Homeschooling
The Orchard Tradition
Nothing says September like our annual fall trips to the orchard. I eye the fruit-laden trees seeing quart jars of chunky applesauce, while my children’s taste buds remember last year’s free-for-all! Between them, they wrestle the long handle of the unwieldy apple picker hoping that this rosy-blushed specimen wins “pick of the day.” Honey-crisp, Macoun,…
First Official Day of School
Today my two older boys go to the homeschool tutorial center for their first day of classes. They’ll be taking state history, Shurley grammar 6, study hall and American Sign Language. They will be in the same classes even though one is in 4th and the other in 6th grade. I know they’ll do great.…
The Beauty of Learning
I wrote this for the Carnival of Beauty, but see that I’m a little late, but I posted anyway.:) I’ve always been a fan of history. I can remember my very first historical fiction story I wrote in grade school. I guess I must have been intrigued by the surrender at Yorktown and how the…
Pluto has been Voted Off the Solar System
Yes, it’s true. Pluto is not a planet any more. and my boys are really upset. They feel sad for Pluto, being demoted like that just because it’s not big and special like the other planets, and it doesn’t have a tidy orbit. Textbooks will have to be rewritten and even the School House Rock…
Homeschool Records Revolutionized
As we gear up to start our third year homeschooling I’ve come to realize that I write the way I homeschool. In the writing circles you’re classified as either a Plotter who painstakingly plans out every scene of your novel, or a Seat Of The Pants (SOTP) writer who knows nothing more than the name…
Chick Embryo Heartbeat
I couldn’t wait for Wordless Wednesday, plus I’ve got some words to go with this. We went to a museum a couple of weeks ago and were mesmerized by this chick embryo with a heartbeat. I don’t know what the PETA people would say and I don’t know what happens to this little guy (it’s…
Gracie’s First Day of Preschool
This is Gracie’s third year of preschool. The first year, when she was 2 1/2 she LOVED preschool and didn’t think twice about going into the class. Then half way through preschool things changed. She started being clingy and not wanting to let go of me when I dropped her off. It was my first…
Learning Phonics Can Be Dangerous
I need to put a warning on this post because though hilariously funny, it has potential to be offensive. I’ll try to be as non-offensive as I can as I relate to you what had me rolling on the floor, and my husband giving me one of those head shakes with the hidden message of…
My Life is One BIG Mess
Do you ever feel like your life is a mess? You know, toys thrown all over the room, and clothes scattered across the bedroom floor. No matter how much I clean, throw away, give away, and sell, the mess just seems to multiply.Twice a year I gather up the kids old clothes and toys for…
Homeschool Already?
Our homeschool will not officially start for a couple of weeks ( keep saying that, don’t I). My first goal is to clean out the school room, which looks like this. Yes, that is my dinning room set used as a desk and bookcase. So to keep me motivated, I’m posting some links to various…