In many respects this was a great, if imperfect, week. We had the best day of school we’ve had in ages on Monday. Wednesday with our ‘Art and More with Friends’ group was wonderful. Soccer went really well. M-girl and N-boy were prepared for their piano lessons. Friday went well enough. One of our big…
Every year, I make a new Christmas ornament for my kids. When they leave, they’ll have a big collection of ornaments for their own tree. Hopefully, they’ll be a special keepsake for them as mine are for me. The struggle is finding something that I feel capable of making with my short term attention, aversion…
Finally, I get to write about this week. phew. Three Weekly Ambles in one week is a lot. I’m glad to catch up, though. Monday was awful. Everything took so very long. Children were still doing lessons at 6:30. Jason was coming home after bedtime. I was frustrated and upset and just do your work…
Way back in November I posted about my tradition of making an Annual Ornament for the children as a non-crafty mom. It even comes with a video that I recorded. I thought I’d share the ornament I made for 2015. And they’re on the tree before Christmas – win! First, you should know that my…
Every year I make an ornament for my children. I’m not particularly crafty, nor patient, and am too busy to have a many-stepped project to do during this time of the year. So, they have to be easy. Overall, I’m happy with what I’ve made, there were a few years that were less successful than…
Every other Thursday, our group of homeschool friends gather together for lunch, play time, and studying art. We are a group of five families of homeschoolers from ages 12 down to a new little one expected this summer. There are 20 children currently wandering about, though. We also generally have one lady who has adopted…
Amy at Crossing the Brandywine is hosting a new linkup for Handrcrafts in the Charlotte Mason tradition. This is one of the new parts added to our homeschool by going to AmblesideOnline. My mom was a good seamstress and enjoyed other needlework. My step mom is very creative and crafty. I would like the kids…