Coop, Curtis, and A Photobombing Friend in Boston It was a very late night for a Monday, but it was worth it. Robert had to be in Boston for a North American Mission Board (NAMB) event, an it was one I didn’t want the kids to miss. Truthfully, I didn’t want to miss it either,… Read More Weekend, Wedding, Worship, Quiz & Woes
A trampoline brain break The days are so full. Yesterday, I went for a morning run, shopped for the week’s groceries, put them all away, emptied and re-filled the dishwasher, started preparing lunch, took a shower, read a couple of chapters from a missionary novel (Papau New Guinea Folopas) and a few chapters on American… Read More Full Days and Brain Breaks
Starting our 14th year of homeschooling today. I can hardly believe my baby girl is in high school this year. Wasn’t she just beginning kindergarten? Wasn’t she just 3 years old and taking ballet class and afternoon naps and losing teeth? And completing her first “chapter book” ever? Oh, those were such milestones and proud… Read More Back to School 14.0 (And Back From Texas, Too)
As I write this, I’m imagining a delirious Cooper getting off an airplane after nearly 24 hours of total travel time ~ and all without an iPod, which is definitely some sort of world record. I woke up this morning praying that he would be energized and strengthened, not missing any detail of the incredible… Read More Growing and GOING: Right Before My Eyes
Today is a snow day for our entire state. Even the local college campuses are not having classes or meetings. We’ve gotten over 6 inches so far, and it is still coming down in abundance. Even though a snow day for a homeschooler is not quite as exciting, it still feels different and special. Here… Read More Hello, Snow Days. (And School Days, Sadly.)
It was Saturday night that we were sitting at our kitchen table, chatting, and listening to the Baylor vs. West Virginia game online. The teen s’mores & pizza party was over and cleaned up from the night before, a baby registry for my friend Christie had been accomplished earlier in the day, and I was… Read More The Socially Awkward Homeschool Graduate
Before I tell you about our mushroom outing and observation, and about a meatball soup we tried this week, I just have to share a recent discovery about the connection between Celiac Disease and coffee. I found a message in my Facebook inbox today from a friend who figured I already knew it, but thought… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Mushroom Spores & Meatball Soup (Coffee Concerns, too.)
This week marks the halfway point in our Classical Conversations Challenge II semester, and I can hardly believe it. This is my second time to tutor this level, and I really enjoy the hands-on nature of the curriculum ~ even though biology and algebra II are a challenge for me. Actually, the entire curriculum is… Read More Pondwater, Polynomials, Philosophic Discussions, and Pizza
Don’t know how I ever found time to blog for 40 plus days during Lent, but it was such a good and healing experience for me. Today I’m sitting down catch up here when I really have a million other obligations awaiting. But I can hardly move this morning after the activity level of the… Read More Catchin’ Up {but not really…}
Cooper and Cameron on debate day! I’m getting ready for a Classical Conversations information meeting tonight. At 7pm my house will be full of parents who are looking into both homeschooling and the Classical method. My friend Sarah, who is our local director, will talk about the early years in the program, and I will… Read More Classical Confessions {Lent Day #23}