Category: accomplishment

First Year Of Homeschool in Review: and 4 Things I Will CHANGE for Next Year

accomplishment, blog, Classical Conversations, homeschool
first year of home school in review

It’s pretty much done. There are 4 days of school left. This chapter of our life is closing, and it’s one of those chapters that I’m speeding ahead, skipping a few paragraphs, and moving right on to the next chapter. In fact, let’s put the whole book down and go on summer vacation because I am so done with this chapter!! Ew. I do not like the things I learned about myself this year. BLEH! Can I escape with a […]

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Life in Northern Cal: Modeling Good Habits and Helping the Homeless

accomplishment, baseball, blessings, Classical Conversations, exercise, faith, family, homeschool, moving

There are so many exciting things going on in our chilly little Northern Cal world, it’s hard to keep my head on straight! Alan is in the middle of a mid-term schedule that has him pretty stressed. He actually has to go out of town later this week to test out a drone parachute that he designed. Woohoo! Alan and I are so different. No one would ever, in a billion years, ask me to design ANYTHING. Thanks to this […]

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“I wanna live like there’s no tomorrow..”

accomplishment, beach, California, toddlers

Today I took all the boys to the beach, by myself. Yes, it was a bona fide foolish thing to do. I might not try it again any time soon. It’s been warm here, and I just really wanted to go to the beach! The boys very excitedly dressed in their swimming trunks and packed in the van. We’ve never gotten ready to go somewhere so quickly! Do you have a soundtrack to your life? I am one of those […]

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My Victory of the Week at Yawn City Elementary

accomplishment, books, Caleb, home school, homeschool, parenting

I stepped outside to take out the recycling. Joshua, Caleb, Daniel, and a neighborhood friend were all playing in and around the trees on the hill behind our house. I heard Caleb ask, “Master Joshua, how much longer do we have to train?” Gracious. Two new seven-year-old boys have moved onto our street in the past few weeks. Joshua and Caleb’s world keeps getting happier and happier. ******** Right now it’s recess time at “Yawn City Elementary School.” Daniel keeps […]

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One Does Not Simply Take Four Boys to the Beach

4 kids, accomplishment, California, funny stories, homeschool, little boys, New Year's goals, parenting, Point Lobos
One does not simply take 4 boys to the beach

When we first moved to California, I was so EXCITED!!!  I live within 10 minutes of beaches, swimming pools, hiking, an aquarium, glory, glory, glory!!! This is going to be FUN. We are going to take exciting field trips all the time, I thought. We are going to be pros at this. The boys will get to see how the beach is different every time you go. We went to the store and purchased wet suits. We had BIG plans. […]

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Review Olympics. Hot Lava Required.

accomplishment, art, centers, Classical Conversations, home school, homeschool

We had a surprisingly fun day of school today at Ants in Our Pants Elementary School! 🙂 We introduced all of our new memory work for the week, and then we spent about half an hour on reviewing work from past weeks. I’ve been wanting to do this game that’s been floating in my head for weeks, and we finally did it today! The Review Olympics!! It’s more like a centers relay race, only I had the boys do it […]

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Spring Break Just Got a Whole Lot Better!

accomplishment, anemia, attitude, Bible, breastfeeding, goals, God, grandparents, hard times, New Year's goals

New York in the fall has nothing on DC in the spring! Ah, Spring, that glorious time of year when I want to wear short sleeves, but I can’t find them.  My nose is stuffy, my eyes itch, and yet for some reason I feel wholly and ridiculously happy.  I want to hug the spring this year–every zyrtec requiring moment of it is pulling me out of the dark-ish zone I’ve been inhabiting for too long to admit! This spring […]

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The Fifth Family Day at Home: Chaos reigns.

accomplishment, anemia, art, blog, de-cluttering, thank yous, The Great Clean Out
funny mom life

 family drawing by Caleb   Today is the fifth day straight that the kids have been out of school and the first day that Daddy has gone back to work. (We had the weekend + MLK Jr. Day + 2 snow days).  I think we’re all starting to feel a little restless.   Okay, a lot restless.   I got so tired of the boys carrying on at lunch (during the baby’s nap) that I took everyone’s bowl away and banished them […]

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