This week was not one of our “greatest”. It actually turned out to be one that has definitely built character. Isn’t it always the time we struggle or have to work through hard things that build the most character? Honestly if things are going good, then our character tends to slip, right? Because man, we […]
Our Family’s Age Appropriate Chores Ages Six through 11
May 19, 2010 by 4 Comments
A little over a week ago, I shared our families age appropriate chores for birth through five. I did say I would write about our chores for our older children last week, but God had led me a different way, so here we are for this week. You will notice that I follow God’s lead, […]
Nature Study Tuesday May 11, Nature Study Links, Baby Animals, Blooms and Garden.
May 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Are you like me, you like to look around to find out what others are doing? Do you like pictures? Check out these sites to help you with your nature studies. What kind of butterflies can you attract? How about about The Handbook of Nature Study? How another family incorporates Nature Study. How does Ambleside […]
Getting Ready to Plant Corn—or Not…
May 6, 2010 by 5 Comments
This is the fourth year we have had a garden. Every year it gets bigger and bigger. This year, I needed to prepare a new spot for our corn. On Wednesday, I had my ten year old son start the tiller for me. No, I can’t start it. So, off I went to get the […]
Our Strawberry Bed—Recycled Round Baler Belts.
May 4, 2010 by 3 Comments
For a couple of years now, we have wanted to get a strawberry bed started. However, I wanted it to be raised. Since we really don’t like spending much to garden, as this is to help us save money, we just kept putting it off. Until, one night when I sat up in bed and […]
Nature Study Tuesday—May 4
May 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
First, last Tuesday Philip caught another garter snake. On Wednesday he found this turtle on our neighbor’s drive way. It was near water. We have been unable to make a positive identification, though we believe it is a painted turtle. On Monday or Tuesday, our homeschooling friends sent these home with us. All I know […]
Homeschool Workboxes in the Garden
April 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Over the last couple of weeks, we have done a ton of gardening. Yesterday we planted some seeds. I placed the seed packets in their workboxes for their school. So, we had math, science, and all in one project. We planted flowers, gourds, eggplant, lavender, cilantro, dill, and more for seeds. In all there are […]
One Busy Weekend
April 26, 2010 by 2 Comments
My eighty three year old grandparents have been here since April 22. We have been enjoying our time with them. Friday evening we went to my mom’s to have supper with them. We enjoyed a nice meal and our children had a great time keeping busy inside and out. We saw the most beautiful rainbow […]
Garden Fresh-
October 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I haven’t posted about our garden hardly at all. However, we had one and it has produced nicely for us. We have enjoyed green beans, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, potatoes, cilantro, hot peppers (2 varieties), a bit of sweet corn, yellow squash, zuccini, and okra. I froze over 15 lbs of green beans, and have […]
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