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?
At 1:54AM K kicked off her blankets. I tucked her in again, she wailed, “But I want my Dora blanket!” “This is your Dora Blanket.” no response, immediately soothed, she fell asleep. At 3:37AM K woke afraid that the neighbors Continue reading Coffee and fog
Mom found out that Mothers get in free on Mother’s Day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. So we at a picnic at church, then drove right up to Boylston for our outing. I guess the orangery has been emptied for Continue reading Mother’s Day Outing at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Pretty I love the tulips with the emerging peony stalks. Happy B successfully potted on his seedlings. K drew her first symbolically representational face – it’s a dinosaur with hair and a happy face. It took me 9 shots to Continue reading Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real
In the last month, we have had a sickness that took 2 weeks to leave us, and a vacation. The kids had more free time than usual, and I was pleased with how they chose to use it. B got Continue reading Pleased with the Bunny Trails
I handed the “Thinking Toolbox” to B to read to M, I was charmed when I returned from the bathroom. I know that M is supposed to be to young for this, but he can point out logical fallacies in Continue reading And they were still Behaving after my Break
This is one of those questions I don’t get asked, but should. It used to be a lot harder, and the bathroom door couldn’t close. In fact, I usually would bathe after they were all in bed. But now I’ve Continue reading How Do I Homeschool and…Take a Shower?
My landlord lent me some of his super-duper scary de-greasing cleaner for the dusty/greasy spots near the stove and up the cabinets. I’ll be able to do one side at a time – can’t fit all the over and under Continue reading I’m goofing off before Deep Cleaning
B’s Spanish tutor (AKA Cousin K) wanted some face to face time, they usually work over Skype. So she drove down from Cambridge, no small feat with deep snow and two children under 3. She sent him on a treasure Continue reading Treasure Hunt
The guys are in bed, arguing the case that DH should not really have given B the Knuggie – he wasn’t technically interrupting my reading of Anne of the Island, because I wasn’t vocalizing at that moment. I was a Continue reading Was it a Deserved Knuggie?
B is finishing his part of the poster, and occasionally tweaking the robot program, when he’s not daydreaming. The F.I.R.S.T Lego League Tournament in RI is tomorrow. DH is a bit frazzled, I found a To-Do List with what I Continue reading Anticipatory Disarray
We are snowed in, Both Mom’s and DH’s works are opening at noon. DH considered going in anyway to have the lab to himself and get some programming done without interruption, but after digging us out, he is over at Continue reading Boxing up After Christmas
When my friend posed this question on Facebook, I thought at first, whatever do you mean? The kids never go away, how can I spend more time with them? Then her meaning sank in, you can be physically with someone, Continue reading How do I spend time with the Children (and homeschool?)