Lucy had her first solo sleepover at Deane's house last night. This girl couldn't have been more excited about it!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
School projects and pollen
Phase 1 of the Great Wall of China is being designed and constructed by Grandma Deane with the help of Cameron and Jackie.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The world is her canvas
or rather the kids on the street.
Julie and I wish the black paint wasn’t so hard to get off the face. Sorta looks like a bruise the next day.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Lessons from Frog and Toad
Amy, (the other mom I homeschool with) forwarded me an excerpt from the Charlotte Mason homeschooling blog and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. We read the Frog and Toad series last year with Jackie and I totally forgot about this one!
Lessons from Frog and Toad: A Growing Time, Part 1
Have you read their story about the garden? Frog sees Toad’s beautiful garden and decides he wants one. So Frog gives him some seeds.
Toad plants them and impatiently watches for them to grow. He paces beside the garden; he shouts at the seeds, “Start growing!”
Frog reassures him: “Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on them, let the rain fall on them. Soon your seeds will start to grow.”
But Toad wears himself out trying to do everything he can think of to make those seeds grow. Finally he falls asleep, exhausted; and while he is not looking, the seeds sprout.
“And now you will have a nice garden too,” says Frog.
Toad agrees, but adds, “It was very hard work.”
Keep reminding me of this story, Amy!
Favorite pic of the week: Miss Karen and Baby Caleb enjoying the good life.
Lessons from Frog and Toad: A Growing Time, Part 1
Have you read their story about the garden? Frog sees Toad’s beautiful garden and decides he wants one. So Frog gives him some seeds.
Toad plants them and impatiently watches for them to grow. He paces beside the garden; he shouts at the seeds, “Start growing!”
Frog reassures him: “Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on them, let the rain fall on them. Soon your seeds will start to grow.”
But Toad wears himself out trying to do everything he can think of to make those seeds grow. Finally he falls asleep, exhausted; and while he is not looking, the seeds sprout.
“And now you will have a nice garden too,” says Frog.
Toad agrees, but adds, “It was very hard work.”
Keep reminding me of this story, Amy!
Favorite pic of the week: Miss Karen and Baby Caleb enjoying the good life.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Namaste
Happy has had some back problems lately, not uncommon to doxies, especially overweight ones. Before we start her on an NSAID, we're going to try a holistic approach. I've returned to regular yoga and have been teaching the kids. Who knows what they really learn, but Happy was clearly paying attention. She picked it right up!
Hopefully weekly yoga practice will alleviate her back pain. We'll start twisting asanas next month to see if we can wring out her toxins. Namaste, my fellow yogi's.
Hopefully weekly yoga practice will alleviate her back pain. We'll start twisting asanas next month to see if we can wring out her toxins. Namaste, my fellow yogi's.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Serpil's Legacy
Miss Serpil would be proud that Jackie has taken over the role of Resident Face Painter Extroidinaire.
Tribal boys looking tough. True to character, they were chasing each other around the house, grunting.
Never a dull moment!
Be forewarned: if you come near the studio, you will get painted. An artist needs subjects.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
They are here!!!
After 6 days of travel, Grandad and Grandma Holly are here! We met them last night at the RV park and celebrated with Texas-style barbeque in NC.
They will spend the next few weeks finding a permanent residence (or building one).
Monday, March 5, 2012
Tracking their travel
Grandad and Grandma Holly will be here in TWO DAYS! Permanently!
Since they're driving an RV and a car, they can only go so far each day. We mapped out their route and check off the days. They're halfway here!
Since they're driving an RV and a car, they can only go so far each day. We mapped out their route and check off the days. They're halfway here!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
They said what?
It’s time for the next installment of Conversations with Kids.
Overheard in the car the other day:
CamO: I saw a really bad car accident today.
Jackie: You did?
C: Yeah. Lots of cars got in an accident and one fell out of the sky!
J: That was on Spongebob, Cameron.
C: Oh yeah.
While trying to get Lucy to stop talking and go to sleep:
Me: Lucy, go to sleep!
Lu: I am asleep, Mama!
Lately, Lucy says some funny stuff:
Lucy: Dad, I love you so important.
...and
Lucy: I like my boogers in my nose, Mom! Leave ‘em there!
...my favorite in the morning
Lucy: Mom, can I get out of bed now?
CamO has his own words for common items, like tennis rocket, golf pucker and barth (barf). They are too funny to correct.
On the way to science class one day, Jackie brought her baby doll, Hannah, in the car. Hannah has a bald head, one working eye, crayon marks, dirty body- the same doll as in Toy Story 3 (Big Baby).
Jonah: Can I hold your baby doll, Jackie?
Jackie: You can hold her if you wear gloves.
Jonah: (Grabs his backpack, pulls out a tub of Wet Ones and scrubs down). Ok, I’m germ-free now. I’ve only got the good germs on me. I can hold her now.
Jackie: No. You still can’t hold her because you’ll be mean.
Jonah: (laughing) How did you know?
Overheard in the car the other day:
CamO: I saw a really bad car accident today.
Jackie: You did?
C: Yeah. Lots of cars got in an accident and one fell out of the sky!
J: That was on Spongebob, Cameron.
C: Oh yeah.
While trying to get Lucy to stop talking and go to sleep:
Me: Lucy, go to sleep!
Lu: I am asleep, Mama!
Lately, Lucy says some funny stuff:
Lucy: Dad, I love you so important.
...and
Lucy: I like my boogers in my nose, Mom! Leave ‘em there!
...my favorite in the morning
Lucy: Mom, can I get out of bed now?
CamO has his own words for common items, like tennis rocket, golf pucker and barth (barf). They are too funny to correct.
On the way to science class one day, Jackie brought her baby doll, Hannah, in the car. Hannah has a bald head, one working eye, crayon marks, dirty body- the same doll as in Toy Story 3 (Big Baby).
Jonah: Can I hold your baby doll, Jackie?
Jackie: You can hold her if you wear gloves.
Jonah: (Grabs his backpack, pulls out a tub of Wet Ones and scrubs down). Ok, I’m germ-free now. I’ve only got the good germs on me. I can hold her now.
Jackie: No. You still can’t hold her because you’ll be mean.
Jonah: (laughing) How did you know?
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