09-10 homeschool 2 month update

Where did the last 2 months go? It seems time just flew by. We got off to a bit of a rough start as the kids settled into school. Recently, they were sick then I went away for a 3 day weekend, so we’re a few days “behind”. I try to do school 5 days/week, [...]

A new color: white

Last night we were introduced to a new color: white. I don’t mean we studied white for kindergarten homeschool. No, I mean white as in snow. That’s right, we are having our first snow of the year. It is a week earlier than last year.
It started yesterday late morning with rain/snow mixed then turned to [...]

Quick trip to Kodiak

I’m off early in the morning to spend the weekend at Kodiak where I’ll check on the boat and make sure it is ready for winter. I was originally scheduled to leave at noon and arrive in Kodiak around 3pm with 45 minute layover in Anchorage. However, the second airline changed the departure time earlier, [...]

Homeschool socialization

But what about socialization? This is a major concern of those who don’t homeschool. Their concern is that by not being around same age peers most of their day, homeschool children will somehow become social misfits, unable to function around others.
In fact, the opposite is true. Homeschool children aren’t limited to only same age peers, [...]

Sick boy

My son is sick today. He had a dry throat Sunday at church. Yesterday he stated coughing and had a stomach ache. Then a fever started last night. He woke up several times needing a drink of water. I also gave him some cough medicine at 2am. He’s happy but still sick today. I’ll try [...]

Fun with science: gears, wheels, axles

The science order from Rainbow Resource arrived today. Yeah! It looks just perfect for us this year. We’ll be studying matter & physics for science and the human body for health.
Rather than just reading the books and taking tests or doing worksheets, we will be making practical applications whenever possible. So today we started playing [...]

New patterns

Tonight I decided to buy a cape dress pattern. I need winter dresses but all that seem to be on E-bay are cotton. However, I’ll need more than a cotton dress for Alaskan winters at -40F. So, I’ll make my own from wool, flannel or knit. They’re pretty similar to the dress I just made [...]

Dresses on E-Bay

The past few days I have been browsing the selection of cape dresses on E-bay. You just type “Mennonite Dress” in the search box. This is where I get all of mine. The selection varies so I don’t always find something in my size or price range. However, this time I found 2.
E-bay gives recommendations [...]

Labor Day

Tomorrow is Labor Day. A day which we honor workers here in the US. Mostly it is for union members as a way to show solidarity and thanks. I don’t like unions in their current, modern incarnation and consider them very un-Christian. However, that isn’t the point of this post. This post is to ponder [...]

Bible coloring book for sale

I’ve listed a new Bible coloring book for sale on E-bay. It’s Bible Pictures to Color by Rod & Staff. Great for free time or Bible activity/devotions for preschool and early elementary. There are 60 pages. Each page gives a short description as well as which verses it goes with.
This is a great coloring book. [...]