Posted in PE, pictures, nature, Daily log, holidays on Apr 22nd, 2008 2 Comments »
We started today cleaning up the wetland we adopted. Daryl took the kids out there for about an hour before they came back for more garbage bags and a quick snack. I joined them at that point and we cleaned for the next 2 hours. All total, we covered about 3/4 of […]
Posted in PE on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We decided to nix soccer after all, for a multitude of reasons. Among them…
Victoria would have to give up the Joyful Girls club she just joined because it meets on Mondays when she’d have soccer practice.
Anna would miss Monday practices because of gymnastics.
We’d have to skip the Swan Release program we take part in every […]
Posted in PE on Apr 9th, 2008 No Comments »
It turns out we missed the deadline to sign the girls up for soccer this year. They didn’t put a notice in the paper because there was so much interest and they forgot that we homeschool and don’t get a sign up sheet from the school. So Daryl called Mr. G to see if we […]
Posted in Victoria, cool sites, geography, Jack, Anna, Japanese, PE, Daily log, social studies, math, writing, reading, science, art, history, Uncategorized on Mar 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to lately in various subjects….
Literature–
Reading “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” together
Reading classic poetry to Jack and Anna at bedtime
Victoria just finished a novel (can’t remember which one) and has been reading old magazines.
We’ve been reading lots of books to Jack.
Daryl is reading another Sadie Rose novel to Anna.
Anna […]
Posted in PE, Anna, Daily log, Fun, social studies on Mar 6th, 2008 No Comments »
I just finished spending a chunk of time outside with Annalee. In a fairly short time we accomplished:
Played kickball.
Went on a walk.
Discussed different forms of government and her opinions on whether governments should have a right make laws for the “good of the people” that individuals didn’t agree with (like limiting births, mandating […]
Posted in PE, video, Anna on Feb 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
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.