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?
It’s not exactly that we worked on getting B a desk of his own because he’s taking on more adult studies and needs his own space. It’s more that when he shared my craft desk, he’d forget to put his Continue reading {Pretty, Funny, Happy, Real} New Desk
What did I do with two kids on a hot day while I waited for my Mom’s minor procedure to finish up? Faulkner Hospital is across the road from the Arnold Arboretum. M has been telling me that playgrounds have Continue reading Yesterday’s Adventure
The where babies come from one came up last week. Tonight, after the 3rd, more assertive direction to K to sit on the bed where I could brush her wet hair, she whimpered that it hurt. “Your hair?” “My feelings. Continue reading First Mother Daughter Talk about Hurt Feelings
It’s so much easier to get along with everyone when they aren’t hot and cranky. M’s poison ivy is so healed, he forgets about it. K just brought me a soap box with a straw taped to it and asked Continue reading so Glad it’s not hot today
I’ve started K on “Run around the clock” and “Glue the Sounds Together” games from Spell to Write and Read. She can glue the sounds into words, but oddly, she doesn’t hear initial consonants, just as she often omits initial Continue reading Progress Notes
We walked to Mechanic’s Pond last Sunday afternoon in the space between naptime and snack before evening church. K introduced herself to the middleschool girl and her mother who were fishing. Very peaceful.
At approximately 6:32AM, K ‘cuddled’ into my bed, a procedure which involves a lot of rib and knee kicking. “Momma, we make the book today…Can we have eggies for breakfast? Momma, we make the book NOW?” Breakfast was served at Continue reading Making a mini-book with K
The unknown does not scare me so much if I put it on my to-do list. Several members of my family are traveling this way today, and I’m feeding them – at my Mom’s house so they all have room Continue reading Planning to be Flexible
This morning, I deflected K’s fears of getting hurt when I brushed her hair, by asking how many ponytails I should put in. She surprised my by asking for three and holding up the correct fingers. So, trial one had Continue reading Reading and Robot Hair
The New England Aquarium in one of the more pricey day trips, but the library pass whacked $40 off our admission. It’s been the boys’ favorite day trip ever since B’s Jr. F.I.R.S.T. Lego Team came here to research their Continue reading The New England Aquarium last Thursday
We just buy an annual pass plus one – because it’s about the same price for the 5 of us to get in once anyway. Anyone want to go to Old Sturbridge Village with us? As long as we are Continue reading Old Sturbrige Village last Wednesday
We were on vacation last week. I’d claim internet savey caution that I didn’t post about it until now, but really, I was too busy to post about it, so it’s more like fortuitous ditziness. The bridge into Fall River Continue reading Last Monday at Battleship Cove