Mellow day……

I woke up this morning to a darkness, that I could only assume was due to rain. I had to jet out the door to run a few errands, but halted shortly after I took one step out. Brr, it was cold. Funny thing, the past two days we had to run the a.c., thanks [...]

Fabulous Friday…..

Today, I didn’t fret over what the kids did or didn’t do. It flowed. Easy and free. Peaceful even. Peaceful in the sense that nothing was missing, nothing was broken. So surely I didn’t need to fix anything by being sergeant ‘teacher’ mom. Nope, just a fabulous Friday. We all got up slowly one by [...]

Thoughts on Structure………..

“It has been said that unschooling means doing away with structure.
But all of us use structure.
I would prefer to say that unschooling means doing away with structures that don’t fit, much in the same way as what one rejects shoes that don’t fit.
The problem in conventional schooling, is that the learner does not have the [...]

Hodgepodge……….

Today we awoke to the world in glistening white!! Our first really good snow of the winter…..!!
I took the older two boys bowling again today. Caleb decided to join a homeschool league for the next 6 weeks. They will learn about how to keep score and ways to improve their game. Colby is hilarious to [...]

Reading with Colby….

I have to say, I was extremely zealous with my first son, when it came to teaching him phonics and reading. However, with Colby, I have not been. I have read to him over the years, and lately only when he initiates, simply because when I do, he says, “no, I don’t like reading, reading [...]

Fascinating bird facts……..

Today Caleb and I took a quiz about birds, somewhere online, I do not recall where. We found it very interesting and we both learned a lot about various birds we knew nothing about prior. The above photos are of the bee hummingbird
Aren’t they beautifully precious? They are so tiny, yet so amazing and strong!! 
We also [...]

Going with the flow………..

Over the past few days, Caleb and I have been reviewing the Daily Grammar site (ever so briefly), reading February’s issue of National Geographic KIDS and then looking up cool videos online. One of Caleb’s favorite stories in the magazine was about Boo Boo the world’s smallest dog. Boo Boo is a long haired chihuahua [...]

Finally!

Today, Caleb and I finally finished “Eragon.”  It has been so incredibly thrilling the last half of the book, I haven’t wanted to put it down. I think it took us 2 months to read, renewing it twice. I simply cannot wait to obtain the copy of “Eldest”, the sequel in the trilogy!! I had [...]

SNOW DAY!!!

This morning we awoke to big beautiful flakes, and a world full of white, white, white!! Of course all the boys squealed with delight when they looked out the window. They of course, immediately wanted to go outside! It snowed all morning long, it was so beautiful! However, it wasn’t enough to stop school from [...]

On cruise control……

Where has the time gone? And what the heck have we been doing? I missed my weekly update this week, and I can’t even remember what on earth we have been doing. (but I will try to log for Nov. 3rd – 7th) I have been a bit preoccupied with reading and researching, menu planning, [...]