One of Philip’s goals this summer was to catch a bull snake, and catch a bull snake he did. This was not one of those cuddly snakes, notice the gloves? This thing decided to strike at me as I was walking by. Yeah, umm, I didn’t handle this one. He found it outside of his…
Tag Archive: Homeschool Meme
Homeschooling as a Lifestyle~
Is homeschooling part of your life, or are you trying to get your life wrapped around your homeschool? In the beginning, I tried to fit our life around homeschool. You know how that worked? Not well. I mean, life happens, and then homeschool didn’t or homeschool happened and life didn’t. Something was always missing. As…
Nature Study Tuesday~August 24~Healing, teeny Tiny Snake.
As I posted yesterday, life is a bit busy here. Getting back to normal school hours, taking care of Stormy and canning are taking priority right now, so, my memes will be up, just maybe not when they have been. Just come link up when you can though. Stormy our horse who was injured just…
Chore and Behavior Encouragement in the Large Family~Using Money but not an allowance.
Though this post is one that has been up for awhile, I am using it for this week’s TOS Cruise. In most large families, there are a lot of chores. All of us can become burned out. I have post about our chores before, listing age appropriate chores for our children ages 1-6 and 7-11….
Nature Study Tuesday~August 17~WARNING~The one with graphic horse injury pictures.
Because of the graphic content, I will post a separate post, so that you can link up without having to look at the pictures. PLEASE NOTE THIS POST CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC PICTURES!! Last week during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, our mare was injured by another horse. When I went out to feed the…
Nature Study Tuesday~August 10~The one where it is TOOOOOO HOT !!
Yes, I did shout that. It has been near or over 100 degrees for days. My green beans are burning up despite watering nearly ever day. It is just plain toooooo HOT. There has been one day in the last week that it hit 113. I have been able to get some beans from our…
Nature Study Tuesday July 27–Pinkies, Sunflowers and Skies.
This week we had a lot of fun exploring God’s creation. One of the hay fields that Brad cares for is within a quarter mile of a National Wildlife Refuge. That is where the “pinkies” were found. I posted the other day on Facebook, a picture of them, trying to see if anyone could guess…
Nature Study Tuesday July 13–Taking a Blog Break due to a back injury.
This week was a week of bugs, salamanders, and turtles. Tiger Salamanders. These are our State’s (Kansas) Amphibian. Each of these is a different Salamander. Don’t know what this is, but it has a spiny wheel on it’s back. A Spiny soft-shell turtle. I thought I would alert you all, that I am…
Nature Study Tuesday—July 6-Toads, Birds, and Bugs.
Here on the prairie, we have had a pretty busy week. We spent a lot of time outside in our yard. We enjoy walking around trying to see and hear God’s creations. I have noticed more this summer the different bird songs. I have even noticed the different croaks of toads and frogs. Then there…
