ridiculous that Mike Johnson and Republicans who control the house won’t allow new moms and pregnant members to vote by proxy. Pro-life my ass. You don’t even care about mothers in your own congressional delegations.

Hot Take of the Day (HTOTD): if insurance denies your claim or drops you, they should be required to return all of the money you have paid into your policy.

The Holy Trinity

The mainstream media may not discuss it, but here's the fact: Three people —Musk, Bezos & Zuckerberg — now own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. A handful of corporations control what is produced & the prices we pay. Capitalism is broken.

The kids got Till debit cards this year, but before they can dive into using them, we’re working on financial literacy! I love these workbooks because they focus on vocabulary and reading comprehension in addition to math and finances - and the kids love them because of the fun activities!

Today’s cooking lesson for school - Cream of Wheat! We experimented with which topping we liked better. The one on the left has a small amount of maple syrup in it, and the right has a bit of grape jelly. Verdict? Jelly wins! It had more flavor. What is your favorite way to make Cream of Wheat?

Sincerely delighted to discover, 45 minutes into this nearly-wordless three-hour documentary about French monks who take vows of silence, that among the reasons they *can* talk is "to make sure the monastery cats know when it's mealtime by making little kitty-calling noises at them."

david fincher made an entire movie about how much zuck sucks, and then zuck spent the next decade plus being like, this movie is slander i actually suck so much harder than this

Remember: It’s always more important to identify actors from their previous roles than it is to watch the current movie on your screen.

Night 1 of TGIF - introducing the kids to Sabrina the Teenaged Witch and Boy Meets World ❤️ #tgif #familynight

Hey there TikTok refugees! Guess I’m not too old to learn a new platform after all 😂