Blogoversary Giveaway
In a few days I will be celebrating my 1-year “Blogoversary” and I wanted to do something to commemorate the day. So I came up with this giveaway. I have chosen 8 books to give to someone. These books have been blessing my bookshelves for a few years and I thought perhaps someone else could enjoy them. The Big Book of Fun and Great Things to Do and Learn is a collection of more … Continue reading
Great Backyard Bird Count
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 11th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count February 15 – 18, 2008 Count for Fun, Count for the Future! If you enjoy watching the birds in your yard or are doing a bird study, this is fun activity for everyone. It is simple and free and you could even win some great bird related prizes. This will be the third year that we have participated in the bird count. Basically all you … Continue reading
Room Switch Photos
We finished the room switch this weekend. There are a few small details left but both rooms are quite useable. I have a few before, during, and after pictures to share. Here is what the original classroom had begun to look like trying to get everything school rated into the 11’ by 8’ room. During the switch we moved everything from the classroom to the garage… and to the kitchen (These pictures were taken during … Continue reading
The Continuing Saga of Room Switching
The house is in complete disorder from the garage to the attic. I knew switching rooms was going to be a chore, but I underestimated the amount of ‘stuff’ that was going to be moved. The kids have been awesome. They have been doing their schoolwork in their rooms and helping me when they finish their assignments. We are more than halfway through the transition. I have been taking pictures of the process, but it … Continue reading
Just a Day in our Life-January 2008
Didn’t get a whole lot done with the room switching yesterday because we had skating and my daughter had a basketball game. She had the opportunity to play most of the game and I forgot to bring my camera. Drat! Being the youngest player on the team by 3 years, she hasn’t played a whole lot, but last night she did awesome.I am so proud of the way she plays and is always positive towards … Continue reading
A Home with Options
This week we have decided that we have outgrown our 11’ by 8’ classroom. We have been blessed with some used computers and I really would like the kids to each have their own for schoolwork. I think in this technology age it is very important for them to get as much experience using them as I can provide. I tried to set up the classroom with the computers in it, but it just wasn’t … Continue reading
