Posted in Charity & Community Good, cool sites, geography, math, vocabulary on Nov 4th, 2009 3 Comments »
Lately when the kids have been playing Webkinz I’ve asked them to do 50 questions in Quizzie’s Corner first, on various subjects. It’s an easy way to sneak in some math, science, language arts and other subjects.
Tonight when Victoria came to say goodnight, she told me, “Hey Mom, you know how you have us do [...]
Posted in Anna, Charity & Community Good, Victoria, pictures on Jul 27th, 2009 1 Comment »
The Betsy-Tacy Society had a conference last week and asked if the girls would be willing to run a lemonade stand for their attendees. The girls said yes, and happily donned some old fashioned outfits to play the part.
I even joined in, looking very silly in a dress my mother made (for herself) years and [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Daily log, Fun, PE, art, nature, pictures on Jul 15th, 2009 2 Comments »
I’m still playing catch-up here, especially with Victoria STILL sick and Jack and Alex both sick with some sort of flu that caused pretty high fevers the past couple of days. Everybody but Anna is on forced rest, like it or not.
Here’s a bit of what we were up to before the boys [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good on Jun 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Do you know Carol Decker’s story? To mark the one-year anniversary of this amazing woman’s life-changing ordeal, supporters are holding a silent auction starting on June 14. If you have items to donate or would like to bid to help raise money for the family’s medical costs, please check it out and spread the word.
Posted in Charity & Community Good, nature, science on May 30th, 2009 1 Comment »
Want to help scientists and learn more about some of summer’s most magical creatures at the same time? Join Firefly Watch!
To take part, just observe fireflies in one location weekly and report your sightings. You can visit the web site to learn more about fireflies, take part on the forums and more.
You could also chart [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Fun, PE, cooking/home ec, cool sites, games, magical moments, nature, pictures, reading, science on May 23rd, 2009 5 Comments »
Sorry for being so quiet. We’ve been very busy and I’m still very sick. We’ve managed to do lots of fun stuff though. Here’s a peek………….
1. The kids found an Oriole’s nest at the state park that the ranger said they could take home.
It was so soft!
2. Victoria and Anna finished their regular soccer [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Field trips & tours, Fun, art, geography, math, nutrition, plans for the day, reading, science, social studies, vocabulary, writing on Feb 5th, 2009 3 Comments »
We’re firmly in the winter blahs around here so I’ve been brainstorming ways to perk up our HS days. We have HS swimming tomorrow and HS ice skating the next day, but here are some other things that seemed like fun…..
1. Write dictionary stories. Have kids open up the dictionary to random places, close their [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, art, crafts, nature on Jan 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Do you or your kids knit or crochet or want to learn? Here’s a wonderful way to be part of something big (literally) together. From the Milkweed Project site:
What is The Milkweed Project?
The Milkweed Project is a collaborative art project that will culminate in a giant art installation that will create, for visitors, the feeling of [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Daily log, Field trips & tours, PE on Nov 6th, 2008 No Comments »
What a busy few days! We barely unpacked from Nebraska before packing for Mankato for an overnight visit. A few highlights…
The kids and I volunteered at the Humane Society for our first time. Jack got to get into a pen filled with kittens and the girls and I brushed very loving (and appreciative) cats. Jack [...]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Field trips & tours, history on Oct 12th, 2008 6 Comments »
I took so many pictures at History Fest this year that it was hard to narrow it down to anything rational. It is such a neat event that I can’t help but document it though.
The super fast history of History Fest– ten or so years ago, local Mankato resident (and owner of a water softener [...]
