Some days, homeschooling goes great! Learning happens, everything (or most everything) gets done *or* perhaps you go on a learning rabbit-trail and forget the to-do list, which is okay, too. And then there are other days, like today, when the 7yo acts like writing THREE sentences is the END.OF.THE.WORLD and not even a snack afterward […]
Category: Cate
Trouble Game Reimagined
The girls had a “Minnie Mouse Trouble Game” that came apart, so they recreated their own, called “Magical World Trouble.” (With their own rules, too, of course.)
Tummy Troubles at the Dentist
Poor Cater-tot. Today she had to go get a couple of fillings (not her fault; some of her teeth naturally have pockets so the best of brushing won’t help.) My poor girlie has always had a tender tummy, and something tasted bad and combined with the nitrous oxide, the contents of her stomach had to […]
Cooling off in Coal Creek
We decided to take the afternoon off from school to spend some time outdoors (in spite of the smoky haze from all the fires.) First, I had a bunch of plastic bags and styrofoam blocks that I needed to drop off at a local recycling place that takes hard-to-recycle items. And it was free to […]
Catching Up on Medical Appointments
Today we had three different medical appointments, two of which were overdue appointments that we rescheduled because of the pandemic. But we decided they were important and couldn’t be put off any longer. Orthodontics First up was Adrianna’s orthodontic appointment. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, I can’t go in with her, so I waited in the […]
June 2020
I found these pools for free, which was awesome since I’ve been unable to purchase a small, plastic pool online for delivery or pickup, and I’ve been avoiding going into stores as much as possible. The girls are happy to have a way to play with water and cool off. We were excited to discover […]
May 2020
The month of May found us still practicing “social distancing” at home, leaving only for grocery pickups or an occasional appointment that couldn’t be done remotely. Remote classes and/or watching documentaries The girls doing some baking. Cupcakes and later, coffeecake. We regularly take family walks. Sometimes the girls ride their bikes. We are thankful for […]
Bird Correspondence
One of Cate’s assignments for her remote learning was to write her teacher a letter. I thought it might be fun for both Bree and Cate to make her a card, since they both have this teacher for different classes. And this teacher, Ms. Longtain, is one of my favorites because of how she looks […]
Watercolor Cats
An art teacher at the girls’ Homeschool Options school, Ms. Hickman, has been creating weekly watercolor tutorials for her students. All three girls did the latest tutorial together, even though only Adrianna and Bree have her for actual classes this year. I think their cats turned out great, each according to their own styles and […]
Left Out
Cate [angry]: Mom, Bree and Adrianna are leaving me out!Me: Then go out there and ask if you can join them.Cate [annoyed]: But I don’t want to join them!Me: …