The girls did some sledding with the neighbors across the street. R-girl even carried the sled back up the hill. It is almost as big as she is! 12″ of snow. In 24 hours. Fun stuff! Jason worked hard clearing the front walk and the driveway. He appreciated the neighbor lending his snow blower….
Getting into a rhythm. We had a pretty good week. Memory Work: I thought I’d share our Memory Work binder with you for this week. I adapted the idea from Simply Charlotte Mason. Some others have done similar ideas, like Mnemosyne. I took a binder. I used these page dividers: Table of Contents Daily Odd…
N-boy calls, “Mommy! R-girl …” Mommy interrupts, “N-boy, you know I don’t want to hear any sentences that begin, ‘R-girl.’” N-boy thinks for a moment, then says, “I was hit by R-girl, Mommy.” I walked out of the room laughing.
FOR TODAY February 1, 2010… Outside my window… the snow is melting away, but it is still very cold. I am thinking… about what all I need to accomplish planning wise before the homeschool conference. I am thankful for… R-girl going potty on her own one time this morning! From the learning rooms… we’re studying…
Heather asked how I decided about our Geography Study. As I thought through what we were going to do this year before starting our History rotation next year, I thought having an idea of the world and where places were would be a good idea. Last summer we had a school “dry run” where we…
We had a nice week. We’re getting into a groove where the whole getting started isn’t as hard as 2 weeks ago. The potty training experiment failed on Wednesday I put diapers back on R-girl. Jason had to work long hours this week and it was a difficult week to chose. We’ll try again next…
Book Review: Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle Madeleine L’Engle is one of my all time favorite authors. I don’t love her theology which is always a bit wacky and leans universalistic. I can read past that; I want my children to be able to read past that *later.* These are not books for young…
FOR TODAY January 25, 2010 … Outside my window… We’ve had rain, snow, brief sun, and now grey wind. I am thinking… about how to move the schedule around for science & art. It might go after nap time. I am thankful for… the DVR so I can watch the Masterpiece Classics Emma from last…