I don’t know if I’ve mentioned here before that my husband accepted the youth minister position at church earlier in the year. Because I’m his help-meet we work with children from about kindergarten through high school. Honestly, it’s been a tough adjustment for me – even playing a huge role in me deciding to give…
So I’m sick with strep. (Feeling much better today. Thank the Lord for strong antibiotics!) My sweet older children offered to take little one out while I napped yesterday. Here’s what they did. Yes, it was only April 23rd. I suppose they cared more that the thermometer said 80. I’m just thankful I had the chance to nap!
Making hot rocks was SO much fun! Since we just happened to be doing the rocks and minerals section of our earth science unit, the craft fit in perfectly. The rocks turned out so well, we entered them in the craft division of our co-op’s expo. Heat rocks in the oven at 350 for 15…
Creative Memorization Ideas My all-time favorite creative memorization tool so far has been Times Tales! My oldest daughter had struggled with the upper multiplication facts for months. In ONE day of this program, she knew the facts! I’m not kidding! It uses little stories to tell about each fact.  After doing the program with her, I still…
Yesterday was a b-u-s-y day! Between a 15-month checkup with shots (ouch!) for little one and his first haircut, we really put Eli through the ringer. I’d been waiting until we got the new camera before taking him for his first haircut and this picture shows just how badly he needed it. 🙂 You’ll see…
Even with almost half of our club missing due to a funeral/illness/traveling, the first ever meeting of our Creation Club was a BLAST! This month’s theme focused on why we study God’s creation and how God has perfectly designed plant and animal interdependency through food chains and predator/prey relationships. The meeting started with a reading of Psalm 95:…
Teaching Biblical Stewardship and Allowances This topic can go so many different ways based on the preferences of parents. I’m offering just a brief overview of how we handle kids and money in our house. I’d love to hear some of your ideas and thoughts about raising money-wise, generous children. God tells us to…
Picking his first flowers for Mommy. Nope, there’s nothing much more precious than a flower picked just for you by your children.
This was another question asked recently at co-op. Another part of the question was: How do you plan for next year when you may or may not want to change curricula? Once again, here’s the answer I gave, but I know my friend would appreciate your thoughts in a comment. I’ve told you before that I…
This was a question asked recently at co-op. My friend’s question related more specifically to whether or not a child is ready to “move on” to the next grade level.  Here’s the not-so-short answer I gave. I’m sure my friend would enjoy reading your comments, too. 1.) What grade you call a child is fairly meaningless…
I’m Baaaack! We finally bought a new camera yesterday! 🙂 I just haven’t been the same blogger since the old camera died. LOL Here’s the perfect moment caught on film, er, digital something or other….. Tonight was SO beautiful, we decided to take a short walk to the barn to visit with a couple of…
Thoughts of a 7 3/4-year-old boy on public school…. Mom, you know what I would like about going to public school? What? The school bus – and nothing else. Well, maybe the cafeteria, too. Why would you like the school bus? Because you don’t have to wear seat belts. Oh, and I like the brown…