Eclectic Parent

Kids have been crazy lately. Really truly nuts. Personally I think it is the summer. The sun stays up later and gets up earlier, so they aren’t sleeping as much as the were. Plus it’s just so hot they aren’t getting enough exercise. They’ve been chasing each other around the house screaming, “Run! Run! As […]

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Math is one of the biggest worries amongst homeschoolers. So many feel prepared for reading, writing, art and history but worry about math. Our kids are young so some may argue that math becomes more difficult as children get older, but hopefully it’ll flow one step after another just like now.
We’ve been doing lots of […]

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She loves to pretend to cook and always wants to help. It’s hard to find things a 2 yo can help with: things are too hot, too sharp, too high or require too much help. She was thrilled to get to pick basil out of her garden to add to pasta one […]

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We’ve been in the midst of one project or another for months: ripping out carpet, filling in sunken living room, putting down lamenent floor. All the while shoving things from one room to another, never having anything easily accessible. The kids’ room is finally getting sort of organized. The kids can find their stuff, play […]

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D passed his swim level yesterday. Unfortunately we didn’t know they were going to test him so no camera. He just passed up to the last level they teach at this swim school. This is freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke. When he passed they said he could do swim team for them now. He was […]

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Don’t ya just hate it when you are so busy actually doing things that you don’t have time to write about them? (Sarcasm just doesn’t work in type, does it?)
Still haven’t written about the Disney trip. I was waiting to get the photos done. I like having pictures with words . . . maybe it’s […]

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We headed off to California friday after D got picked up from a birthday party. Drove, drove, drove. Talked, talked, talked. Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Disneyland. Today drive, drive, drive home. Must sleep. More later.
to be continued . . .

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B just had to go with mommy to get my hair cut today. Very, very girly experience. She hung out most the time. She was fascinated by the tin foil in my hair for highlights. Then she wanted a haircut. She actually told the woman cutting my hair, “Hair in my eyes. Need bangs trimmed.” […]

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B passed her level 1 swim class today. She had to float for 10 seconds, get to the edge (from about two feet out), and pull herself out. She’s been close for months but couldn’t say still long enough for someone to come in and see her.
The first thing she said when she was told […]

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So today B helped me build a bigger chicken coop. The chickens looked a little cramped in thier home. I had envisioned a really nice chicken coop, well as nice as a chicken coop can be. We used some scrap wood that has been laying around the yard. […]

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