Wednesdays with Words
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Podcast Addicted: Intro Post
In the fall we got this crazy dog. He’s a plott hound, around 2 years old, and has severe separation anxiety. Well, he seems to be getting better, but in the first couple of weeks he broke out of a series of crates and ate my Bible, love seat, and front blinds. Yeah. He does…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for February 8, 2016
For Today… February 8, 2016 Outside my window…. it’s dark but the first edges of sun are peeping about the horizon. I am thinking… about the myriad things I need to do today. I should work in my bullet journal to straighten out my thoughts. I am thankful… for another year with family and friends…
Our Weekly Amble for February 1-5, 2016
Despite N-boy’s sickness, we had a pretty good week. I think there are several reasons for this. The first is that for my personal weekly goals I included “Play two games with each child this week. They can overlap.” Because I put it on my week’s to-do list, I gave myself permission to play games….
Wednesdays with Words: Metrical Word
I’m reading Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty by Stephen Turley with a group of Catholic ladies on Voxer. We joke that I’m the token Reformed girl of the group. Anyway, Awakening Wonder is seriously challenging my mental abilities. I read Chapter two three times, the final time I drew Venn diagrams…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for February 1, 2016
For Today… I love February Outside my window…. It’s gray and 40*. I am thinking… about direct objects. We just watched our Latin for Children A lesson. Chapter 20. Will we every finish this book? I am thankful… for my nephew who is celebrating his 3rd birthday today. I am wearing… jeans, blue printed long…
Family Read Aloud Review: The Green Ember (Audio Book)
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars We enjoyed this audiobook as a family. I had encouraged the children to try to read the ebook version on several occasions, but they didn’t get very far. I won a copy of the audiobook and started it on a long cartrip….
Our Weekly Amble for January 25-29, 2016
This was the best week of formal school we’ve had since … September? Just reminder to me to remind my readers that homeschooling is hard work. I was talking with two friends last night and they said oftentimes bloggers only post the good things, the true things, the beautiful things and that can be discouraging…