Next week’s plan…

While my “beastly rash of work” ended a couple of days before Deanna’s, I had two births in 12 hours and am in the midst of their subsequent postpartum visits this week. That being said, I am feeling motivated to do something school-wise this week.
As much as I like to get organized once in awhile, [...]

A Cozy Recovery

Well, we didn’t get much of my planned school work done this week, since my primary student was sick from Tuesday on, and the administrator and CEO of Education (notice, I’ve promoted myself) was sick before that.

Today Quinn was feeling marginally better (but is complaining that his legs hurt), and spent some time reading and [...]

Monday’s News From the Trenches

In general, we’re good homeschoolers on Mondays. I feel ready to hit the ground running, these days Jason is off on Mondays, and our only out-of-the-house commitment is in the evening. Snowy and bitterly cold Mondays are even better.

I’ve decided to really accelerate the Ambleside Online schedule of Our Island Story. At their rate it [...]

Book Review: The Treasure Seekers

You know, there’s a reason the classics are classics. E. Nesbit is a delightful author who seems to just capture the essence of childhood. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a story of a family who has “lost their fortune” and the children are determined to find it again. Filled with whimsical stories of [...]