My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
WHY I GOT A POOR NIGHT OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT I think I told you about the coyotes haunting the golf course not far from me. Last night about midnight I was awakened by scuffling outside my bedroom window, the Continue reading Guest Blog From My Mom
In a panic that the "Models in Physical Science" books were no longer available from Pitsco, I bought all the Bernie Zubrowski books from allbookstores.com that were not already owned by Eagle’s Wings co-op or the library system. Then Continue reading The Book Goodies Coming in the Mail
I’m trying to sew my short sleeved nursing adapted blouses today. With lots of interruptions. B has gone to band and come back again, M has played water guns, built a train layout, cleaned up the train lay Continue reading Trying not to Melt
I have sinusitis. Everyone is being sweet to me. But part of me wants to alert the universe that this is no fun at all. OK, I’m done whining now.
Has anyone tried this outlining resource? The idea of a game: I give a short lecture to the co-op class, they use their notes to create an outline, then compare their outlines to my original one sounds fun. Continue reading Outlining
Now this is going to sound totally wimpy. I just facilitate the planning meetings, I’m not always sure what we are going to turn up as a focus for a semester, but as this particular co-op director, guiding Continue reading What Eagle’s Wings is doing Next Semester
When I was in 4th grade, Miss Rose (who sometimes decorated the bulletin board with a tree trunk and leafed it out over lunch hour with zip lock baggies full of home made chocolate chip cookies for us, all Continue reading Researching Research Papers
This is tasty, cheap, nutritious and easy to pull out when you are visited by someone who is avoiding salt and fat, or is vegetarian (or if you are yourself) bring 3 cups water and 3/4 cups lentils to Continue reading Assyrian Lentil and Bulger Pillaf – from our friend R
We were thrilled a week or two ago to get a phone call that DH’s Uncle and Aunt would come spend a day with us sometime this week. DH put all the possible days on hold at work so Continue reading Visit and Zoo (with lots of photos)
I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew this Summer, and we haven’t gotten to the 4th of July yet! I want to get my ducks in a row, but I don’t know how many ducks I’ve got, Continue reading Oh, By the Way….