On Monday, Lindsey was out of school, so Ken took the day off, and we planned a fun family outing. Since Lindsey is in public school, and since Kathryn's bat mitzvah classes take up nearly every Saturday, the days we can do something together like this are rare, and we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. We drew out the anticipation a … [Read more...]
Weekly Report (with Listening Lacy)
on February 17, 2012
With wrapping up this week, we are two-thirds through our school year. Time flies, friends. Truly. I think I'm getting old and sentimental. A few instagrams from our week: Kathryn finally lost a stubborn molar; I made a crumb cake for a little homeschool moms' get-together here at my house; and a visit from my dad, with notepad in hand (since … [Read more...]
Field Trip Ideas
on February 16, 2012
In some of my homeschooling years, I've been pretty good about making sure to include fun field trips. Some other years... not so much. In a perfect homeschool world (which, of course, does not exist), we'd do a field trip every month of our school year. So far, that hasn't happened, but I can still make a point of doing field trips … [Read more...]
Weekly Report (& Father-Daughter Dance)
on February 10, 2012
I neglected my weekly report last week, so this is a two-for-one! A big highlight of this week was the annual Father-Daughter Valentine dance. They ate, made general merriment, and danced the night away. Our girls are extra-blessed by having a dad who is a great dancer, and we've taught the girls to dance, tool! This makes the third year Ken has … [Read more...]
How Kathryn Learned to Read
on January 31, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, Jimmie shared a post on how her daughter Sprite learned to read. That gave me warm fuzzy memories of when Kathryn learned to read: how much she loved it and how I loved seeing her light up as she did so! If I hadn't already wanted to homeschool by that time, that would've cinched it for me. Not long after I read that post, … [Read more...]
Weekly Report – and Reptile Field Trip!
on January 28, 2012
I've been rockin' and rolling with photography sessions this month -- three just this week -- so it's cut into my blogging time. But I'm not complaining; I hope to keep building my clientele. Once I get in more of a groove, it shouldn't cut into my regular schedule as much! Anyway, this weekly report is a bit more brief than usual since I'm … [Read more...]
I’m at The Homeschool Village today!
on January 27, 2012
Someday life circumstances could change what you have planned for your children's education. That happened in my family, and we've survived! This experience hasn't been all good for us, but it hasn't been all bad -- and I've learned a few lessons along the way! Please pop on over to The Homeschool Village to read more about what happens "When A … [Read more...]
Weekly Report ~ with art again (finally!)
on January 20, 2012
Monday our public schools were out, which meant Lindsey was home, and that threw Kathryn for a bit of a loop in regards to us doing school when Lindsey was off. Which was totally my fault because I'd let that holiday slip up on me and forgot public school would be out. We ended up doing a bit of a lighter school day than usual. We dove into … [Read more...]
Thoughts on De-cluttering My Life
on January 19, 2012
Over our Christmas break, I began a mass war-on-clutter/organize-my-life project. I'm not one to make "new year's" resolutions, but it seems like the holidays are a time of year I end up pondering what has been going well, and what changes I ought to make in the fresh new year. This year, the two words at the top of my list are simplify and … [Read more...]
Weekly Report: A New Year!
on January 13, 2012
We're finally back to school this week, after two weeks off for Christmas break! We followed the public school calendar because of Lindsey's schedule, and since Kathryn would be gone some of that time to her dad's house for the holidays, and her step-siblings are in public school as well. Starting back up is never easy, but I allowed Kathryn to … [Read more...]
