Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 28th, 2007 7 Comments »
This could be fun! Denise at Let’s Play Math has posted the first in a series of the mathematical adventures of Alexandria Jones. Alexandria Jones is a character Denise invented as a platform for introducing some fun math games to a math club she used to run. Anyway, as written, Alexandria is the daughter of [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 28th, 2007 3 Comments »
Marjorie at Lettres de mon Moulin tagged me for the thinking blogger Award meme that has been going around, and I thank her for that and her kind support. I have seen this thing going around and around all my favorite stomping grounds for quite awhile now, never getting tagged myself, and was beginning to [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Apr 26th, 2007 6 Comments »
Sorry about the scarcity of posts lately. This is dh’s last week with us before he heads to Kodiak, so we have been spending time with him and school and blogging have been taking a backseat to life right now. But, I wanted to share a few things we have going on school-wise: Superboy’s interests [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., nature study, Random Ramblings on Apr 23rd, 2007 17 Comments »
We have had the best time styling our little shrubs into Bonsai! Follow along with us in the process of transformation! Here is JBug with the first step: Exposing the top of the root ball. Next: Find the front and visualize the tree within! Next, the hard work: trimming and wiring! In order to fit [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., nature study on Apr 23rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Here is the Lapaz Farm Bonsai production facility, up and ready for business! I have to admit, they look a little questionable, but we are quite sure there is wonderful Bonsai potential deep inside their bushy little hearts! Stay tuned for details as our “mini” Japan unit begins to “take shape!”
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., nature study on Apr 21st, 2007 8 Comments »
Superboy’s latest obsession…Bonsai! He first became enamoured of these tiny trees because of his interest in the Karate Kid movies. Then his interest grew. So we started to learn more and while surfing the web for resources I discovered there is a wonderful collection of Bonsai only an hour away at the North Carolina Arboretum [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 20th, 2007 18 Comments »
Kodiak, Alaska is where we will be spending a large chunk of this summer! We are very excited!!! Now, for the details (for those who asked): My dear husband was offered a very good job working in Kodiak. Permanently. He will be leaving in a week. A couple of weeks later my oldest dd will [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 19th, 2007 12 Comments »
I’ll give you some clues and see if you can guess where the Lapaz farm crew will be spending this summer: It is the second largest island in the US (just behind Hawaii’s big island) It is home to the largest Coast Guard Base in the US. It is the home to the largest fishing [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
Looks like my little ol’ blog has been nominated for another award. This time it is the Bloggers Choice Awards in the category of “Best Educational Blog”. I’d like to thank Jo at Sona Creide for nominating me (what a sweetie! btw she is up for one, too in “Best Blog about Stuff” category), and [...]
Posted in nature study, Superboy's projects on Apr 17th, 2007 12 Comments »
Well, he got the seine net done! And I think it turned out fabulous. This one took a bit longer to make-perhaps an hour or so in the morning, another 2 hours in the afternoon. Here is the finished product: Now I’ll show you how Superboy made it. Materials: 5 yards fabric@ 1 dollar / [...]
