Getting Physical
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
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
Big Girl and Bad Boys
We seem to have almost settled into a routine lately, which is unusual for us. Monday play practice and D&D; Tuesday homeschool enrichment and akido; Wednesday homeschool park day; Thursday homeschool enrichment and akido; Friday free for all. Unusual for us. This weekend was a bit more our usual – random and eclectic and all … Continue reading
Little Bit of Everything
Yesterday was a slow day. D cooked everyone breakfast. Cooking is such an important life skill, but because it isn’t reading, writing or arithmetic most people don’t consider learning to cook as actual learning. Personally I eat every day but don’t need to remember how to balance chemical equations…just saying. The kids all recently got … Continue reading
Today Just Worked
Today just worked. Instead of cereal or yogurt sprinkled with fruit, I saw the day-old baguette and decided to make french toast. And the kids helped – cooperatively helped, not, “No, I wanna stir.” And the made fruit salad by themselves -Â strawberries and blueberries and bananas – and two pots of tea. And then … Continue reading
Busy, Busy
Summer – and heat – is finally here. Well, heat’s been coming for a while. We spent the last few weeks having water balloon fights and playing on the slip n’ slide and eating tons of frozen juice popsicles. We’re trying to keep busy, and mainly inside, for the summer. But this last week had … Continue reading
Welcoming in Spring with Bacchanal Joy
So in a nontraditional move, which is fairly traditional for us, we welcomed in spring by having a rave. Yup, a rave. After finding a box of Halloween decorations in the garage – still unpacking from the move – we decided to actually have the dance party we’ve always said would be fun but had … Continue reading
Ending Hibernation
While the rest of the US gets ready for autumn, leaving behind outdoor activities, we are ending our self-imposed hibernation. It is just too hot to do much outside all summer here. But once the temperature drops, we head outside and activities begin again. The end of summer seemed to launch the beginning of the … Continue reading
Not So Boring After All
 I was chatting with an online friend and apologized for the delays between pm’s. I explained that I was helping to make a tambourine. Today felt like a total wash. I’ve got a headache and it just feels like we laid around all day, but as I wrote it out one thing after another came … Continue reading
Mighty Mud Mania
Scottsdale, AZ host an annual mud mania converting huge swathes of a park into swamps, mud matches, obstacle courses, soapy water slides and misty playgrounds. Met up with a friend, which is always a good time. Only had the small camera with me so not great shots and really not a whole lot to say … Continue reading
