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?
Today it is my (DH) turn to post an entry. Chris needed surgery last week. The doctor put a Titanium Hemi toe-joint implant into her left foot. (Does that make my wife a " ‘Borg" ?) I took vacation this Continue reading DH’s Guest Blog
With my in-laws taking such superb care of all of us, I’ve had time to think and make things. I used photos from blog entries that already had journaling to go with them, and for once used a published sketch Continue reading Foot up, Kids Fine, Food Done, Will Craft.
If any of you know my mother-in-law, you know how well we have been fed this week. She managed to use up all of our cabbage and zuchini from the CSA box, and in the process discovered my new favorite Continue reading Mom-Mom conquered the zuchini
Last week we needed to use the TV more than usual to keep the kids cheery as DH did the work of all the adults of the house and B was away at camp. Thomas the Tank Engine videos charmed Continue reading Thomas is Cool Again
Instructional Scope and Sequence for B: Bible B will be assigned selected narrative portions of the Old Testament to read, he will continue reading the New Testament with his Father. Art Feed My Sheep by Barry Stebbings Geography Blackline Maps Continue reading Our Scope and Sequence for Next Year
This is a big deal for K. She doesn’t speak much, so how does she get to watch her favorite video? This is a good season for it, Mommy can’t do much, and there are other grown ups around who Continue reading How to Watch The Wiggles
At Small World. Great photos of Summer Fun.
M and I have not been doing any formal school in a while, but he has been announcing math facts so I know that he is thinking about things. Like, "If you add an odd number and an odd number, Continue reading Math Sentences with M
What a weird mix (I am taking pain pills this week, but I interlibrary loaned them earlier.) Mostly from review in Christianity Today and World Magazine. Angry Conversations with God by Susan Isaacs – really serious and hysterically funny at Continue reading What have I been Reading?
Expected: My foot is healing, My achy hip is not forecasting the weather My church is loving us (as M says, "Yummy Yummy Deaconess Food!" but also stopping by to run M and K around at the park so DH Continue reading Blessings of Convalescanse: both expected and bizarre
At HomeschoolCPA
B’s Summer Band is playing a medley of Celtic songs. To help him learn the music, I searched for performances on U-Tube. (It’s just so much easier to learn sheet music if you’ve heard the tune before!) Our favorite version Continue reading Orthodox Celts