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?
My Mom and M were in upstate NY on the 4th, so we lost the lady who says, “I bought nice meat at Chartley Meat market, lets grill this afternoon.” and the little boy who says, “I am so bored, Continue reading {p,f,h,r} How my Husband Spent the Afternoon of the Fourth
Guess we’ve been making things around here:
Our apartment is large, but faced with the choice of a dining room OR a craft/sewing/computer room, I decided to serve dinner in the kitchen. Real. My Dad re-purposed my table when the college he worked at bought new library Continue reading Our Kitchen Table {P,f,h,r}
With the kids. So I couldn’t count how many times I went up and down the pool, but both K and M ate hearty suppers and went to bed cheerfully, so they got exercise. The Y is looking nicer than Continue reading Went Swimming today
I went through the back hallway, put away the Fall weight coats, and found my missing camera. Just in time for Christmas 1.0 All the little kids liked to climb on B and M.
I’m quite hopeless at guessing mysteries – I usually read them for the setting anyhow. But I won the funniest entry prize in the Sanguine Gryphon’s contest “She was all in Stitches.” Here’s my entry: The old lady sighed in Continue reading I won!
Sometimes my kids learn things because I planned a careful lesson, taught it regularly and they made predictable progress. But most of the time, nothing happens for a long time, then BAM. When they are ready, they get obsessed, and Continue reading {pfhr} Bikes and Wheel
Real: I can’t get organizing work done unless K is either “helping” me, or busy on something fun. Fun is easier; this day she was making play dough cannoli Funny: two messy cabinets emptied only my table; how Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real} Tidying up the cabinets
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}
Pretty: This is the last few blossoms on the loniceria fragrantissimo that grows along the river walk. I know it’s name because one just like it was labeled at Blithewald Mansion and gardens. The flowers smell like honey, with a Continue reading {pretty, funny, happy, real}
Pretty I love the tulips with the emerging peony stalks. Happy B successfully potted on his seedlings. K drew her first symbolically representational face – it’s a dinosaur with hair and a happy face. It took me 9 shots to Continue reading Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real
We are snowed in, Both Mom’s and DH’s works are opening at noon. DH considered going in anyway to have the lab to himself and get some programming done without interruption, but after digging us out, he is over at Continue reading Boxing up After Christmas