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Year 'Round Homeschooling Update

  The cobwebs were easy to remove. It was the picture books and well-loved curriculum that took some time. This past weekend, my kids and I cleaned out what used to be our homeschool classroom . My husband and I had set it up in the early years when I was beginning to get my bearings straight—establishing a routine. Yes, I actually had a classroom for homeschooling. Of course, my idea of what a classroom actually is has changed dramatically over the years. From a year-long mission trip to Mexico as a family to starting up a business on our humble homestead , education is no longer confined to the four walls of the thrifty schoolroom that we used to use.  As my youngest begins to age out of the materials geared toward younger learners, it is hard to let go. Desks have been replaced with a pool table. Maps on the wall replaced by musical instruments, and a computer lab now sits where my kids would work diligently on their workbooks and manipulatives . Though I am still homescho...