Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:21~
A week has passed and I haven’t mentioned that we went “back” to school last Monday. We do a bit of schooling all summer, but it seems like we really took a summer break this year because of the kids’ two vacations. We’re all happy to be back to it. Once again, we made some curriculum changes. And I’ve neglected to write about that, too. 
Posting a little after the fact here… I have received some requests to share our schedule now (such that it is!), since I mentioned in the comment of our 2007-2008 schedule that many things have changed. We not only have animals chores and goat milking to do, but we have less parent-intensive curriculum.
Where do you do school? We use the dining room table. The kids set up their stacks of books, each to an area. They love to set up their workbooks! This does fit with their love of playing games that involve heaps of paperwork — like shops, doctor’s offices and such. To them, paperwork seems [...]
Here is an example of one of the (now eight) base layer t-shirts I made for my husband Jeff. The fabric is the regular 12-ounce 100% merino wool from Covered Caboose which I felted. I dyed all the shirts either black or chocolate brown. Two of the eight long-sleeve t-shirts are made from lighter-weight merino [...]
My girls (and even my boy, until today) are into paper dolls. They colored and cut out all the sets they’d been given, so then we started scouring the internet for free black & white printable paper dolls. My favorite of all is the Mary Engelbreit original (pictured at right) which we just found minutes [...]
I have a very good friend here locally who saw my posts about being overwhelmed with what to do for homeschool planners. She, being the kind and thoughtful friend that she is, emailed me a copy of her simple spreadsheet form that she uses to keep track of what her children complete each week. She [...]
Every year I have considered making homeschool planners. In fact, some years I have done so without realizing it and other years, I guess I decided not to do it because I fell back on the Instructor’s Guides from Sonlight for my record-keeping (and I don’t have that anymore, do I?). I’m still a bit [...]
Took the plunge… ordered the One Year Adventure Novel writing curriculum for Haniya. She’s not old enough by their guidelines, but she’s plenty ready for it! The girl has been writing stories for awhile and she needs direction. I’m really excited about this program. The website offers a free DVD demo disc with two sample [...]
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