Posted by Becky on October 24th, 2008 | Categorized as Homeschool Happenings
We are currently on chapter 4 of The Weaver Curriculum, working on our memory books and adding to our time lines. DS decided on Roger Bacon and Sir Isaac Newton for his science report, and since he’s been typing it on the computer, he’s getting a bit of a computer/word processing lesson as well. This [...]
Posted by Becky on October 8th, 2008 | Categorized as Daily Goings On
Well, the children have made their costume decisions for Halloween 2008. Their choices were narrowed somewhat due to the fact that Disney.com had free shipping on Monday (score!), and I really didn’t feel like combing the entire internet for some of their more obscure ideas. DS decided on a very spiffy looking Captain Hook costume, [...]
Posted by Becky on September 27th, 2008 | Categorized as Asides
Need a great gift for a new mommy? Check out my friend’s new etsy shop: leisurely lulu. She makes beautiful nursing capes!
Posted by Becky on September 22nd, 2008 | Categorized as Homeschool Happenings, Photo Gallery
So here are the volcano photos I mentioned. We made the art clay recipe in the resource section of the Weaver Curriculum Volume 1. Inside, we propped a cleaned out smoothie bottle on top of a small tupperware bowl. Then we simply smooshed the art clay all around the containers to form the volcano. Once [...]
Posted by Becky on September 12th, 2008 | Categorized as Daily Goings On, Family Vacation Reports, Photo Gallery
Well, hello! We’ve been on vacation this past week in sunny Huntington Beach, CA. A lovely time was had by all. We visited Disneyland and Legoland while we were there. We could almost see a bright beam of light and hear the angels sing a chorus of “Ahhhhhs” as DS stepped into Legoland. He was [...]