Magic and Mayhem

…the kids are up late playing math games! 

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Yesterday the kids spent a long time outside since the weather had warmed up a bit. At one point I saw Annalee outside shoveling the drive and otherwise I figured the kids were just making snowmen and playing. I was busy with the baby and a new mystery novel so I really didn’t […]

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Apologies for the title. I couldn’t resist!
I gave some kids some leftover “jewels” from Annalee’s pirate and princess birthday party today. Right away Victoria tried making rainbows around the room with a clear one and Jack and I tried to catch them. Having a full blown case of ECD (Educational Compulsive Disorder), […]

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Annalee just came in and said “We haven’t been doing much stuff just the two of us lately.  Would you give Alex to Daddy and play a little ball with me?”.  How could I say no to that?!
Have a great day all!

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Lately Jack (age 4) has been really pushing my buttons! He’s been argumentative, angry, bossy, defiant and just plain trying. He’s told me he hated me (which neither of his big sisters have ever done!), threatened me, made mean faces, you name it.
I have read enough parenting books and been through enough parenting […]

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We’ve been busy the last couple of days. Some of what the kids have been up to….
Math: Victoria did many pages in an algebra workbook. She has decided she loves algebra and geometry. Anna did an online math game. Jack asked me to get him a “learning book about math” […]

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I’d like to work on the same sorts of things as yesterday (SOTW, math worksheets, Valentines, etc.) and make sure we do dance and exercise today.  Here’s today’s challenges for the kids to choose from:

Research a year and make a card for the Gorgeous family timeline.
Make a poster to teach people the eights times tables.
Look […]

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Jack decided he wanted to do the tree assignment last night and wanted to do it himself.  The finished story was about me instead!  He even decorated it with a row of red flowers with yellow centers, grass and sky.  I love it!!!!  His story reads:
MOM MY BEST COOL FUNNY LOVE.
 

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Anna chose the assignment with doing a picture in only one shade.  She picked red/pink of course!
 

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I had the kids pick from three assignments last night and Victoria chose the one that said to write a paragraph from the perspective of a tree in our yard. Here’s her fabulous story!
Hi all!! You may think life is boring out here being a tree and all but really it’s not half […]

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