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I'm trying to get caught up on all my reviews and it's so much easier for me to do these small bursts of reviews than to work on one big monthly reading post. The Duchess Deal | My first Tessa Dare book I believe. I loved it! Duke of Ashbury... Continue reading

Posted Jul 14, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Upcoming YA Books (second half of 2021)

There are some amazing books coming out this second half of 2021 and I am so psyched! This is another post with the Top Ten Tuesday prompts over at That Artsy Reader Girl. Six Crimson Cranes | July 6 | I mean can I ever not read a retelling. No... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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End Of The Year Testing

My plan at the beginning of every school year is to have remarkable records so that I can put together beautiful portfolios for their end of the year evaluation. In the five years of homeschooling this has never happened. It almost happened last school year and I had actually almost... Continue reading

Posted Jun 27, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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What I've Been Reading: Middle Grade

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! | Yumi will crawl into your heart and you will feel for this little fictional girl. I'm not Asian American, an aspiring comedian, or an eleven year old but I am a woman who used to be a girl who was shy. That little part of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Nonfiction Books On My TBR

I love to read nonfiction but it takes me so long to get through one. But I have high hopes that I will make it through these eventually. Right now I am reading Heavy Flow and it's so good and informative. Next up will be Free To Learn because I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Metro Richmond Zoo

A the end of February we took a drive with my sister to the Metro Richmond Zoo. It's about a two hour drive from where we live but it was totally worth it. It was our first time to this particular zoo. We have been to the Norfolk Zoo several... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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What I've Been Reading: Young Adult

A Court of Thorns and Roses & A Court of Mist and Fury | I read these for the first time a couple of years ago but with all the hype on booktok I wanted to do my first reread. Man! I think it's even better this time. You can't... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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To Be Read: June

I have a lot of things I want to read but here are four books that are downloaded on my kindle or on my shelves. I have came out of my slight reading slump and now I'm ready to ignore all responsibilities and just read. That's healthy, right? Plus, it's... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Harriet Tubman Unit Study

We spent the end of Feb. and the whole month of March learning about the amazing Harriet Tubman. With our unit studies we have been using the Who Was/What books but we changed it up for Harriet. This was a great book with a lot of color and illustrations. I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Summer Reading Challenge

I love reading challenges. I have yet to actually complete one but I have high hopes. This summer I decided to make my own to keep track of all the YA titles I want to conquer. My Summer of YA challenge is posted on my instagram highlights if you want... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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What I Read In March

I have been working on this post for soooooo loooong! With bad internet it's so hard getting pics to load, but I'll eventually catch up. Cinders and Sparrows | ♥♥♥♥♥ "When a scarecrow climbs over the garden wall, delivering twelve-year-old orphan Zita Brydgeborn a letter saying she has inherited a... Continue reading

Posted Jun 9, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Weekly Rundown : May 30 - June 4

I miss doing our weekly homeschool wrap up and reading Alicia's blog and Mary Wilson's makes me want to renew it. School Starting this week we are only doing school about three days of week and not sweating it if we decide to do only two. I consider January the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Mini Moon Unit Study

Time to play a little catch-up on our unit studies and co-op classes. We did this moon phases class a couple of months ago in February I believe. While the kids made puffy paint moons I read them some moon facts from my research and memory. We also pulled out... Continue reading

Posted Jun 4, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Magic Treehouse #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark

I'm all over the place with our little homeschool co-op (just my two middle girls and two other children). We started out doing a Winter Nature Study class for a couple weeks and then I started doing The Magic Treehouse Book Club. My girls personally loved it! We only did... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Yesterday we made a trip to Short Pump Mall so Miette could grab a few spring/summer pieces and it's rare that I pass by a Barnes and Noble and not stop and grab a couple of books. All our major shopping centers are 2 hour drives in any directions so... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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For the past couple of days we have been experimenting with making candles. These are some pictures of our first attempt which didn't turn out too bad. I'm still tweaking with it and learning with each batch we make. We added a little extra to give these candles a bit... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Yay! Finally my February books! We have spent the last week moving and the week before that prepping to move so I have been a bit preoccupied (understandably). Better late than never though. I have been trying to read more from my physical book TBR shelf and have been slightly... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Marleigh is Seven

Last month this little girl turned seven! Though she is tiny, she is fierce! One funny note about her little party (with grandparents) was that my family thought she was turning six and gave her 6 year old birthday cards. That's because she is so petite and squeaky. We call... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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It's The Mud For Me

I want to go riding so bad! We haven't been able to get out and on the horses since the beginning of Fall and its such a bummer! Right when we get a few days where the field starts to dry out, downpours for days. My plan for once it... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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George Washington Unit Study

For two weeks I did a George Washington Unit Study with my 3rd grader and 1st grader. I want to share what resources we used and a few activities they did. Books: Who Was George Washington I am George Washington If You Were A Kid During The American Revolution George... Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Another White Weekend

I still can't get over the perfection of snow and how magical it is. I really should be living further north so I can enjoy it more. Now all we have is ice and mud. Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Reverting Back Into A Teenage Boy

It's either I am turning into a 15 year old boy who loves anime or maybe one of those e-girls? I'm 31 (I think?) and it's time to embrace my nerdy persona and dive head long into my love of manga, magic, anime, fantasy and sci-fi. This past year I... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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Winter Lanterns

A main goal I have is to embrace more hygge into our daily routine and into our homeschool. I am also super interested in all things Waldorf, though I don't know how to pull that into our life. One thing I see a lot on Waldorf instagram's is this easy... Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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First Snowfall of 2021

We are expecting some snow fall tonight so in honor of what is hopefully at least an inch or two on the ground here are some pics of the snowfall from a couple of weeks ago. Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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What I Read In December

December turned out to be another great reading month. A lot of great books and 5 star reads. Ruin and Rising | ♥♥♥♥♥ I finished up Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone Trilogy and loved every bit of it. Now I need the Six of Crows and dive down deeper into... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2021 at Reading By The Wick

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