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 think the hardest part of cooking is making the menu. Last Summer I was organized by what veggies were at the farmer’s market. I followed MomCo3’s suggestion and looked dishes up in Simply Seasonal Cookbook. But this winter I’m Continue reading B’s Menu
When I was a little girl, I got off the bus near the soccer field at Nyack College, and waited for my mom to walk up from the hospital where she worked, and walk me home. UP is the operative Continue reading Hanging out During B’s Flute Lesson
The Providence Journal has a short video posted with B’s team’s robot, and a little bit of B’s face on it at about minute 1:55. My mom is visible in the background taking pictures. They were 31st out of 45 Continue reading F.I.R.S.T. Lego League Tournament
I wrote this recently on a thread in the wonderful Spell to Write and Read discussion groupon Yahoo! and was rather pleased with it. The ironic thing is that today M has been in front of the TV for I Continue reading Occupying 2 and 4 year olds
This morning had all the trappings of Christmas morning. B woke up early (4:30AM) DH made "thornball oatmeal," and B couldn’t eat it. M and K woke up groggy but determined to hug everybody. It isn’t even 9AM yet but Continue reading Today is Practically a Holiday
Since last year I’ve stopped morning lessons at 11AM to send the boys outside for sunshine and rough housing; because by the time M wakes up from his nap/quiet play/listen to stories on tape recorder or CD if he borrows Continue reading Oh yes, Sunshine and Fresh Air are good for me too…
"No Mom, it’s Joyfulling me!" From the way he was moonwalking in circles on the piles of quilts, comforters, pillows and stuffed animals, I’d say he was. Bedtime was interrupted by a cascade of chai tea, wetting both bunk beds. Continue reading I See the pile of bedding is really bothering you M…
Note taking for someone with what would probably be diagnosed as disgraphia is annoying for all involved. You can’t read it yourself, and you really did want to remember to pick up the whatever it was from the store. Cursive Continue reading So far The new MP3 Player has not made him any spacier
The Carnival of Homeschooling is up. My entry is way near the bottom, so you won’t miss out on the other cool homeschooling links when you look for it. ;-)
K has been teething/growing/possibly having an ear ache; so on Sunday after playing in nursery through Sunday School while DH and I taught, she had HAD IT with nice adults who were not me. I stayed downstairs feeling a little Continue reading Sunday Adjustments
Please pray for the Lemay family, Doug has been missing since January 1, I know him from High School.
Christine at the Thinking Mother has assembled a lot of resources and thought provoking questions, as usual. ADD link