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What we did on everyone else's first day of school. 27 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am
Often I take advantage of the quiet and go to a museum. Pretty much on the first day of school the museums are completely empty and we have one of them all to ourselves. I think we'll try to hit one l...
Children and reading and a few book recommendations 25 Aug 2013 | 08:45 am
I think it is done. The school schedule, that is. After hours and hours of thinking and making notes and flipping through books and staring at Pinterest, I think I know how I'm going to make it work. ...
Adding to the law 23 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Dear Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Zoological Society, Since I am a homeschool teacher, it's that time of year when I sit down and plan our schedule and also arrange for field trips for my children....
And he's off 23 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Yesterday was the big day when B. moved into the dorm to start his freshman year of college. It was a little tricky to figure out how we were going to make the logistics work. We finally decided that ...
Pausing in the planning to write a post 20 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
I'm still knee deep (nearly literally) in homeschool planning. I think I probably have a grip on how I'm going to make this goofy year work and when I'm done I'll share it with you. But doing all this...
All-new, improved, cast of characters 19 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
I know that my initial system for identifying family and friends can be tricky to keep straight. And if you are a newer reader or don't know us personally, it can be even harder. So, now with (somewha...
The travails of an avid mystery reader 17 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
I think I may have already mentioned that I read mysteries like some people eat candy. They are my escapist occupation at the end of what can be long days. The trouble is, I don't really enjoy poorly ...
Graduation dinner 16 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
Last night we went out to dinner to celebrate B.'s high school graduation. With him moving onto campus next week, we realized that we needed to schedule this or he would leave for college before we go...
Appropriate emotions 16 Aug 2013 | 12:13 am
I've written before about how sometimes children coming out of difficult living situations have learned to disassociate from what they are feeling. It can mean some odd looking behavior... laughing at...
School room, the real life version 15 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am
I don't know what to write today, so am going to take advantage of a homeschool blog hop and talk about our school room... or lack of one these days. For several years, we actually had a dedicated sch...
