Ok, so I have no idea what to write today...too busy lesson planning and trying to stay cool. So I am leaving this one up to the kids. Here are the answers I got when I asked them what the best things about summer were. 1. We get to be home. (Big Kid) I don't get why this was the answer, but we do kind of hide out … [Read more...]
Having Fun With Bubbles
We have had a busy week! Between playing outside and having fires, playing with sparklers and hanging out with daddy, we needed something calm to do today. There wasn't much, but my kids love bubbles! Big Kid is having a hard time figuring out what he can do with them. I read somewhere (sorry, I don't remember where but probably Pintrest) … [Read more...]
Fine Arts Pages
(This post contains affiliate links) We have been homeschooling since January 2013. It has been fun and a learning experience for everyone in the house! For the end of the last school year, it was find something and put it together quick to make it work. Now that I have had the time to prepare, we are almost all set for … [Read more...]
Planning the New School Year
So, here I sit. I am busy planning and thinking and planning some more. I am planning the lesson plans for the fall. I am going to have a 7th grader, a Kindergartner and a Tot-schooler! Where have those years gone?!?! For Big Kid, we are going to do more living books this year. He loves to read and loves … [Read more...]
8 Years
A lot has happened in the last 8 years. In the last 8 years, we have lost family members who were near and dear to us. In the last 8 years, we adopted Big Kid and gave birth to Ray Ray and Little Miss. We have had so much fun in the last 8 years! And today...well today is my 8 year wedding anniversary to my handsome and wonderful husband!! A lot … [Read more...]
Compassion Bloggers in Nicaragua
Ok, I will admit it...my kids are spoiled. They are spoiled because they have a house to live in, they have clothes to wear and food to eat. They don't have to worry about where their next meal is coming from and they don't need to worry about anything more than being a kid right now. Yes, they are spoiled! I am … [Read more...]
A Trip in History
A short drive from home and we went from the year 2013 to the winter of 1804! Just off the Snake River in Pine City Minnesota, you will find a Northwest Company Fur Post. There are many Fur Posts in the Northwest, but this one we went to was the home of John sayer. My children were in heaven from the minute we … [Read more...]
A Visit to the Zoo
We took a family mini-trip over the weekend. We went to the zoo! Some days it feels like I live in the zoo, but this was so much more fun! Little Miss is fascinated with "monkeys" (and she even climbs like one at 2 years old!), so it was nice to see the new gorilla forest they had. She couldn't get enough of them, even … [Read more...]
Time4Writing Midcourse Review
I can't believe we are at the four week mark in our Time4Writing experience! Big Kid is enjoying to a degree...but he is a struggling writer and I am making him do this over the summer vacation, so I can see where that is coming from. I sat down with Big Kid and we talked about what we did and didn't like about this … [Read more...]
Weekly Wrap Up
Another week gone by. Where did it go? I really don't know some days! This week was the first week of summer vacation for the public school kids. For my kids that meant they had company this week. For mommy that meant getting up 2 hours earlier than I have in the last six … [Read more...]