I’ll admit. I was psyched was PJ chose food as his learning theme for summer. Two words: Edible Projects. We’ve done some activities that fall more toward the academic side like read The History of Food (Major Inventions Through History) and Food Science (Cool Science) and learn about fractions. But mostly we’ll be getting our hands dirty. ...
Ready, Set, Summer!
The teacher gifts are made (and given). Awards were awarded. PJ received the Joshua Award for Leadership, an Excellence in Reading Comprehension Award, and a Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness Award. Celebratory homemade ice cream was made (and eaten). And songs/verses/poems were performed. Welcome to the first morning of summer vacation!
Start Early
Being one of the first in my circle of friends to have kids, I get solicited for parenting advice. Not necessarily because I have flawless kids (have you met Ty?), perfect parenting technique or an early childhood degree but because I’ve been there. I also have a big mouth that is more than willing to interject...
Hold Me You Over
Since I’ve been remiss in publishing anything of discussable content lately (I am working on a parenting post though), I’ll direct you to Patrick. Click HERE. Read (all of it). Let me know what you think.
Foto Friday
We travelled for Memorial Day weekend. Not sure what I was thinking when I suggested it. It turned out traffic was not bad. Go figure. The kids got to eat cup cakes that when put together made a flag. They also hung out with cousins. When we returned, we hit the...
Out of the Mouths of Moms
MckMama has a new blog meme that has me cracking up. Wanna play along? You can link up here. Here’s what’s been coming out of my mouth lately… “What’s that? That’s your scrotum. No, it’s not peanuts.” “Please pull your pants down next time you go to the bathroom.” “When we’re out of milk, chocolate...
Foto Friday
If all else fails, at least he can balance a die on his nose. Mia’s first time winning Aggravation on her own!
Parenting 101
Wouldn’t it be cool if in between Parallegal Studies and Philosophy in your local college catalogue, you could find Parenting? Why is it that we feel the need to educate on everything from Academic Literacy to Elder Care to Women’s Studies but we ignore the skill that is shaping the future of America the World? ...