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?
DH let me go shopping today. I picked up two skeins at Dee’s Nimble Needles – I am not so aware of yarn availability and DH accurately said that Dee would set me straight faster than Ravelry searches. I’ll be Continue reading Retail therapy
This morning we woke to the sound of our neighborhood transformer failing. I drowsed a bit, then realized that no electricity meant no coffee, and no computer! We enjoyed our cheerios and milk, I took a bath while the hot Continue reading Ah the Modern Life
Today we found my missing keys, K’s lost pink mitten (the one that doesn’t scratch, or fall off her wrist – I didn’t knit it) and the missing history of Geometry book. Now has anyone seen B’s library card?
The biscotti for game night came out crisp and golden and everything they should be. K got to go out shopping and sliding with Daddy, they came home with the full spectrum light bulb for my birthday present lamp for Continue reading Just a happy day
Why Homeschool will be hosting the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. You can submit here. or here.
On the way home from church, K described her romp with the Sunday School kids, “We say Raaa! Then Ahhh! Run, run as fast you can…Boom, we crying, then we say Raaa! again.” The dish washer is humming contentedly, the Continue reading Scraps
The boys were able to earn $5 each today cleaning out the car – DH thought I was over generous on their pay since they helped their sister and I make the mess in the first place. Last night I Continue reading Fragments
Reminder 1: If you are a citizen of the US, of voting age, who hasn’t already voted, go vote. Reminder 2: the carnival of Homeschooling is up at Dewey’s Treehouse. Tip: How to keep your sister out of your Halloween Continue reading Two Reminders and a Tip
So that’s how the costumes turned out. I forgot to fit M’s mask on over his coat – turns out he needs a bigger coat anyway – so the fit wouldn’t have worked, and it is top heavy. K doesn’t Continue reading Trick or Treat
DH just bought me a new ergonomic mouse: the SRM Stress Releaving Mouse (sic). He was re-doing his desk to prevent those lopsided backaches he gets when programming too much, bought an SRM for himself, then decided that I needed Continue reading My New Mouse
K tried to persuade me at breakfast that she was dead, by answering every question with “I dead Momma.” We just read about the crucifiction this week in her Beginner’s Bible (I read on to the resurrection that night, I’m Continue reading Random Ambitions
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