Posted in magical moments, Jack, Victoria, pictures, Fun on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Jack, Victoria and I were blowing bubbles in the front yard last week when the newspaper editor went by in his van. He circled the block and a minute later I noticed him parked across the street taking pictures. He spelled my name wrong but he did pretty well for just going by memory. […]
Posted in magical moments on Jun 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Lots of simple little magical moments happened today. A few were…
Daryl took all the kids except for Victoria for an hour so we could have special one-on-one time. We decided to spend it on a bike ride together and then shooting marbles in the driveway. It was really nice and we laughed a lot during […]
Posted in challenges, magical moments, Anna, Jack, deep thoughts, Daily log on Jun 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’ve been making more of an effort to spend quality time regularly with each of the kids and it’s so tricky.
Ever since Alex’s arrival a year ago, I’ve been conscious of each of the kids needing more of me. We regularly spend a lot of time together as a family — almost all of […]
Posted in magical moments, deep thoughts, personal on Jun 6th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m feeling a bit sentimental tonight. Prepare for a bit of sap!
There is a saying that has always gone through my mind when I look at my babies. It often comes to mind especially at the end of the day when I’m falling asleep with a little one snuggled up next to me. […]
Posted in Victoria, deep thoughts, Field trips & tours, magical moments, cool sites, pictures, science, history, social studies, Fun, reading on May 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
Here’s Victoria’s answers for the best list.
Best books read: Molly Moon series
Best math game or activity: Running the lemonade stand
Best reading/spelling/grammar game or activity: Blogging and emailing (with spell check)
Best field trip: Maine
Best science experiment: The mold comparison experiment
Best science activity: Collecting different kinds of seaweed at the ocean, pouring seawater on the acorn barnacles […]
Posted in magical moments, Field trips & tours, pictures, nature, Daily log on May 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful day at a nearby state park with some homeschool friends yesterday!
We started out walking on a causeway to Loon Island (misnamed by the locals years ago when they thought the nesting cormorants were loons). Daryl dropped me and the kids off and went bird watching, since he has (as Jack […]
Posted in magical moments, Field trips & tours, nature on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
We had a fun day with some HS friends today and on the way home we stopped at a nearby lake. The kids all went exploring while Daryl looked for artifacts. I sat in the van with the sleeping baby and read my homeschooling association newsletter and listened to the waves.
The kids found […]
Posted in magical moments, Jack, Funnies on May 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack has had an invisible family for quite some time. They’re an odd bunch. His invisible mother was in jail for a while and his invisible father drank a lot of beer. I’m not sure what it means if a child creates an imaginary dysfunctional family! In any case, we’d all […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures, holidays on May 18th, 2008 No Comments »
We spent Mother’s Day evening at Plum Creek and had a picnic. Thought I’d share some pictures.
And yes, it’s that Plum Creek. We live near Walnut Grove from the “Little House on the Prairie” fame. The book “On the Banks of Plum Creek” was based here. My kids would actually go to school in […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures on May 17th, 2008 No Comments »
It was a beautiful day today and after lots of time building, gardening, playing and working, I asked the kids if they wanted to go for a walk with me. I put the baby in the stroller and off we went– Dash, Pink Power and Victoria, Alex and I. Memories are made of this!
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.