Posted in magical moments, um... not much!, Fun on Sep 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Last week when we were heading home from a trip we had some leftover cake and pie. I decided to turn it into a wacky treat for the kids, so I had Daryl stop at the lake about 20 minutes before we got home.
I told the kids that we were going to have the cake […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures, nature on Aug 28th, 2008 4 Comments »
One of our monarchs emerged from her chrysalis this morning. (Victoria thought from the size of the markings she was a female so I’ll take her word for it!) After she’d hung for a while to let her wings dry we thought she was ready to fly free. Victoria, Alex and I took her out […]
Posted in Jack, magical moments, crafts, Fun, art, writing on Aug 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack has been asking for kindergarten every day this week and so I’ve made time to do something special each day. We’ve made cakes, read books, done leaf rubbings and so on.
Yesterday he said he wanted to make paper dolls. We decided to do them freehand and I asked if he’d like alien or monster […]
Posted in magical moments, nature, Fun on Aug 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Magical Mud Pies: 10 fun, free things to do outside today…
1. Cut an old sheet into large wings, have the kids color it with markers, and pin or stitch it to an old shirt. Have the kids run around as butterflies.
2. Designate a corner of the yard as theirs […]
Posted in magical moments, Field trips & tours, personal, pictures on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
We had such a great time with Grandma and Grandpa last week that I didn’t get much of a chance to write about it. I’m always short on time so here are 10 photos to sum up some of the trip.
And 10 words…
Family History Play Shopping Helping
Bonding Nature Drama […]
Posted in magical moments, Victoria on Jul 24th, 2008 2 Comments »
That was the headline in the Marshall Independent last week, talking about our girl!
WALNUT GROVE - A curious 10-year-old girl helped to fill the park at Walnut Grove on Saturday to hear twin sisters Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush talk about their days as the Carrie character on the TV series “Little House on the Prairie.” […]
Posted in magical moments, deep thoughts, Daily log on Jul 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
We’re still at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, and we just got back from the lake. They live 2 blocks from the city park and one of the city lakes, with a sand beach and lots of fun stuff to play on.
The girls happily swam in the lake until we dragged them out for supper. I […]
Posted in magical moments on Jul 19th, 2008 No Comments »
We’re just back from the pageant and I’m ready for bed, but Daryl reminded me that I was 2 days behind here! Oops! So here, super quick, is 10 magical moments from the past couple of days.
We found ourselves suddenly without water on Wednesday and we all walked down the street to see what was […]
Posted in magical moments, Jack, pictures, crafts, art on Jul 7th, 2008 No Comments »
For Jack’s “Mom & Me” day last week, he said he wanted to make some sculptures.
I assembled some odds and ends from the garage and yard, some tape and scissors, and paint. Then we just sat in the front yard and he started to create.
He did such a good job! I love his […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures, crafts, Fun, art on Jun 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
A few days ago I posted that I wanted to do some of the items from an old list of 10 ways to make the day magical. One of the items was:
Have the kids decorate the bottoms of each other’s feet with washable markers (or do it with your little ones). This can be delightfully […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.