by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 5, 2017 | for Mind
Over the years (often as a result of my overt distaste for Saxon math) I have been asked again and again to share the homeschooling materials/methods we use to teach math. Multiple times just this week I've been asked for a list of my favorite math curriculum. So here...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 21, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
Mom: How did your date go? Monica (19): Fine, but I almost called Tanner “Tristan”! Mom: Tanner? Your date was with Trevor? Monica: 😲
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 26, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
Monica (18): I'm really good at sassing people in my head. I wish I could to it in real life and still be a good person.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 8, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Sam walks into my office late Friday afternoon.] Sam: Hey, honey, do you want to go on a date? Samson (16): Is is that easy?
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
Talking to his 15-year-old brother, Samson. Caleb (12): It's called skills, bro. Mom: “It's called skills, bro”? Caleb: That's what you say when you totally own someone.
by Alison Moore Smith | May 26, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Driving to karate with the boys. Trying to find a radio station they like.] Mom: How about this one? Caleb (12): Well…not really. Mom: What about this one? Caleb: No. [pause] Caleb: Mom, really I only like songs from...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 31, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
Mom: Samson, what was your favorite part about Saturday's Warrior? [pause] Samson: (15): Monica. Mom: What was your second favorite part? [pause] Samson: Her husband. Mom: Whaaaaa?
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2016 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (12): Mom, just so you know, I'm going into my teenage years. So it's not my fault if I'm sassy. It's just biology.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2016 | for Spirit
The Provo Tabernacle was a staple of my youth. When I was a child (pre-stake-center days) our stake conferences were there. My parents took us to see the Utah Valley Symphony a gazillion times in that venue. (The first, second, and third chair had each been my violin...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 17, 2016 | for Mind, Mormon Hacks
Thanks to Common Core and other cultural problems—you know, like legal mandates that allow boys to use the girls' dressing room if they feel strongly enough about it—we've had a massive onslaught of new homeschoolers coming down the pike. As with most experienced...
