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?
Ben’s box of dissection samples arrived today. I decided to spread the curriculum bills out over the year by not buying them unit I needed them. I got the last family added to the co-op data base this morning, added Continue reading The box came
One bite at a time. I got the Carnival up (that was actually fun, I need to hang out with old, pretty photos more often). Today I dug through what the co-op adult’s preferences were for ‘chores,’ and made initial Continue reading How do you eat an elephant?
This is the time of year when my kids wish we didn’t school year round (we do take off August and most of December, and random days we are grumpy in February, and you get the idea.) My Domestic Church Continue reading The Carnival of Homeschooling: Floods and Picnics
Do you blog? Do you blog about family and education – or together in a homeschool? Please submit a post to the carnival of homeschooling, because I’m hosting it this week and the only submissions so far are from commercial Continue reading Homeschool blogging friends – please submit this week to the Carnival of Homeschooling
Dan and I got up to the session on insurance at Financial Peace university – Oh boy, that last video montage was a tear jerker. I’m not sure where all the papers are, though I think I know how many Continue reading We interrupt yesterday’s panic list with new projects
I need to phone M’s friends for a play date – they just moved a mile away from upstairs. The third floor is being re-painted and cleaned, anyone looking for a 4 bedroom in Attleboro? I hope you have kids. Continue reading Brain Overflow
You know those extra books in the Homeschooling catalogues? The ones I buy so I have something for me in the big box of curriculum the UPS guy drops off? A few years ago it was a paper engineering book Continue reading That’s My Girl
We had our planning meeting last Thursday night. I typed the family info, class info, and who was teaching the classes into the co-op data base. I “scheduled” the children into the classes by squinting at their names, ages and Continue reading Co-op schedule bounces
I’m trying to remember my “keep the kids from melting” strategies. Ice water, fruit frappe, play outside in the morning before it’s hot, find the summer clothes, and read stories at bedtime that make heat seem exciting. Swallows and Amazons Continue reading It got hot today
M was the only 4th grader, so he wound up with a tutor for a proctor – a wonderful cheerful woman who appreciated that he was clever and creative – just that a kid who’s reading clicked in 3 months Continue reading Testing Week was Fun, but I’m glad it’s over
Snacks bought – check #2 pencils packed – check, though M does need his own back pack, he’s using a shopping bag. Early to bed? – well, I am writing this on the computer, so no, not really. Lectures Continue reading Testing Co-op Tomorrow
Monday afternoon we played games at the I’s. K played dress up in young L’s Sunday clothes. No ink spills though. Thursday as usual we did Biology lab at the W’s (so Ben doesn’t need 4 arms) Mrs W suggested Continue reading Social Butterflies, That’s Us.