Sometimes even a 15 passenger van (ours actually just has 11 seatbelts right now) isn’t big enough. We actually had to take two vehicles to go Christmas tree hunting. Everyone needs a chance to hunt for and cut down a live Christmas tree. Needing to fell the tree must be an inherent male trait. Having 6 kids...
Author: Melissa
{Classical Conversations}| Cycle 3: Looking Ahead to Chemistry
It’s hard to believe that the fall semester of CC is coming to a close. As I looked ahead to the spring and how to cover Chemistry with a 1st and 3rd grader in a classical way, I found this book that I would highly recommend. It has tons of hands on activities and covers...
Bounce Bar
I love free stuff. Even if I don’t normally use whatever the free thing is. I might have a problem. Regardless, I was super-excited when I was chosen to receive a new Bounce Bar to try out. I was mostly excited that it came in unscented which meant I could actually try it out since...
The Leaf Jumping Pictures
With so many warm days this fall, it would almost be a sin not to do some leaf jumping. Did you jump this fall?
Loofas are not sea sponges
Who knew? In case you are not at all familiar with loofas, they look like tubes of shredded wheat and are often sold as bath sponges right next to the nylon poofy things. Pretty much everyone we told this year that we were growing loofas, said, “Mmm…and I always thought they came from the sea.” ...
To schedule or not to schedule?
I knew when we decided to home school, I wanted to be flexible enough to accomodate social activities, service opportunities, traveling, spur-of-the-moment field trips, and whatever else popped up. Because we were transitioning from a school environment and our kids are extroverts, we erred on the side of over scheduled when it came to committing to...
{#46} I wish kids didn't have ages
Because November is National Adoption Month, I’d be remiss in not blogging about it or at least giving an update on Ty (and our current adoption process). On paper, Ty’s almost 5. There’s one camp that see him as 5 and expect him to act that way. They lay out how he should be acting based...
Last Minute
I know this is REALLY last minute and a long shot, but our Bible Study group is collecting 2-alarm watches for Mission to the World’s AIDS Care and Treatment (ACT) Project. Head to their website to see a video of how important these watches are to help beneficiaries stay compliant with their treatment. One of...