How many adults have the life skill of using a phone book? Don't we all randomly search at times? We received a new phone book on our front porch yesterday, so that reminded me of another important “real world” skill that all kids should learn—how to utilize a phone book effectively. Although the internet is […]
Archives for 2009
The Face Painter Returns
This return of the face painter ended with 2 puppies and a hatchet on an arm. All three kids had a chance to go "under the brush" today during my piano lessons. Jaden opted to have just his arm painted, but the girls went all out! Face painting can not only be on the […]
13 Books for Reluctant Readers
My sixth grade son is a good reader, but he doesn't really like to read. As is typical of many boys his age, he'd rather be on the Wii, the computer, or playing with his Legos. But these books below actually earned a "That was really good" from him after he finished them, which is […]
Our Day in Pictures
Geometry Lessons Joely learned about obtuse angles today when she discovered that she can't tip the pitcher of Kool-Aid more than 90 degrees from vertical…or this happens. Multitasking Jerah combines silent reading with lunch time. This is definitely not an unusual scene in our house. Classroom Clutter This is our schoolroom, also known as our […]
The Pendant Nest of a Northern (Baltimore) Oriole
After being given a pendant nest my girls were challenged to find out what bird built the nest. A couple days ago during homeschool club, a good friend of ours, who knows of my girls' interest in birds (and that we've been studying birds for the last few months), presented Jerah and Joely with a […]
A Kitchen Tool We Actually Use Every Day!
How many times have you purchased some new kitchen gadget, only to find it tucked away in the back of your utensil drawer, unused after a year. I have a few kitchen tools like that, but there's one tool that I bought and have used almost every day since I purchased it: bamboo tongs. My […]