I slept on it all night & then dashed to the craft room first thing this morning to see if I had cut enough excess in binding & batting to add the extra edge around the quilt that Id forgotte...
Remember the Civil War quilt Jayden wanted? Well, I finally made it to the craft store with the Civil War material in it. It took me ages to find it as theyd rearranged all the material again &a...
Our week started out with a whole lot of crazy rushing around, and very wet. It rained for four straight days, let up for one day, & then came back with a vengeance! Jayden spent a good deal of t...
We decided to switch from Teaching Textbooks to Saxon Math for the year. I just felt that the boys needed something a bit more challenging, especially Morgan & I wasnt interested in bumping him a...
While in town the other day we finally found a copy of The Word Spy to go with our copy of Return Of The Word Spy. Not only did the shop have The Word Spy on hand, they also had The Word Spy Activity...
The back of the PB Jar. I was dumbfounded to see that its allergy advise was in regards to peanuts. Cause, im just not sure anyone with a peanut allergy would have even been near the stuff, but hey!,...
Weve been enjoying traipsing around our old beach on Sunday evenings. Even the crazy dog gets really excited when we pull up. The boys decided to take a footy with them this time & kick it around...
Another busy week is behind us, & we seem to be flying along with another two books polished off this week. Were really enjoying our reads, Id say this year but the truth is we really seem t...
... and now for the annual Mothers Day Interview.. I really love it when my mom.. makes my bed for me.My mom always tells me.. to do schoolThe Best Thing she does is.. loves me.It makes her...
Third Grade Curriculum {8.5}Saxon 5/4 Homeschool Third EditionSpellwell A, Aa, & B {if we get to all of it}Sonlight 3rd Grade Readers & LA programmeCopywork {varies}Recorder 1Artis...
I know Im behind on my crazy Week In Review school updates, they are fun for us to write because it helps us see what weve been up to each week. Im not writing one right now though either. Weve actua...
Jayden has been wistfully wondering why his birthday takes so long to come around. Each year we dont hear "how long till my birthday?" we hear, "Whos birthdays next?" Hes known for ye...
Last week the boys created a little Lift The Flap Book marking different spots on the Runaway Slave map they created with the Civil War Time Traveler cd from Homeschool In The Woods.We dont follow th...
I was recently asked how we found so much time to read the amount of books we do. I really wanted to answer the question, & decided to do so here. There is, as always a short answer: We make time...
Late last year while purchasing books for the new school year I saw a book of Civil War Paper Soldiers that I scooped up. Jayden loves playing with toy soldiers & I thought hed really love being ...
Recently the boys & I started listening to the 39 clue books. We love having an audio book going, & I have a long list of books Id like to listen to with the boys, & this wasnt even on th...
Our latest review is up over at The Curriculum Review. Ive mentioned & explained Ka-Ching here before, but we shared it this month with the readers over on the review blog. Its still one of the f...
The last two weeks have flown by & boy have we been busy. Mostly with life & school & all that it entails, so its been a good busy even if tiring.The boys are both doing really well with ...
For Mr Ss birthday he was given tickets for a local cruise. Its just one that travels along the Tamar River for an hour or so.Ive always been the reluctant one to go along with the whole cruise idea ...
Weve been waiting, less then patiently, for the remaining items for our school year to show up. Its been a daily game of cat & mouse with the Postie. Jayden would eagerly wait by the door & w...
The boys, especially Jayden, were enthralled that there was an ANZAC display at the local library. They were full of questions that the poor librarians couldnt answer. They tried to point them to the...
We all love playing games around here, & when the boys are really creative they make up their own games. I dont mean, pilly nilly made-up nonsense kinda games. I mean, they pull out all the stops...
The last few weeks around here have been insanely crazy, & its kept us jumping pretty quickly. Were so glad that things have calmed down a bit for us as were finding our rhythm with school this y...
Our latest review is up over at The Curriculum Choice. We chose to write about the amazing Time Traveler Cds from Homeschool in the Woods. Last year we used 4 of them, & this year were using the ...
A year or two ago I learned about something called The Picture Smart Bible & was really intrigued by it. I snagged the free samples, but never ended up using them.The idea behind them is that you...
Mr S turns 40 this month & Ive been working on his party. Were having a Mystery Party which has a circus theme. Were all very excited & I printed out some RSVPs to hand out. Due to the nature...
This past Friday Mr S had off work & after waking up extremely late the boys asked him if hed like breakfast. Mr S said hed get some when he finally got up, but the boys were eager for him to get...
So, I said I was going to do away with the Weekly Wrap Up and replace it with the Monthly memories, but truth be told I had a hard time to try and recap an entire month. So much can happen that its f...
I havent posted much about math games or anything like that over the past year. We had our major revamp last year with school & I just needed the break from being overly involved in a lot of thin...
My parents recently sent us a package {thanks guys!} with some fun old toys in it. Jayden knew his wooden Cranky {Thomas Train version} was coming & every day hed ask if his package had arrived y...
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