Posted in Catholicism on Feb 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
Like many of our friends out there in blog-o-world, we are sick, sick, sick today. Since I will be spending the day snuggled under blankets with the kiddos, eating soup and watching DVD’s, I will have absolutely nothing homeschool related to share with you. So I thought I’d go ahead and post this meme I’ve [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 14th, 2008 10 Comments »
Happy Valentines Day!!!! I love you guys!!!!
Posted in JBug, montessori, pre-school on Feb 12th, 2008 17 Comments »
Or…The magical power of elevator music. It doesn’t happen often (or, not nearly often enough) but today was like some kind of pre-school paradise, with all three little ones working happily and quietly together at the kitchen table. At the same time! Unbelievable, right? Well, just like a bigfoot sighting, here is the blurry, but [...]
Posted in alaska on Feb 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
If you’d like to see some more great photos of the start of that OTHER great Alaskan sled dog race, the Yukon Quest, my dh was kind enough to brave the cold (-44 degrees!) saturday and snap a few shots for our Alaska studies. Head on over to his blog and check them out!
Posted in Catholicism on Feb 10th, 2008 23 Comments »
I had no idea I was about to experience a miracle. I was having a bad day and it had just gotten worse. Immeasurably worse. It didn’t start out that way. Early in the morning I had driven Modgirl to her rehearsals for a concert she was playing that night. It was a very special [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 9th, 2008 11 Comments »
Just wanted to clarify a bit about my little tongue in cheek rant about crafts. I absolutely was only talking about myself and my own homeschool and my own children. I absolutely did not mean to imply that I thought anyone else should not be doing crafts. I love looking at all of the wonderful, [...]
Posted in Superboy's projects on Feb 7th, 2008 10 Comments »
Today I welcome a guest poster to my blog-12yo Superboy. He has a book he would like to recommend, so without further ado, here is what Superboy has to say: The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznik, is a great book about a 12yo boy who lives in Paris [...]
Posted in art, Random Ramblings on Feb 6th, 2008 23 Comments »
I was thinking…What if we just said no to “crafts”? What would it hurt of we just no longer did those cut and paste and hot-glue-together projects that are soooooo veeerrryyy integral to the homeschooling scene? I don’t mean art and I don’t mean handicrafts, such as sewing, knitting and the like. Art is a [...]
Posted in alaska, Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., geography on Feb 5th, 2008 11 Comments »
Our educational pursuits have taken a decidedly northern turn here at LaPaz homeschool. We are beginning our in-depth Alaska study in preparation for the Iditarod and our upcoming move to that great state. To set the stage for our northern adventure I got a bit of white oil pastel and sketched out a great big [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Feb 3rd, 2008 2 Comments »
OK. You all know the drill: Here are the rules of the meme: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people. (here I will depart form the rules. no tagging [...]
