Walk at Larson Purchase
M and K seem to run more when we go to the land trust path than on the playground. I was hoping to photograph the male wood duck we saw a week ago, but perhaps he’s busy now – I Continue reading Walk at Larson Purchase
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Homeschool planning process
I have 15 weeks left in this school year – because we school year round. Last Summer when I broke the year up into rough sixths, I kind of skimped on the time at the end. I think because it’s Continue reading Homeschool planning process
Creative Process
Some weeks you just keep hearing things on a theme. This week it was creative process. Do you work organically or analytically as a crochet designer? Do you switch back and forth between the modes of thinking? What steps do Continue reading Creative Process
JFLL 2011
M wrapped it up this way, “It’s as if Daddy had worked really hard, and his boss had yelled at him, and he finished his project, but he didn’t get paid,” because after all that work, M came down with Continue reading JFLL 2011
You my Grandma-Girl?
We often greet K with, “Is that my K-girl?” Sometimes she will hug me and my Mom at the same time and say, “We the girls!”
The March of our Discontent
April may be the cruelest month, but March is hard on people who work with students. I’ve read about the No-One-Wants-To-Homeschool-in-March-Syndrome in Ruth Beechick, Jessie Wise, and Mary Pride’s books, but did not keep a citation. These are the months Continue reading The March of our Discontent
Into the Land of Counterpane – which has some compensations
M has had a stomach flu since Thursday night (12:36 in the morning actually) K lost her lunch on Sunday, but we’d already kept her home from Sunday School since she already had a fever. So far B, DH and Continue reading Into the Land of Counterpane – which has some compensations
What would a boy’s Lego Forum look like?
You know how there are forums about scrapbooking? How do you ditch the guilt so you can enjoy your hobby and get your memories recorded in a cool way that lets you go shopping OR how do you keep your Continue reading What would a boy’s Lego Forum look like?
Direction Challenge
K (wailing from just outside the bathroom door) “I AM in bed!” M, as he glues die cut letters to the Jr FLL team tri-fold board, “Which letter comes first?” because they had gotten bumped on the floor, and he Continue reading Direction Challenge
A mainstream commercial with a homeschooler in it
Why does this make me feel happy? It is nice to see a homeschooling family as normal, not scary people? To be validated by a big organization? Yeah, a homeschooler as a creative educator, not a scared curriculum follower? Not Continue reading A mainstream commercial with a homeschooler in it
The Carnival of Homeschooling is up
At Consent of the Governed. I have an entry in this carnival.
Look what came out of the closet
A recent bag of hand me downs had a pair of in-line skates for B, who is still more interested in his unicycle. I dug around for my old pair, and they seem to fit M just fine. (He already Continue reading Look what came out of the closet