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?
I’m not in a particularly liturgical church, but VBS seems sort of like Easter in some ways; you have to study and think about the gospel, do special shopping (balloons, object lessons, craft supplies) and there is a bit of Continue reading These weeks of preparation
Instructional Scope and Sequence for B: Bible B will be assigned portions of both the Old and New Testaments to read. Art B will work through several lessons from Feed My Sheep by Barry Stebbing. He may also take an Continue reading Scope and Sequence for B and M – if you are interested
Well, we decided that the last few grammar chapters, spelling assignments and writing tasks can just be picked up next year in the beginning – Next year is in two weeks. It’s not that I’m giving up (exactly) we needed Continue reading 6th Grade Declared Done
Hopefully this is not a sign of approaching doom. I’m working on my lesson prep for the upcoming Family Fun Fair – I get to teach the 5 different Bible lessons from CEF’s Illustrated Wordless Book – which means I Continue reading I’m feeling Happy and Clever
“Mom, how come stirring things cools them down, if heat is motion?”
In the print version, there is a beautiful photo of B playing his flute – but the online version used different photos, not that the other kids aren’t cute too! http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2010/08/09/attleboro/7784137.txt
My kids should sleep well tonight! We passed out 150 of these fliers (with the fair organizer’s permission of course) They saw cows, calves, rabbits, sheep, goats, dog, flowers, crafts, canned goods, and a camel. They bounced through a bouncy Continue reading Rehoboth Agricultural Fair
This morning DH apologized for not washing the dishes – which had not bothered me until he mentioned it. Funny how the attitude to inconvenience changes everything. When my little kids wandered though the colic, I was ashamed – that Continue reading Interesting Article by Ajith Fernando
Barbara G Walker and Melissa Leapman both use this method for “capping a cable” AKA closing a ring design. I think it’s sheer brilliance. Elsebeth Lavold uses a different method, someday I want to make a medallion combining the two Continue reading Capping a Cable with Barbara G Walker’s method from A third treasury of Knitted Patterns
Each morning begins with either jack hammers and air compressors, or air compressors and soil compressors tunneling under the new sidewalks. I think I am loosing my hearing, DH asked me why I was shouting this morning, and I was Continue reading What are we about this week…hmmm?
I love the way knit stitches can flip over and camouflage themselves, so that they mimic themselves upside-down. Continuous Cables (called Ring Cables in the 3rd Treasury of Knitting Patterns) are a great example of this, so are provisional cast Continue reading A Tutorial on Combined Kitchener’s Stitch/Swiss Darning for attaching knit applique
Ah mak You Co-ffee!! Wow, you really know me well, K, don’t you? But you still are eating cheerios for breakfast today – I think 5 scrambled eggs breakfasts in one week is a bit much even for a two Continue reading Momma, Ah Wan’ Eggies…