Homeschool Open House Intro

I joined a new homeschooling website the other day, and it looks great. There are message boards, discussion groups on a variety of topics, articles, a live chat room, and lots more. The people there are also really nice. I got several welcome messages as soon as I joined the site. Anyway, the site is called The Homeschool Lounge, and it looks like it will be a great resource, so I thought I'd let everyone know about it.
Additionally, they are currently holding an open house, with a MckLinky for everyone to link up intro posts.

My name is Lisa. I am a 28 year old sahm mom to 16 month old baby V, and 4 year old L. I've been married for 9 years to C, who I met as a highschool freshman. I like to do all kinds of crafty things, and occasionally sell tie dye on Etsy. I've also recently started selling Usborne books, which I'm really excited about. (I love books!)We decided we wanted to homeschool before we even had any kids.
This will be our first full year of homeschooling. We are in the process of having L evaluated, but it is my belief that he is on the Autistic Spectrum, likely an Aspie. As such, his skills are all over the place. (Very advanced in certain areas,behind in others.) We are doing Pre-K at home this year, using an eclectic conglomeration of resources. I recently found myself getting really stressed about how to address his needs perfectly, and choosing just the right curriculum, and I had to ask myself why we were choosing to homeschool anyway. For us, it's always been about teaching to kids to love learning and following their interests. To that end, I'm going to try to relax and have fun.
L has a special interest in mechanical things, mainly trains, but also construction vehicles, and robots, so I'll be trying to work those things in wherever I can.

Here are a few previous posts you might be interested in:

DIY Feltboards

More DIY Feltboard Info

My favorite preschool internet links

Thomas the Train school (A day in the life of...)

Hello, and thanks

I just wanted to say hello and thanks to everyone who has become a new follower during the curriculum clean-out carnival. Based on the popularity of these giveaways, I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled for other great books to give away.

I hope you'll stick around, even after the contests are over. You can expect to read about my crafty adventures and misadventures, our experiences as we start our first full year of homeschooling, some product reviews and giveaways, and some day to day family family stuff.

We're all sick and pretty miserable right now, but I'm hoping to be back with some fun new posts next week.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

Summer Prize Picnic

AbC and 123 is one of my favorite new crafting/homeschooling/preschool learning blogs. They're holding an event called the Summer Prize Picnic, and asked for an introduction, so here's mine.


My name is Lisa. I am 27 years old, and have been married to my high school sweetie for about 9 years. I always knew I wanted to be a stay at home mom and homeschooler. I have a 4 year old son, L, and a 14 month old daughter, V.
My blog is a combination of posts about my life with little ones, our homeschooling experiences, and my crafty projects. The name of my blog, Cheerios Underfoot, describes our daily life pretty well. No matter how much I clean, we're always crunching Cheerios underfoot around here. And tripping on Legos. And finding trains in the couch cushions. And wondering what that smell is...
My favorite things to do with my kids are reading, napping (when they'll go for it, ) playing Legos, and now, homeschooling my son. We're really having fun together.
I'm a terrible cook, so my favorite picnic food is take out pizza. We also frequently have finger food picnics...apples, and cheese, and crackers, and things like that. We're pretty much landlocked here, so most of our picnics happen in the back yard.
Our plans for the summer are to spend as much time as mommy can stand outside. (It's hot here in the summer.)
I don't have any pictures of us having a picnic, but here are a few of us playing outside today.








(Incidentally, nevermind my messy hair and visible bra strap. I'm just keepin' it real...)