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Author Archives: Christinethecurious
Carnival of Homeschooling
This week’s CoH is up and running at The Daily Planet. Browse through the Anniversary Gifts edition for an overview of what’s happening in the world of homeschool blogs! I have an entry under the 17th anniversary.
Tasting an Unripe Persimmon
It was so beautiful in the grocery store, what a color, what a delicate shape. How pretty the pattern of the four leaves on the end. It felt like a cross between a tomato and an apple. The cook Continue reading Tasting an Unripe Persimmon
This year, I don’t need to be scraped off the floor.
This morning was the Christmas crafting fair. Other years this has meant that I collapse upon reaching home, and order take out for dinner. It should have knocked me flat today: the craft I picked was really, really challenging, Continue reading This year, I don’t need to be scraped off the floor.
Looks like a Peaceful, studious Afternoon
Because I took the picture before the diaper blow out that got poop in K’s hair!
An Assortment of my scrapbook Projects
The section divider to keep the things my husband collected around NYC after 9/11, when he ran a ham radio station for the red cross, separate from the regular baby/wedding reunion pictures A very busy page, what a jig saw Continue reading An Assortment of my scrapbook Projects
The Roman Shades and Quilts are done!
I was very happy to have the Roman shades done before my Mother in law arrived last week, because I was pretty sure she had made quilts for the bunk beds, and I wanted her to get that "Ah, something Continue reading The Roman Shades and Quilts are done!
Bonita
I am thankful for such an inspiring, busy family, and that we got to visit them. I am also thankful to be home! Baby K slept so well last night, the boys did to, until M fell out of Continue reading Bonita
Chirstmas Crafting Fair prep
Each year when Eagle’s Wings Co-op is over, the next Friday is Christmas Crafting Fair. Same time, same church building, different co-op. I’m not in charge. Its perfect for families who like group activities, but like to do Continue reading Chirstmas Crafting Fair prep
Research Class Wrap-up
After deciding to teach a research paper class, then researching the process more and deciding to change it to a methods class (so that kids who had not learned outlining, studied grammar yet or done extensive writing could do Continue reading Research Class Wrap-up
Home schooling in Massachusetts: is it really all that hard?
A fellow blogger honored me by asking how hard it is to homeschool in Massachusetts. She might be moving here soon. The short answer is: it depends. The law is a set of court precedents from cases against un-schoolers. The Continue reading Home schooling in Massachusetts: is it really all that hard?
Statistics of Future Redecorating
Someday I’m going to replace my short bookshelves with tall bookshelves with the same footprint, hopefully eliminating a case or two of the warped particle board early marriage kind. When I do, this is what I’ll need to know: We Continue reading Statistics of Future Redecorating