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Rules for Homeschooling

Posted on by Jeff Cassman
From a friend:
Your homeschool day doesn’t have to begin at 8am.
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You can let your kids sleep in and you can drink an extra cup of coffee in the quiet.
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You can do morning time in the afternoon.
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You can do your read alouds in bed at night.
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You can homeschool in the evenings, on the weekends, or during baby’s naptime.
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You can get all your homeschooling done before 10am if you are early risers.
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You can homeschool in the pockets of your day – when you’re in the car, waiting for an appointment, while you’re cooking dinner, or on the sidelines of a sibling’s at soccer practice.
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Your homeschool rhythm doesn’t have to look anything like a traditional school day.
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The beauty of homeschooling is that you get to decide what works for your family. The where, when, and how is up to you – there is no wrong way to do it.
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If your family doesn’t like mornings, don’t pressure yourselves to begin your day early. This is the freedom of homeschooling.
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You can build your homeschool rhythms around your work schedule, farm chores, the seasons, or sleep schedules. This is the freedom of homeschooling.
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You can homeschool year-round, take a break every six weeks, or take an entire month off in the middle of the year because of illness, a new baby is born, you move across the country, or you need to care for
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Dad’s Special Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

Posted on by Jeff Cassman

Dad’s Special Thanksgiving Turkey, guaranteed to please picky children and even people who don’t generally like turkey.

Ingredients 

  • 1 whole bone-in turkey breast, 6 1/2 to 7 pounds
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons good olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 cup dry white wine

Instructions 

Pour yourself a glass of wine.  A full-bodied chardonnay would work with this turkey, or a Pinot Noir.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Have a responsible kid place the turkey, skin side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.  This is a good time to say a prayer to your guardian angel for help.

Instruct a pre-adolescent child to combine the garlic, mustard, herbs, salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice in a small bowl to make a paste.

Tell the responsible child to Loosen the skin from the meat gently with his fingers and smear half of the paste directly on the meat. Massage it gently into the skin for several minutes. This is good for angsty teenagers.  Spread the remaining paste evenly on the skin..  Pour the dry white wine into the bottom of the roasting pan.  Pour yourself another glass of chardonnay or Pinot Noir.

Roast the turkey for 1 3/4 to 2 hours, until the skin is golden brown.  Tell the … Read the rest