Posted in Daily log on Dec 30th, 2008 3 Comments »
We made it to Nebraska last night, with our usual small catastrophe. This time it was Jack throwing up all over everything in the back seat — his clothes, his shoes, his coat, my coat, my purse, Victoria’s favorite book, his coloring book, Alex’s bottle, the seat, the floor…. Sigh. We had to drive for [...]
Posted in holidays, magical moments on Dec 29th, 2008 2 Comments »
10 Ways to Make the New Year Magical….. 1. Get out the wine glasses (plastic if you like) for New Year’s supper and serve sparkling juice. Go around the table making wishes for the new year for each other. 2. Together, make up some fortunes (both serious and silly, but all good) and write them [...]
Posted in plans for the day on Dec 29th, 2008 No Comments »
And with that, we’re heading out to Nebraska again. A fabulous online mama friend from Canada is flying down for a couple of days. Risa, Tiffany and I are all on a HS list together and brave Risa is coming to spend the New Year’s holiday at Tiffany’s. I can’t wait to meet her. While [...]
Posted in spelling on Dec 27th, 2008 3 Comments »
We homeschool in that gray area of not quite unschooling. I call us “relaxed, eclectic” homeschoolers because it sums us up best and also nicely avoids labels where there are rules we have to follow. Yes, I am so anti-authority that I balk at unschooling rules. I have also been on the wrong end of [...]
Posted in holidays, pictures on Dec 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Grandma says noooooo touching! I’m not touching! Okay, I’m touching. Singing Christmas carols with Grandma. Waiting for breakfast. More not to touch?! Twas the night before Christmas… Visiting with Great Grandma L (in her 90′s and still in her home, with lots of help from family). Isn’t she lovely? And with Grandma (lovely too!) Unwrapping [...]
Posted in ASL, cool sites, TV and DVDs on Dec 27th, 2008 2 Comments »
The kids have been learning American Sign Language, using a combination of books and videos. They watched Talking Hands the other day and it was nice and slow paced for the little ones and repetitive enough that even I know their signs after one viewing. We got it through Netflix, a favorite HS resource for [...]
Posted in art, video on Dec 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
Here’s something inspirational for the kids and for us. Not only is it really neat to watch the art in action, but it has a great message. Fun! [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/qpunQZ4cUyI" width="425" height="350"/]
Posted in holidays, magical moments on Dec 26th, 2008 2 Comments »
We got back from Grandma and Grandpa’s house today and the kids found one present each under the tree, waiting from Santa. Then they noticed something on the floor under the tree. Santa dropped a picture of himself by the tree! The kids were so excited. There has been much talk about who could have [...]
Posted in Alex, crafts, pictures, Toddlers on Dec 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
I’ve been using this as a “craft” since Victoria was a tot and it’s still such an easy way to occupy my little ones when I want to soak in the bath for a while. Materials: Scrap paper (I used part of a Scholastic catalog) Bath (or a pail of water outside) Steps: 1. [...]
Posted in Alex, Anna, art, crafts, Daily log, Jack, Kindergarten, pictures, Toddlers, Victoria on Dec 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Here’s some of what we’ve been up to today… Watching a new sign language DVD from Netflix Here’s baby! Here’s hat! Painting Jewelry making Check out the earrings and bracelet that Victoria made! Watching Word Girl Doing workbook pages Jack did beginning sounds, ending sounds and rhymes, and wants me to do lots more with [...]
