Things have been busy here -- apparently too busy for me to sit down and write much. But I've continued to take pictures of our daily goings-on. Here's a glimpse into the month of February for our family. ... Read More about What February 2016 Looked Like
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Unsent Letters #1
Dear Winter, Look, no offense, but you've been acting pretty weird lately. To be honest, I just can't figure you out these days. A couple weeks ago, we were gearing up for a big snow storm. And today? Well, see that picture up there? Yeah, he was swinging in a short-sleeved shirt in 64-degree weather at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. That's just not normal for February 3rd around here. It seems like you can't make up your mind. Single-digit mornings? Or flip-flop afternoons? I don't want you ... Read More about Unsent Letters #1
For the birds
It all started innocently enough. I knew L. and I would finish our 3rd-grade Science curriculum ahead of schedule, so I started looking for some other options to dabble in for the remainder of the school year. I was looking for things that were a little different, maybe a little more fun, and more focused than a typical overview-oriented elementary science option. Somewhere along the line, I stumbled upon Feederwatch.org -- a project that involves people all over the country counting backyard ... Read More about For the birds
6 Months In (thoughts on homeschooling)
It's hard to believe that six months ago, I was gearing up to start our very first year of homeschool -- L.'s third-grade year. Because I'm an over-researching, fact-finding crazy person, I was feeling pretty good about our curriculum. But there was no way for me to know the more abstract stuff -- like how this adventure was really going to go, whether it would be a success or a failure, whether L. and I would still like each other in a few weeks or months. But now, almost six months after ... Read More about 6 Months In (thoughts on homeschooling)
