Week of Thanksgiving
Here at the Bee house we have a lot going on as we prepare for Thanksgiving. We have three days of school this week, a long list of chores to get done, and some work on the Homeschool Blog Awards - helping to get you the winner list as quickly as possible.In honor of my favorite holiday (yes, I love Thanksgiving), I wanted to focus this week on GRATITUDE. My dear online buddy, Ann always has such a wonderful

Photographic Homeschool Mama's Software Wishes
Besides being a wife, mama, and homeschooler - I'm a photo nut. This should come as no surprise to those of you who have ever been here before.Photo nuts heart Adobe. That's just a given fact. See? You aren't learning anything new yet. But you will... just wait...The photo up above was altered in Lightroom by my friend Dawn. It looks like a pro photo, right? Well, at least I thought so. I may be a bit biased.I emailed the picture to Dawn to see what she would d

Learning Without School
I'm avoiding the computer lately. Seems that every time I sit down there is another thirty things I have to add to my to-do list. My email box is stuffed to the gills, my paper in-box is overflowing, and my school stuff is heaped in a pile on the corner of my desk. Not to mention Mt. Laundry or the planning that needs to happen so that tomorrow won't be a dismal failure.But then it hits me - like the spit up that hit me earlier today - unexpectedly... I AM GETTING THINGS DONE. Granted, maybe not everything (nowhere near everything), and maybe not even what I had planned t

A Life Choice
When I got contacted by PureFlix Entertainment to review their upcoming DVD "Sarah's Choice", I was more than willing to do so. We always are looking for quality films that our whole family can see - since there are so few of them being made by Hollywood these days. I offered to preview the movie if they wanted to send me a copy of it. Not only was it a great flick, but the lead actress was Rebecca St. James (a Christian Music pop star that my daughter already loved).

My Interview at Heart of the Matter
Where did the name Sprittibee come from? Sprittibee is actually a nickname and a last initial put together (and here you thought it was all about honey bee obsession!). When me and my hubby were dating back in the early 90’s, he called me Spritti and I called him Spooker. Sickening, I know. The “SP” was a language addition based on that REM song, “Losing My Religion,” where he said “It’s bigger than you… and you are not me.” He slurred his words and said “Sp