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?
“Momma, I terrify!” she announced cheerily. “You are scared?” I asked. “No Momma, I wantifly.” Hmmm, she’d just been watching Peter Pan, Disney version…”You want to fly?” I asked. “Yes Momma, I want to fly!” she said. Then she jumped Continue reading Translating K
1 Ask Momma, “Momma, I color?” 2 Dump crayons on table. 3 Ignore crayons. 4 Ask Momma, “Momma, I cut?” 5 Smile broadly when Momma hands you your brother’s special pair of fiskars, because she hasn’t bought you your own Continue reading K’s Collage Workflow
We declared school done a week ago. Last week I planned the big picture for the first 6th of everything, make a weekly calender book to write plans in, printed maps and worksheets to interleave…studied up on the Illustrated Wordless Continue reading Summer Vacation – this week.
My kids should sleep well tonight! We passed out 150 of these fliers (with the fair organizer’s permission of course) They saw cows, calves, rabbits, sheep, goats, dog, flowers, crafts, canned goods, and a camel. They bounced through a bouncy Continue reading Rehoboth Agricultural Fair
Each morning begins with either jack hammers and air compressors, or air compressors and soil compressors tunneling under the new sidewalks. I think I am loosing my hearing, DH asked me why I was shouting this morning, and I was Continue reading What are we about this week…hmmm?
Ah mak You Co-ffee!! Wow, you really know me well, K, don’t you? But you still are eating cheerios for breakfast today – I think 5 scrambled eggs breakfasts in one week is a bit much even for a two Continue reading Momma, Ah Wan’ Eggies…
The Chi-Cheemaun is the ferry to Manitoulin Island, it mean Big Canoe in Ojibewa. Just as supper at Uncle D’s cabin was ending, DH would quickly read a passage from the through the Bible in one year book, sometimes just Continue reading Evening Walk to the Chi-Cheemaun
M really came into his own with lots of cousins to play with. His favorite game was “War” on the lawn, with improvised weaponry, but the boys closest in his age were great favorites for other things too Some days Continue reading Cousins at the family reunion in Canada
Oops, did I say she sat through it? She climbed on my back for a better view. I called DH that he had a photo opp.Wow, I make weird faces when I’m reading, but it’s worth it to establish the Continue reading K sat through “Lentil”
When the temperature is not too hot, I sometimes bake pita bread on our pizza stone. But I found out that they don’t stay fresh from Saturday pizza night until Monday felafel night. Oh well, it seemed like a good Continue reading I help Momma?
Keeping a dressing on K’s hand is tricky, because she is a picker, especially when bored or attempting to not protest too much about having to go to bed. But I saw some healing on the edge of one of Continue reading K is healing nicely
I was proud of K, she’d point to the sink when she wanted her Tigger cup re-filled with cool water to dip her burned hand in, she colored the “Timmy and Tina the dinosaurs go to the hospital,” coloring book, Continue reading Thoughts on the ER Visit