Eclectic Parent

Ever since the first viewing of the trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief, D has desperately wanted to see the movie. After hearing about it for weeks, C jumped on board. I finally found a copy at our used bookstore because I try to get them to read - or listen […]

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Finally got the pictures uploaded. Halloween was the usual candy filled fun. Had a party the day before with our homeschool group and then went trick-or-treating on Saturday. Kids had a blast. Boys decided to wear the same costumes as last year because they’d outgrow them soon and B whipped together a quick cowgirl outfit […]

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After spending Saturday at ASU’s Earth and Science Exploration Day, we headed to the Arizona Science Center today. The kids enjoyed the robot exhibit and spent a lot of time with pulleys and counterbalances. The liquid nitrogen demonstration is always a big hit and this time we saw the fire demonstration as well. I think […]

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I do wish everyone would spread events throughout the year. It’s bad enough that it’s so hot here during the summer, but nothing goes on either. Then every event and activity gets crammed into the cool months when we should be outside.
Today’s choices were Boo at the Zoo (Halloween event at the Phoenix Zoo), the […]

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This morning D, who  just turned 9, asked to learn to make scrambled eggs. The other two quickly followed. So we started an assembly line, each making their own scrambled eggs from cracking the shell to whisking, which is somehow considered much cooler than stirring, to cooking. C and B both grated their own cheese […]

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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 active […]

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I can’t believe I forgot to mention one of the best big words of all: defenestrate. My friend Em gave me that one. Defenestrate: To throw out of a window. Specific, to the point, and makes the kids giggle. A lot of the words that are no longer actively used have specific meanings.  We now […]

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The kids have been into big words lately. It started, oddly enough, with an argument between them over panties versus underwear. Somehow that evolved to all clothing having been called garments at one time and that the stuff underneath was simply your under-garments. From garments, we got to spectacles. That one developed during a discussion […]

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We were listening to the Superhero playlist on my ipod in the car. It’s still pretty small; I definitely need to add to it. About five songs in we get to the Jimmy Olsen’s Blues by The Spin Doctors. They’ve heard the list many times but they decided to start discussing lyrics today. Really there […]

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It’s August and schools are kicking back into session here. August. It’s crazy. A few of the districts go back at the end of July. Even though we’re homeschooling school schedules affect us. The enrichment program the boys are in is run through a public school district and keeps to their calendar, so it’s back […]

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