Author Archives: Karen
Welcome to the Jungle
Six hours – yes, six – of dress rehearsal on Monday and four Thursday. After working toward this weekend’s performances since January, we’re almost there. More than memorizing lines or getting to perform on stage, the sense of camaraderie with this company is incredible. In between theater games and rehearsing scenes, it’s the hugging, singing, … Continue reading
Weekend
The kids look forward to the weekend all week; they basically refer to it as ‘dad’s days off.’ Yesterday started nice and slow before we headed out for Free Comic Book Day. We ran into friends at the comic book store. Kids had a good time choosing comics, getting pictures with a robotic dalek and … Continue reading
Friday
Since Friday is usually our only day with nothing to do, we’ve been trying to go on field trips. There was a tour of the state capital we thought about attending with plans to head over to the Arizona Science Center afterword (our membership expires this month – eeek!). Then we got the email reminding … Continue reading
Thursday
Okay, so I’m not getting them up on the day, but I am trying to get one up for each day. Thursday was…boring. Not much to write so it just sort of didn’t happen. Thursday. Kids went to their enrichment program. B had a field trip to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix; she said it … Continue reading
Wednesday
See? Fourth day in a row – woohoo. Today was supposed to be park day; we should have been running around with squirt guns. But after the day started with sibling bickering they decided we should have a mellow home day, and who am I to argue? So the kids read. B is reading the … Continue reading
Tuesday
Tuesday – and I’m phone posting again. Yesterday was the kids twice-a-week homeschool enrichment program. B is doing a unit on toads and frogs, and finishing up desert and rainforest. She brought home seeds in a transparent planter and one covered in black paper to simulate the desert and rainforest. C learned about Egyptian hieroglyphs … Continue reading
Monday
So trying to blog every day for a while…day 2 (hey, that’s a streak). Monday morning was science co-op. We should have headed over to learn about salt (we’ve been working with elements, chemistry, etc), but the kids just could get moving. Instead we spent the morning reading – where we finally, Finally, FINALLY finished … Continue reading
Being Social
So I’d planned on getting back to daily posting, at least for a while, to truly get an idea of how we spend our days rather than just the busy points. But, you know, I usually think of what to post as we’re out and about and then get busy at home and forget. So…starting … Continue reading
Field Trip Friday
With play practice and D&D on Monday’s, homeschool enrichment on Tuesday, park day with our homeschool group on Wednesday, and homeschool enrichment on Thursday, Friday is our completely free day. Fridays are supposed to be our field trip day but frequently the idea of having no where to go and nothing to do turns into … Continue reading
Busy
While it isn’t why I haven’t been writing (computer down, moved photos, just general confusion), we have been busy. Today we started earlier than usual to go see the special Van Gogh exhibit at the Arizona Science Center with a homeschool field trip group. (All right, trying this again. I was trying to blog from … Continue reading
Reading Challenges
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12 / 100 books. 12% done!