May 18, 2012
SEEING the Ocean: Our Ocean Unit Study
2 days left and we will be SEEING the ocean! Smelling it. Hearing it. To build up the suspense and excitement of our upcoming trip to Key West and the Bahamas, we have been doing a Ocean Themed Unit for the past 2 weeks. It has been tons of fun, and with summer right around the corner, I figured someone might find this interesting! Our Book List: Hello Ocean, by Pam Munoz Ryan The Sign of the Seahorse: A... read more
May 15, 2012
Catching a REALLY Big Boat
School is out! I am terribly excited for my 2-week break, especially because my blog suffers terribly while I have a class going. My evenings, which are my only real time to work, seem to be eaten away by my school work. I find this quite irritating, but that is a blog for another day. Today, I will be basking in the excitement of my break (trying not to worry about my final grade), and knowing that you... read more
May 1, 2012
BEAUTIFUL!
The kids spent their morning exploring the backyard, collecting things to put in their nature collection, while I enjoyed my coffee and everything bagel. It was one of those kinds of morning, the good kind, where everything is going just right. Haden starts yelling, “Mama! Mama! Come here! We found a spider web on the swing and it is BEAUTIFUL!” So, I go outside to see this spider, that really... read more
Apr 26, 2012
That Time of Year: Curriculum Choices
It is officially that time of year, when summer seems right around the corner, and my thoughts seem to be running forward, towards next year, and trying to figure out what curriculum we are going to use for school. I’ve already started keeping my list of things to investigate at the Southeast Homeschool Expo in July, and every time I see a homeschool blog post about curriculum choices, I eagerly... read more
Apr 24, 2012
The Worstest Day of Haden’s Life (so far) – a Play by Play
Yesterday afternoon, as I was folding laundry, and mentally preparing myself for the task of cooking stir-fry for dinner, I heard Haden coming up the porch steps, then I heard him fall and crash, followed by crying. I figured it was your every day fall, “boo boo” type scenario, so I didn’t feel overly concerned until he walked through the door with blood pouring from his mouth. He was... read more
Apr 17, 2012
Gargoyles and Fairies
Over the weekend, we joined my BIL, Zach and my sister, Heather at the Georgia Renaissance Festival for it’s opening weekend to celebrate his birthday! Last year we tried going in June, and it was an incredibly hot and miserable 2 hours for us. This year was quite an improvement. April is definitely the time to go, the weather was perfect! It made for a much more enjoyable time, I just wish we had... read more
Apr 10, 2012
To the Non-Religious: How do you talk about religion with your children?
Well, today it happened, I had my first “sorta” talk with Haden about God. I decided to let Haden watch the movie Evan Almighty, a gift for Easter from my mom. Funny movie, one Michael and I liked even though it is a modern day Noah’s Ark comedy. It isn’t as if Haden has never heard the word God, I mean we are Southern after all. He quite frequently hears things like “Oh my... read more
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