Greatest Dad
I have the greatest dad in the world. You may recall my story a few weeks ago about our lawn tractor biting the dust. Well, we have been looking into getting a new mower, but the prices are frightening. In the meantime, we have mowed once since the tractor funeral, borrowing my dad’s mower to do it. As you may well guess the lawn had become a small hay field. This morning my father called … Continue reading
Homeschool Memoirs-Summer Photo Essay
This was a fun assignment that I probably spent too much time on, but I had a lot of fun creating these little collages with my free Paint.net program and found it really relaxed me. I also noticed that I have really slacked off taking pictures and have made a mental note to take more. Our summer consisted of the usual all-American pastimes of ballgames, cookouts, fishing and camping, and just the everyday warm weather … Continue reading
Blogger Friend School-It keeps going, and going, and going…
Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:15 (NIV) Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Assignment: How do you keep energized so you can get it all done? bouncy music? treat it like a workout? Do you use a schedule? a housekeeping binder system? luck of the draw system?.. or is this an area where you need encouragement? Do you need God’s help to keep order and … Continue reading
Catch-up, Clean-up Day
Today we are having a ‘Catch-up, Clean-up’ day. With the start of autumn and the impending thought of being cooped up for the winter months, we have decided to give the house a total scrub down. We try to do this every change of season, but by the next it seems we are back to the clutter. The kids also have a few different school projects that need attention, so we are setting aside our … Continue reading
Sew Crafty Friday- Math Mini Office Printables
Shereen at Waiting for Him hosts Sew Crafty Friday. It’s been a months since I posted a craft project. I have not had a lot of time to work on many things, but the kids and I did put together this mini-office for math. I started out with a display board, which I cut in half using an Exacto knife out in my husband’s shop. My daughter’s mini offices are purple and my son’s are … Continue reading
Popcorn Dragon
What do you get when you mix Boy Scout Popcorn Sales Kick-off and a homeschooler? A first place winning art sculpture! (Yes, it is made completely out of about 20 cups popped corn, 3 bags of mini marshmallows, 3 sticks of butter, ½ a bottle of green food coloring, and two red M & M’s)
