2013 Cincinnati Homeschool Convention (Part 1)
I’ve been trying to remember how many years I’ve gone to this conference. I know I took R-girl as a 9-10 month old to the conference when it was still at the Landmark Baptist church and I’ve gone every year since, so that is 6 years, but I think we went to the conference at…
Circle Time Monday for April 8, 2013
Memory Work for the week of … : April 8, 2013 Bible: I think we’ll finish Phil 2:1-18 this week. Catechism/Creed: M-girl reviews. N-boy Q137-142. R-girl Q95-98. Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation. By children’s request. Love that. Covenantal Catechism: Lesson 10 – Ham and the Line of Death. Poetry: Continue The Height of the Ridiculous….

The Simple Woman’s Daybook for April 8, 2013
FOR TODAY Outside my window… the sun is breaking through the clouds. The grass is a little greener. Spring is springing, perhaps. I am thinking… Finally.I am thankful… for Jason taking time off so I could go to the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention. In the kitchen… my son is making scrambled eggs for breakfast.I am wearing……
So glad the school part of our day is over …
Are Mondays hard for anyone else? Our day of rest sure wears the children out. Then starting back into the school routine can be mis-er-a-ble. Today was the worst we’ve had in a while; but we had two big days over the weekend with the holiday. Perhaps I should’ve taken today or this week off…

The Simple Woman’s Daybook for April 1, 2013
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s daytime, but cloudy and gray.I am thinking… about sessions I want to go to for convention.I am thankful… that I get to go to the Homeschool Convention this week.In the kitchen… [sigh]I am wearing… jeans and a hot pink peasant blouse I am creating… a list of things to…
Book Review: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. It took me a while to read this one. I liked it, but March Madness was a bit more enthralling (Go Buckeyes!) I enjoyed the way Sayers made this essentially two mysteries. I was surprised by the murderer,…

Weekly Report for March. So, Monthly Report?
Here I was thinking it’d been 3 weeks or so since I wrote a Weekly Report. Hm, seems like it’s been 5! My laptop is behaving pretty nicely if it sits on my desk, and I’m finding time at my desk less than time with my laptop wherever I might be. Not necessarily a bad…

The Simple Woman’s Daybook for March 18, 2013
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it is dark and after my bedtime.I am thinking… that I have the most wonderful husband.I am thankful… that he seems to have repaired my computer! Huzzah!In the kitchen… potato hash with sausage and eggs. Yum.I am wearing… black sweat pants and Buckeye sweatshirt and my Buckeye slippers. I am…