This summer, we’ve had fun speeding down waterslides, eating watermelon (an absolute summer requirement around here), going to the park, watching fireworks on the 4th, playing volleyball (they play; I watch), gardening (mostly, we grow weeds), and working on projects (fun for me, anyway!) Active things. Fun things. But today I looked outside, and saw this… Maitland & Wyland (brothers) and Bekah & Joe (siblings) and I thought…THAT is how summer days are meant to be spent. At least some of them. Green grass, warm sun, a breeze, and leisure. Permission to be lazy. To…
Lara Leger! Congratulations to Lara, who won the Giveaway for this book. 🙂 I wish everybody could have won, because I want everyone to have it. If you are still interested in owning this book, I have listed some links where you can find it: http://www.themysteryofhistory.info/volumeI.shtml and http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntt=mystery+of+history+volume+1&N=0&Ntk=keywords&action=Search&Ne=0&event=ESRCQ&nav_search=1&cms=1 Also, there are companion products, as well as volumes II and III (and soon…
Sometimes I think about all the scriptures I want the children to learn, and I think, there’s no way. They should’ve learned so much more by now. There are so many more they need to memorize. I notice they don’t recite their multiplication facts quite as snappily as I’d like. And I worry a little. I think about the list of US presidents I want them to know, and while we’re at it, the vp’s to boot. And I hear the clock ticking. I flip through my favorite…
Homeschooling is… making connections. and I love when that happens. when our history lesson becomes our story time becomes our writing lesson becomes our art becomes our science lesson becomes our math activity becomes a project becomes a character lesson becomes a gift to someone becomes a field trip becomes family time…becomes life. and after all…isn’t that what learning is all about? In honor of connections I want…
Cute little pizza Yes, we do eat things that have nothing to do with pizza around here. It’s just that pizza is such a kid-friendly, good-tasting comfort food, and GF people often have to pass it up or pay more for it. Not this time! These handy dandy little pizzas are just what the mama ordered. Kid-friendly, good-tasting, comfort-giving, gluten-free aaand cheap and easy little pizzas. With not even a bite of crust left over. I asked some of my favorite taste-testers how they liked them, and 4 out of 4…
Happy Independence Day, America! Today is a special day for Americans, and I wanted to share something very American…and what’s more American than Apple Pie, right? This “apple pie” isn’t really pie at all, but it has all the flavor of apple pie without all the fuss. And without all the wheat. It’s not in a crust, so it’s gluten-free. But the best part is, you can make it, start to finish, in 15 minutes! All you need is 1 skillet, 5 ingredients, and 15 minutes. Ingredients…
It’s amazing what a teenage boy will come up with. It’s also amazing that I never thought of it myself. But children are so undaunted. So willing to take risks (except those involving the words “good for you.”) Not worried about the way you’re supposed to do it. Not like us adults. And sometimes, this can lead to good things. My son has one favorite food group: processed. Getting him to eat healthy is an ongoing battle. But he is creative. He can even cook a little. I want my children to…
Frogs. My children love ’em. Princesses kiss ’em, hoping for a prince. I don’t think it’s worth it. I just really don’t like them. I don’t remember ever playing with frogs. I made lots of mud pies. I even convinced my cousin to taste one. (He cried and wanted to go home after that. Yes, I do feel bad now.) I mean, I am in awe of all God’s creation; I just don’t necessarily want to touch all of it, like my children do. They spend…
Sara’s birthday “bike-with-a-basket” with hydrangeas from my grandparents’ yard We always kick off the summer around here with a birthday. Our last “official” day of school is always on or about June 12th, my daughter’s birthday. Her last day is the 11th, however, since everyone in our school gets to take their birthday as a holiday. This year, her party-planning sister honored her wish for a tea party by surprising her with one. Her cake-baking-and-decorating sister made a cake. It was a simple affair…
Every now and then there will be a moment in my day when I see something that makes me stop and say, “That is homeschooling.” It’s nothing big or really profound, just a little thing. But after all, it’s the little things that really matter. Some of you already homeschool and you know exactly what I’m talking about. And if not, then you may be curious about the little things that make homeschooling such a big blessing. From time to time, I will share some of those little things with you. Here…
