Speaking of riches…
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 28th, 2006 5 Comments »
Grandmotherhood is pretty sweet, too. The “Squirt” is a bundle of energy. And “JackJack” is getting curious about everything and growing so fast! How blessed I am indeed!
Archive for July, 2006
An embarrassment of riches…
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 28th, 2006 4 Comments »
Kim at Starry Sky Ranch has written what I think is probably the best post on motherhood I have ever read. Please take a moment to read “Just Another Day In Paradise”which is especially poignant when juxtaposed with what is, I know, the WORST post on motherhood I have ever read. (you’ll get to read [...]
Novel idea, Superboy!
Posted in Superboy's projects on Jul 24th, 2006 4 Comments »
I think everyone in homeschooling circles has heard of or read the book Eragon, which was written by a homeschooling teen. Well, Superboy has read it and, along with Troygenea,the blog of a 14 year old 4Real homeschooler, it has inspired him to write his own novel! Superboy has actually been working on the story [...]
A grizzly sight (site)
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 23rd, 2006 4 Comments »
We at Lapazfarm have been fascinated with all things Alaska ever since our first trip there 3 years ago. So when we stumbled upon this site, I knew we’d found a winner. Grizzly Webcam It is a live webcam of Grizzlies catching salmon on the McNeil River in Alaska. Fascinating! I could watch for hours! [...]
When teens get bored…
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 18th, 2006 9 Comments »
Well…we’ve got some spray paint… and a big board… Maybe we should practice our techniques first? I like this color… Lets use it!!! OK. Here’s the plan… Am I good or what?! More detail needed… Now for the good part… Still working on that… Stencils…ugh! Applying the stencils… Finishing touches… Voila! Artwork by Modgirl and [...]
Nature Study Oldie Goldies
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jul 17th, 2006 4 Comments »
I was just going through my bookshelves in preparation for next school year, looking for nature study read-alouds for JBug. I have lots of newer stuff, but wanted to first post about some of the older treasures I uncovered. These are books I remember reading as a child and could perhaps be some of the [...]
Some more things I made
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jul 16th, 2006 10 Comments »
Ok, here are a few more things I made. Nothing earth-shattering, but at least they wont cost me anything! First is an I-spy bottle. Can’t for the life of me remember where I got the idea or I would give credit. I just took a clear soda bottle, put in 10 different small items (mostly [...]
I made a manipulative (and aint I proud)
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jul 14th, 2006 12 Comments »
Please forgive me but I am a little proud of myself. It is no great feat, but I made my first Montessori-esque manipulative and I wanted to share. The idea behind the shakers you find in Montessori catalogs (way overpriced IMHO) is you shake them (duh!) and try to find the matching pairs by only [...]
Kinderplanning
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jul 12th, 2006 20 Comments »
Alright. I have though at least PART of kindergarten out. I know I would like to do a combination of Catholic CM (aka Real Learning) and Montessori. For the most part. Between unit studies that is. For now I am focusing on the Montessori part. I am putting it together slowly, but would like to [...]
Absent, but not Idle.
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 11th, 2006 6 Comments »
I have not been blogging lately for several reasons. 1. Camping trip. Beautiful Lake Santeetlah, NC. It just doesn’t get any better (pictures forthcoming). 2. Trying to attend to things that get neglected during the school year. Not anything grand, but just those little projects that keep getting put off until… 3. This is the [...]
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