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?
Yesterday, I got totally distracted by my own projects, looked up at the clock, and realised that it was time to make supper, and the kids had been watching videos all afternoon. Bad Mom. But I have only one thing Continue reading Phew, we did do some math
If I’m not making new appointments, I’m trying not to forget to drive someone to an appointment. The kid’s Family Practice Doctor has reluctantly told me to shift them to a pediatrician – they are the only kids in his Continue reading Appointmentville
I’m playing with Kristle Chester’s LaTexA template for setting up my knitting pattern. I actually have a ton of time, because the test knitting is still going on. So far I generated 19 error and 5 bad boxes, whatever they Continue reading Learning LaTexA
If you peek behind my Dad and my dog, in this 1979 photo, you can see the harvest gold wing back chair that was about to be moved to my bedroom: Mom had decided it was mine. My parents moved Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real} upholstry edition
On the Monday of the 4th weekend, my in-laws suggested that we take the little kids to the park, and that they meet us with doughnuts and coffee. We needed some shade though, so we wound up along the 10mile Continue reading Peaceful, Muddy Monday
Sunday felt like a family reunion, my Cousin B came down from Cambridge, K took such a shine to him, it’s a wonder he got any Tolstoy read. I don’t think he minded that much. My in laws were visiting Continue reading It’s a wonder he got any Tolstoy read – July the Fourth Photos, a bit late
Thursday afternoon I looked at our calendar, and noticed that Friday said “Do something.” I asked Dan when he got home if that meant he had off from work. After he walked back to work, it turned out that he Continue reading Surprise Sturbrige Visit
I never actually learned the rules to this game, K eventually stepped on it, breaking some pieces. But before the tears, there was a maze base, and little creatures to move through the maze. And I took photos, because I Continue reading New Game
The ripe read pepper in the fruit basket looked so pretty. Perhaps the oatmeal did not. K asked for it with please and did not whine when I equivocated, so I got out my cutting board and knife, and gave Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real} another breakfast for K
And they were still alive at supper, so I did it. We took recess at Capron Park today too. The kids were more interested in playing under the weeping fig tree than in the sunny playground. (do all fig trees Continue reading My Job is to Keep the Children from Melting
DH spent most of his boyhood vacations on the Bruce Peninsula, so whenever we have a high pressure, sunny, warm but not too hot day, he wants to do something adventurous if at all possible. After lunch on Sunday, we Continue reading A Canada Day