Eclectic Parent

We have been privileged to hear rousing renditions of the ABC song from our 2 yo lately. She’s got the first half down but it gets a little shaky at the end. She gets lost somewhere in the L.M.O.P. area. She also treats us to a lovely rendition of “Don’t take my Sunshine […]

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So while I’ve been busy this week, daddy has been doing a lot of science. This is the time of year most people spend outdoors. Today’s supposed to hit 111; this is our season to be indoors. So they’ve been occupied doing a lot of science experiments. The whole thing about science isn’t so much […]

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The kid’s great grandmother died yesterday. She had a stroke on Thursday and was transfered to hospice care. The children got to say goodbye to her. She had been pretty unresponsive all day, occasionally opening her eyes but not really seeing. Everyone kept telling us that hearing was last to go; tell us that she […]

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“D” came back from G-ma’s house today. he bought back some toys for his brother and sister he found at the goodwill. “B” and “C” were very happy to have him back and the little toys that he brought with him. We had a little free time this afternoon so I took […]

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We have no silver bells nor cockle shells but we are finally getting some veggies on our garden. The kids are very excited about picking the tomatoes from the plants. They love to water our garden everyday. Now they get to look for veggies that need to be picked. […]

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We were doing anatomy during dinner last night. It’s easy to make age appropriate. “B what’s this?” Leg. “C what’s this?” Ankle, knee. “D what’s this?” Calf, thigh, shin.  General to more specific or just plain old who’s better at body parts. 2 yo’s know the basics: arms, fingers, legs, feet, toes, head, mouth, eyes, […]

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Gymnastics has moved from 5- 8 PM to 3:30 - 6:30 for the summer. Makes a big difference. We had time to play - plays, dance, read books. I took C and B with me to drop off D for gymnastics. Then we headed to Trader Joe’s for ridiculous amounts of juice to make popsicles […]

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The kids had swimming this morning. We switched to a slightly earlier time and had a new instructor. They weren’t quite sure what to make of him. Seemed to have fun in class though.
Afterward they had a very good time as the Arizona Science Center. The Science Center is a fantastic place but it […]

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So tonight is chapers 7 and 8. We’ve been doing two a night and they are anxiously waiting the next installment. I’ve tried chapter books at various times and they’ve never been that intereted. D and C are loving this. They beg, beeeeg, BEG for just a few more chapters each night. But I remember […]

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We are still working on the house. Not only are we doing the work ourselves but we work from home and homeschool three children. The homeschooling part only matters because it means they are, well, at home. As a homeschooling father of four said to us one day, “It said assembly in two to three […]

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