Here we are in the last month of winter and we have finally had a REAL snow day. No, this isn’t our first snow but every other time it snowed, it was on a Sunday (we don’t let the kids
Adventures at the Library
We try to go to the library once a week. As homeschoolers, this is a great place for added resources and as a family that can’t get enough of books, this is a great place to fill that quota as
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
We had a full Christmas Eve day getting little projects done around the house and getting it cleaned up for Christmas. The sense of anticipation has been high all day as we continually tried to rein in the kids’ excitement
Gingerbread Merriment
[mygal=2007_gingerbread] Every year we try to do a gingerbread house. I love the Wilton kits because it makes this huge project with kids not seem so bad. The kids and I glued the house together last night for Family Home
It’s the Little Things . . .
This is our first week out of school since we’re off for the month of December. I feel so rejuvenated being able to actually get things done. I mean, I have cleaned my house this week!!! I got Christmas presents
Halloween
We had a good Halloween this year. We took advantage of being close to Hoboken, NJ for the third straight year as we attended their Ragamuffins Parade. I love that they do this in the afternoon and the kids can
Fall Festival & Pumpkins
We had our Branch Fall Festival last night. The kids were very excited to officially sport their costumes for the first time this Halloween. Astronaut, Princess, Robin Hood, Cinderella Since I’m not Activity Chairperson anymore I thought it would actually
Blessings of Visiting Teaching
My first memory of visiting teaching is when I was somewhere between 3rd and 6th grade (I remember we were living in upstate New York) and my mom’s visiting teacher came to visit her. She was young, newly married, and
One of the Joys of Homeschooling
This last week I’ve learned one more joy of homeschooling – enjoying what your children come up with in their school work. Maybe my attitude has changed from ‘that answer is wrong/right’ to ‘that’s an interesting way to look at
Short Order Cook
Emma saw an idea in one of our ‘kid cookbooks’ to make a menu. I think this had something to do with making leftovers fun. Well, Chris wasn’t here for dinner tonight and I decided we had enough of an