Are you following any 31 Days Blogs?
A number of blog-friends are posting 31 Days of Blogging series, I’m really excited to read these! You might be interested in following some or all of them: Are there any 31 Days Series that you recommend?
School Disguised as Gifts: Art Calendar
We are totally those “mean” parents who give school items as Christmas, birthday, and Easter gifts. We enjoy fostering a lifestyle of learning for our children and they don’t really know otherwise. Some of my blog friends have asked me to share these “extras” and I considered doing a 31 Days series of Homeschool Extras,…
Wednesdays with Words: A New Delight in Formality
I’ve been reading Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey series off and on over the course of the past year and have finally begun Gaudy Night. It is my understanding that this is everyone’s favorite, everyone loves it, and my expectations are high. I just hope not too high. I’m only part-way into the first chapter,…
Wednesdays with Words: A Romance Still Unread
For Christmas last year, my MIL gave me a copy of Stories from the Old Squire’s Farm by C A Stephens (compiled and edited by Charles G Waugh and Eric-Jon Waugh). Since it is a collection of short stories, we’ve decided to make it our next Famly Read Aloud during soccer season. We’ve only read…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for September 22, 2014
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it is cloudy and cool. Feels like fall. I am thinking… about today’s lessons. We’re having a 15 minute break right now. I am thankful… for a busy, yet productive weekend. In the kitchen… a favorite fall meal: Acorn Squash with Sausage meatballs. Yum. I am wearing… sweat pants with Buckeye…
Embrace the Ordinary: Lego, Lego, Lego my Lego
Do you have Lego-maniacs in your home? I have three. Both drawers are full of Legos … I totally get it, I liked Legos when I was a kid; one of the few girls I knew who did. And if Lego Friends had been a thing then, I would’ve liked them even more. The children…
Weekly-ish Report for September 2-20, 2014
One of my overarching reasons for blogging is to track our homeschool successes (and failures). I have been a bit lax in the last few weeks, not getting to the computer to spend the time to think through what we’ve been doing and what we ought to be doing. This will be a general update….
Book Review: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O’Brien (Family Read Aloud)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien My rating: 3 of 5 stars Own. We read this as a family over the past several months. All of us enjoyed it pretty well. We found a lot to discuss in this book: stealing, learning, dangers, friendships, service to others. We had some…