Fresh New Year
Who else is excited for 2019? Who else looks at the new year like a child on Christmas morning looks at presents around the tree? [...]
Pearson Christmas Party 2018
Picture overload! My family's Christmas party 2018. [...]
My Hero, My Hope
My way of processing emotion - to write. I love you Daddy. Merry Christmas at Home. [...]
Dropping In
Lack of my technological connection device led to some deep thought... and a fun visit! [...]
Number Seven
Yes, ambiguious title and puzzle til the end of a long post... [...]
Our Curriculum 2018
A Peek at our curriculum circa 2018. [...]
An Attitude of Gratitude
June 24, 2018 Attitude of Gratitude Have you ever felt depressed because something you planned for didn’t come to pass? Something you wanted to do with someone didn’t pan out? Have you ever thought you did everything you could but were still shoved down? Sometimes an unexpected illness happens even [...]
DuoLingo
June 3, 2018 DuoLingo I like tools that make education fun. This little application is fun, comprehensive, and easy to use. Louis found it, as he’s the language nut in our household. (Seriously, seven languages plus ASL?) I thought I was good with fluency in two and working knowledge in [...]
Elephant Ears
May 24, 2018 Elephant Ears One of my favorite garden bulbs is what we call “Elephant Ears.” These are from three bulbs that we dug up in some weeds when we first moved in. They were tiny, neglected, and crowded. With good fertilizer and plenty of water, (we didn’t have [...]
Any Book is Curriculum
April 14, 2018 Any Book is Curriculum In our homeschool curriculum, we have base books that everyone has to go through. These are standards like Arithmetic and Language Arts. I add vocabulary workbooks to teach etymology. Once etymology is learned, the student usually finds spelling and vocabulary far easier so [...]