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’ve worked out a sweet deal: my friend takes M and K on Friday afternoons after co-op, and I borrow her teen to be B’s lab partner in biology. This week she had another club, so we just came home Continue reading Just don’t drink the Pondwater Samples
Last week as we walked around Rockland Lake, a movie crew was cleaning up after some shooting. Since they were just popping the balloons anyway, we asked if K could have them. Of course, that did mean that we drove Continue reading He’s finished reading Don Quixote, now what?
Last week Dan was in North Carolina testing parts for several companies. His favorite part of the trip was as toss up between the stuffed brook trout at the Peak City Grill in Apex. and the friendly people he worked Continue reading I Can’t Blog When I have Secrets
K was so thrilled with the workbook Mom gave her last night that she followed me around with it asking when school was. I got up later than usual after snuggling M and explaining why B got to stay up Continue reading First Day of School
When the HSLDA letter hit my e-mail, I almost deleted it without opening it, but on reading it, I thought Mendon was close enough that I could drive over there for the meeting to show support, and take Ben, for Continue reading the Upton/Mendon School Committe Special Meeting
So, love New England Lighthouses, tidal pools and rock? Try Beavertail State Park. But you have to come on scheduled Saturdays to go up the tower. It has it’s tale of a brave keeper who died in a hurricane, the Continue reading Beavertail State Park
My usual achy joints aren’t aching. I think it’s easier to swim every day than it is to swim every other day, because I don’t have to remember if it’s a swim day or not. The hard part is getting Continue reading Swim update
We cleaned our house, invited friends, bit our nails to see if anyone would come, and then played games when they did! My friend Terrie and I sat in the kitchen and listened for anything needing supervision. She had a Continue reading How the Brown Bag Game Day Went
Saturday is the Family Fun Fair. So I’m practising my gospel lesson, trying to remember all the points, not get too metaphoric that I leave the concrete young kids behind, and stay flexible with the ages who might turn up Continue reading I have so much to do I think I’ll procrastinate, or whine.
It’s not exactly that we worked on getting B a desk of his own because he’s taking on more adult studies and needs his own space. It’s more that when he shared my craft desk, he’d forget to put his Continue reading {Pretty, Funny, Happy, Real} New Desk
And, yes, I swam this morning even though the thunder storm woke everyone up at 4AM. (Go me ;-) I got the scope and sequence written up and mailed yesterday, oh look, blog fodder! I hope I can still call Continue reading Next Year’s Scope and Sequence
I needed a blog post; I’ve been running a bit dry of ideas lately. I knew Ben (B is Ben, he’s old enough to have a name on the blog now.) I knew Ben had just gotten back from his Continue reading Prattsville Trip; Guest Post by Ben