Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
You Are Apple Red You’re never one to take life too seriously, and because of it, you’re a ton of fun. And although you have a great sense of humor, you are never superficial. Deep and caring, you do like to get to the core of people – to understand them well. However, any probing [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., history, Superboy's projects on Feb 18th, 2007 7 Comments »
Well…sort of! Superboy has been busy in his Living History Corner lately. Here are a few of the things he has made: After reading Little House In the Big Woods, Superboy wanted to make some Johnny cakes seasoned with pork cracklins. No problem. He followed a recipe in My Little House Cookbook for Buttermilk Cornbread [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., nature study, Random Ramblings on Feb 15th, 2007 13 Comments »
Wednesday was one of those rare and beautiful days. The sun was shining and the sky was so blue that you think you’ve seen a little glimpse of heaven. Despite the low temps, we just had to get out and enjoy this day. I wrote previously about the miracle of three simultaneously sleeping pre-schoolers, which [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 15th, 2007 4 Comments »
Today something truly sweet happened. And I’m not even talking about the chocolate. What is so sweet about it? They were all three asleep at the same time! And my extra-sweet husband stayed home with them so I could get some quality outdoors time with Superboy. And if that isn’t sweet, I don’t know what [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., JBug, nature study on Feb 13th, 2007 13 Comments »
JBug is fascinated with the Moon. She has been ever since we rented the documentary If We Had No Moon. Funny what will catch a child’s interest, isn’t it? Anyway, so I thought I’d pounce on this with a few nifty items I made into a file folder game. I got the chart I used [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 12th, 2007 7 Comments »
One of the great things about homeschooling is that it doesn’t necessarily have to take place between 8 and 3. JackJack is still under the weather, so things have been a little difficult here lately. But we were able to take advantage of an evening lull to get a few things done. Here JBug, already [...]
Posted in nature study on Feb 10th, 2007 5 Comments »
“For my part, I intend to work harder at becoming less busy in the future. I don’t want a star to glimmer without my admiring it, or a raindrop to fall without my noticing it, and thinking about it, and feeling something about that rainy day.” Jim Conrad, Backyard Nature Nature study has always been, [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings, Superboy's projects on Feb 8th, 2007 4 Comments »
Projects resumed for Superboy today, after his day off for dental procedures yesterday. He finished “Paddle to the Sea” and is beginning to make his little canoe to set adrift in our creek. We had the best time looking at maps and flipping through our atlas figuring out the path it will take if it [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 8th, 2007 9 Comments »
Every mother of a sick, fussy baby will recognize this face And the inevitable next step: “Up! Up!” Jack Jack wanted to be held all day yesterday. And yes, it is after noon and he is still in his Jammies. Life. It is what it is…
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
Superboy was at the dentist today and had a couple of teeth yanked, so no school for him. I spent the day mostly trying to get caught up on laundry and doing a little school with JBug. She is enjoying her food and nutrition unit alot. I will blog some more about it tomorrow. Baby [...]
