Posted in magical moments, personal, pictures on Mar 28th, 2012 3 Comments »
Meet Layla, a rescued collie from an Iowa shelter who is 3 years old and a new member of our family. She is very loving, very well trained and very sweet and fun. The kids are in heaven. I grew up with dogs and have always wished we could have one. The kids absolutely love [...]
Posted in Quotes on Mar 26th, 2012 No Comments »
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the [...]
Posted in history on Mar 19th, 2012 No Comments »
Here’s a fun way to make a presidential timeline to help kids remember when presidents were in office. The Mailbox magazine says: Help students study the presidents of the United States with this handy timeline. Divide the class into eight groups and give each group a large sheet of red, white, or blue construction paper. [...]
Posted in art, history on Mar 11th, 2012 1 Comment »
I thought this was a cute way to look at it!
Posted in Daily log, Field trips & tours on Mar 1st, 2012 No Comments »
We had a fun family adventure last week! Daryl, Jack and Anna taught hundreds of school kids about old time games and music. The program was for a school district about an hour away (a homeschool friend on their library board recommended us), and they paid for us to spend two nights at a local [...]
