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Homeschool Conventions are one of the best and most overwhelming resources for homeschool moms. One one hand, it's a weekend packed full of resources put together to help you in all areas of your homeschool life. There are speakers, workshops, and the vendor hall. You are bound to find what you need.
On the other hand, it's a weekend packed full of resources put together to help you in all areas of your homeschool life. There are speakers, workshops, and the vendor hall. It can be overwhelming.
Aurie and Marci share their homeschool convention tips and experience to help you make the most of your first, or 5th, homeschool convention. 
Check out Aurie's blog post, How To Survive A Homeschool Convention Without A Panic Attack, for more tips and helpful homeschool convention printables!

Childhood vaccinations are a hot topic for parents. It seems at times there are two camps warring against each other. Is it possible to meet somewhere in the middle?
Aurie and Marci share their vaccination experiences and open the topic up for debate.

Thanks to her precious little ones, Aurie hasn’t slept in years. So that is the focus of this episode. Aurie and Marci chat about why kids won’t go to sleep (even though they desperately need it), sleep tips that work on some kids and not on others, and share a foul-mouthed (but on the money) look at what really goes through sleep deprived parents’ minds. 
And because they like rabbit trails, they also cover the new sport of stair luging and favorite Netflix binges.
Promised link---->You can determine if you are a Jennifer Garner parent or a Samuel L. Jackson parent by checking out these two YouTube videos that we talk about in this episode. They are readings of the book Go The F#@! To Sleep.
WARNING: Foul language ahead. Ship the kids out of the room, and if you don't like hearing the F-bomb, this is not for you.
Samuel L Jackson
Jennifer Garner 
 
 

We sat down to chat about Christmas and ended up talking about Christmas trees the whole time. Here are a few Christmas tree topics we covered:
7:40 - Dogs, cats, and Christmas trees do not mix well
10:08 - Is it fake or artificial?
10:33 – Christmas tree needles, glitter, and Easter grass everywhere
16:57 – Why you should never rescue kittens from a Christmas tree wearing only a towel

So the 7 children between them don't make life crazy enough, why not add a few more pets into the mix. In 10 days, Marci and Aurie go from 1 dog and a sugar glider between them to 2 dogs, 1 sugar glider, 4 chinchillas, 2 cats, and one less mouse in the world. 
In this episode, we talk about pet adoptions, background checks, the natural habitat of the house cat, and how much poop 4 chinchillas can produce in one night.

Are denim jumpers the stereotypical uniform of the homeschool mom? What do homeschool moms really wear and why? Play along with us on Instagram #WhatThisHomeschoolMomWore and show us your homeschool mom fashion!
Show Notes:
0:53  the stereotypical homeschool mom uniform
4:30  denim jumper vs. mini skirt
5:57  Are you homeschooled or a homeschooler?
8:44  #WhatThisHomeschoolMomWore
10:22 no jumpers allowed
12:01 jumper wearing Star Wars geek
13:01 searching for a Star Wars jumper
16:25 PSA - cover your butt
21:28 Get a full length mirror
26:00 Break out the spackle 
Links: 
Do You Even Know What Socialization Means?
Teaching Modesty Without Being A Prude