This isn’t the first time I’ve found gum in the dryer. The barber just loves handing out handfuls of gum to the kids as they leave. Sadly, the gum rarely finds its way out of Caleb’s pockets and into his mouth. This time, HE was the one who had the lovely job of scraping the…
Caleb LOVES baseball. And I love watching him – up to a point. By the end of the season, this momma’s had her fill of baseball games. And, so, we’re finally at the end of Coach Pitch, year one. His team, the Storm wasn’t the winning team he had hoped for, but they weren’t the…
Yep, we’re still as busy as beavers around here! I thought I’d stop in for a few minutes to show you some of the fun from our Creation Club this month….. We met at the local cemetery. Cemeteries are wonderful for nature study! Typically, they have a huge variety of trees, shrubs, fungi, weathering and…
Why am I on a blogging break? The Nature E-Book. The CHEK Convention. Yep, that’s me in the speaker’s section! You might pray for me, I’m getting a bit nervous. At the same time, I’m VERY excited! I’ll be doing a workshop on adding creative touches to your homeschool. I think more than anything, I’m…
Have you ever visited Shakertown? It’s such a lovely place to visit in Central KY. This weekend, we were treated to our first ever overnight stay in one of the original village buildings! My father-in-law took our family and the horses for two days of trail riding, hiking, touring and dining at the historic restaurant. …
Mahayla and one of her best buds have been planning a camping trip since January. Yes, that’s FIVE months! After many revised lists, faxes to one another and late nights on the phone planning, the trip finally happened this weekend. The two girls and two other best buds (along with a couple of Dads and,…
We’ve known about a couple of sinkholes on our farm since we bought it six years ago. Of course, when you think sinkhole, you think cave. Especially living in Central KY and knowing that limestone is a predominate rock in our area. A couple of summers ago, we found cave dwelling salamander – fittingly called…
We have hawks on our farm that we’ve spotted before. Usually we see them swooping through the sky or hear their screachy call. On occasion, we’ve come upon one on the fence post, but it’s always flown away very quickly. The other day, though, we were given a rare opportunity by this red-tailed hawk to…
This post contains affiliate links. So here’s what I had envisioned. A peaceful day at the pond with children who ever-so-quietly and diligently explored life in and around the pond. Children who would pull out their nature journals at every interesting find, writing lovely poems and prayers. A day of discovery and awe. Here’s what happened….
I just wanted to share a few odds and ends this afternoon. Yesterday was Mahayla’s piano recital. She did such a lovely job! I’m afraid her talent is stronger than her desire right now , though. We’re taking a break over the summer to see if she might “get her want to fixed” before the…
School is officially out for the summer, but that won’t stop us from taking advantage of many great learning opportunities! This week we visited our local water treatment plant and the neighboring electric generation plant. If you’ve ever read The Magic School Bus At The Waterworks, then you’ve visited our water treatment plant! 🙂 I…
Our children have been part of a Bible Bowl team this year. As skeptical as I am about children competing over God’s Word, they really have learned inside and out the material that was covered this year. Since the group has decided to take a break next year, I wanted to be sure to grab…