That’s what Kory kept saying on his 15th birthday (it was the 29th), which is funny, because we’ve always said he was really going on 60. This is the kid who always holds down one or more jobs, completes all schoolwork independently, plays sports diligently, reads WW2 books, and the classifieds and police reports faithfully.… Read More Halfway to 30
This has been the scene in my dining room for about two weeks now. I have been writing the end-of-year reports that the local school district requires, and collecting work samples from each child to send in for approval. Supposedly, Massachusetts is one of the most highly regulated homeschool states (anyone surprised?), but I… Read More Ten Years of Homeschooling – Completed! (8 More to go…)
Everyone he told thought is was a joke – that one of his Father’s Day gifts was an iron. But it wasn’t a joke. He loves to iron. (My clothes, too. Aren’t I blessed?) If you asked him why, he would probably say something like, “It is so satisfying to bring order out of chaos… Read More Ironing, Hiking, Praying, Protecting
Well, we finally borrowed our friend’s tiller and prepared the garden for planting again this year. I think it is safe to say that we got almost NOTHING from our garden last summer. Lots of rain plus hardly any sunshine made for a not-so-good gardening year. Plus, the critters kept getting in and eating things… Read More A Couple of Cute Garden Helpers
Last Sunday we added another teenager to our family – Cooper! And come July, we’ll have three in double digits when Kayla turns 10. Wow! Time is truly flying by. (Well, most days.) This was also Cooper’s final week of Classical Conversations – the homeschool program we have been a part of this year. The… Read More 13 Year Old Memory Master, Nacho Eater, Guitar Player
I use a question mark, because if you set your hopes on spring too early around here, you are SURE to be disappointed. (If I see any more bluebonnet photos on Facebook, I may die of jealousy!) I try to lower my expectations to at least mid-May, and even then shorts and sandals may be… Read More Goodbye Winter!?! (Hello Easter, Baseball, and Iced Coffee)
Kayla’s ice skating show was today, and she did a great job! The theme was “A Skate for all Seasons,” and her number happened to be during the “Summer” part of the show, called “Havin’ Fun at the Beach.” There were about 8 other girls in that number – all at or around the same… Read More Havin’ Fun at the Beach – On Ice !?!
Last Friday afternoon, in the middle of me getting ready to go to a Classical Conversations Informational meeting, Kayla came to me with her math book… Kayla: “Mom, I finished all of my math problems, but I need your help on three of them.” Me: “Oh, honey, I can’t help you right now. I have… Read More Her Daddy is NOT Her Math Hero
“….. that’s the way the holiday starts. Christmas cookies and holiday hearts, yummy, yummy, good, good, good!” I’ve been humming that song ever since Kayla’s Christmas tea party on Saturday, but I can’t even remember how I know that song or where it comes from. (Leave a comment if you can help me out with… Read More “Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts…..”
Last week, I was glad for it to be snowing in Texas and NOT here. Well, that situation lasted all of about 2 days! We got a bit of snow on Saturday, and then about 5 or 6 inches today. Actually, I was secretly hoping that winter in New England would only last for the… Read More Oh, the weather outside…