We officially began our learning adventures of 2017/2018 yesterday with a celebration. Not only was it our first day of lessons, but it was also the Solar Eclipse! I was SO excited about this, that I wanted to do a lot of fun activities during the day. I worked late Sunday night … [Read more...] about Homeschool 2017/2018
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Solar Eclipse Shirts
Shannon and I are early risers... some days we rise earlier than normal and Sunday was one of them. It was his birthday and I had plans on getting up and making a great breakfast before church. But at 4:30 am, we both woke up. A bit earlier than I had hoped...After laying … [Read more...] about Solar Eclipse Shirts
For the sake of education…
Y'all know me. I struggle with snakes.They creep me out in a BIG way. But... when my kids tell me they have found a dead baby snake at their great aunts house, my mind went to our nature shelf and the wheels in my brain started turning. I started researching on how I … [Read more...] about For the sake of education…
Bibliophiles
Saturday morning I had the opportunity to go do something I LOVE! Treasure hunting at a book sale. The "Friends of the Library" book sale happens a couple times a year and I love to go and look for books that we may need/want for our lessons or just for our enjoyment. It … [Read more...] about Bibliophiles
Fishing
The week before family camp, the kids wanted to take some of their money they earned and buy themselves a fishing pole. None of them had much knowledge on the subject... but Eli had been several times before. We visited Bass Pro Shop and the kids found poles that fit their needs … [Read more...] about Fishing