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?
At least I imagine it does, never having done one of those fancy growth stages insects do. We’ve had two good days of beginning school – no more than the usual glitches. B did twice as much mathwork as I Continue reading Metamorphosis Itches.
After finding, and tearing into a letter from Word Vision she handed me the pamphlet about super Malaria nets, “You welcome Mamma!” While watching the animated skeleton of an Apatasaurus at the Boston Museum of Science, she asked my Mom, Continue reading Quotes of K
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
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
This morning we took a lesson at Simon Says in Rehoboth. I only got lost twice on the way. If more than half of the roads had a label, it might have been more. K was not at all sure Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real}
B is always ready to unicycle, even if he is visiting a swamp. Playing in the new play space off the trail. Their shoes have not dried yet.
Pretty: M’s potted plant bloomed Happy: DH was trying to get a good facebook photo – he’s had K on his shoulder for the last several profile pics, so we thought we’d try again for that as they were both Continue reading {Pretty Happy Funny Real}
At 1:54AM K kicked off her blankets. I tucked her in again, she wailed, “But I want my Dora blanket!” “This is your Dora Blanket.” no response, immediately soothed, she fell asleep. At 3:37AM K woke afraid that the neighbors Continue reading Coffee and fog
How does K eat a banana? The top half first, lengthwise.
Mom found out that Mothers get in free on Mother’s Day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. So we at a picnic at church, then drove right up to Boylston for our outing. I guess the orangery has been emptied for Continue reading Mother’s Day Outing at Tower Hill Botanic Garden