{1} While hubby took the kids to a park, I combed through the relevant sections of Once Upon a Child and scored quite a few summer clothes. It’s getting harder to find nice shirts for Mr. D (who’s between sizes 12 and 14), but I found a Mario tee and a Minecraft tee that he’ll… Continue Reading
{1} Our regular Morning Time routine was abandoned Wednesday – Friday due to a sick Mommy. But that did not mean we skipped it altogether. On Wednesday, the kids watched a ballet version of Peter and the Wolf linked on Ambleside’s composer page. Thursday and Friday we watched more of Hamlet (yes, we’re still on… Continue Reading
{1} One of the nice things about buying a used book online is that sometimes you get a handwritten note from the seller. 🙂 We are currently reading this one during Morning Time. {2} I told you about Mr. E’s new timeline in this post, and I wanted to share the narration he gave the… Continue Reading
{1} So next week will be “catch up” week, as I have a few read-alouds with Miss A and Mr. E to get up to speed with. They’ll also do some math practice or math videos (well, Mr. E wants to do Teaching Textbooks – he’s still loving it). I’m thinking of doing a handcraft as… Continue Reading
{1} We are one week away from the halfway mark of our first school year using Ambleside Online. It is easy to adapt for our family, wonderfully deep, and intellectually satisfying. Living books and narration are deceptively simple but effective educational tools. {2} One of the things I love about AO is the already laid-out plan for art… Continue Reading
— 1 — I’m dragging myself out of Les Miserables write this post. I don’t want to spoil it for those of you who haven’t read it, but it’s definitely an on-the-edge-of-your-seat part. Don’t worry, after this Hugo will go off on one of his tangents and I’ll slow down again. 😉 — 2 —… Continue Reading
— 1 — I haven’t blogged about our homeschool lately, so I thought I would use this 7 Quick Takes format to share a few new or newish things that I’m excited about. (Yes, I know it’s actually Saturday – I’m a day late.) It’s been a bit of a challenging year, with a baby, a toddler, sometimes reluctant learners,… Continue Reading