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?
Usually the first one up is Ben – unless his alarm clock is wonky again. He had it calibrated (set it 2 hours and 15 min earlier than you actually wanted to get up.) But Dan made it more (oh Continue reading I got up before Ben today
Once I was declared well, we packed our bags for NY to visit Mommom and Daddad without sharing the stomach bug. Games were played by the fire and in the dining room. Pizza was made and eaten We walked from Continue reading Thanksgiving Visit to NY
I got up the courage yesterday to phone my landlord that the top two burners had quit (one quite dramatically with arcing, sparks, steam and boiling water spewing about. I hit the circuit breaker, waited until it cooled down, then Continue reading New Stove
Today I’m up to the clear liquids/take your prep part of the colonoscopy. I was thinking that nothing of note had happened today, but perhaps someday I’ll want to remember when this all happened. Dan has been super kind to Continue reading In the five minutes before I drink my next dose of medicine
I’m giving M more independent work so I can pay attention to K first thing in the homeschool. I’m more interested in K knowing that she’s important and part of things than in her recognizing printed letters or numbers; but Continue reading Adapting a worksheet and K starts pre-Miquon
Some of the more interesting things going on around here I can’t tell you about right now. Co-op business is confidential, and I’m working on a secret knitting project. Most of the family has emerged from the cold of last Continue reading Sorta overwhelmed but hanging on
My Grandpa Williams served in the North Atlantic in WWII on the USS Williamsburg escorting the convoys to Great Britain. When my Dad started teaching me to drive, he said that highway driving was like station keeping in the convoys, you Continue reading Station Keeping
Your 4 year old reproaches you with, “But Mommy! You f’got to do MY phonics lesson.” Your 9 year old returns from playing with the neighbor kids in a sleet/snow nor’easter to ask, “Dad, what is a snow day?” And Continue reading You know you are a homeschool family when…
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Well, swimming has become the norm now. Unless K is told she isn’t watching a video while B is in charge, there are no more tears and goodbyes from each window as I walk to the Y. I did want Continue reading Walking to the Y
Dan got up early to buy milk, bread and tuna. We have candles and library books and board games, we also have neighbor kids because their school is closed, so power out boredom is not too scary. I cut all Continue reading Hurricane Gardening
I was uploading photos yesterday and set aside a random three that made me happy. it’s funny, but I really forgot today was Thursday: M wasn’t as into his Bloko sets as his Lego or Mags, because they seemed only Continue reading {p,f,h,r} What the camera had on it