Our homeschooling and home building story.
Hey everyone! Easter is in two weeks! I know it's going to be a very different Easter for a lot of us since we are social distancing and doing school at home and such so I wanted to share a few resources we use for Easter. The first two I've used before and the third... Continue Reading →
This week was Daddy's spring break so we got to have him home all week and we cut back on school a bit to enjoy being with him. We slept in more, goofed off more, planted things and got up the hill to our property one day. We still did Reading, Math and Handwriting each... Continue Reading →
Like most of you, this last week was a bit tough. Having to "shelter in place" doesn't change my routine too much most days, just replaces the one day a week that we would go do things with friends. But the idea that I need to shelter in place still looms over my head. And... Continue Reading →
It's crazy how things can change in just a week! At the beginning of this week, we had daylight savings time and the kids went grocery shopping with me. Cas' sleep schedule was completely out of whack for the first half of the week. Ari spent a whole day at school with dad going to... Continue Reading →
Since everyone is homeschooling now during the Covid-19 pandemic...I thought I'd share some resources available to parents who haven't had a chance to prepare. First is this huge spreadsheet of Education companies compiled by Amazing Educational Resources offering free subscriptions: http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ From the giant list above, I can personally recommend BrainPop Jr (learning videos on... Continue Reading →
While praying for rain, we enjoyed another beautiful week. We spent lots of time outside and we learned about early American history studying George Washington and the Corps of Discovery. For science we did two crystal growing demonstrations that were a hit. This week we took our obstacle course game to the complex playground. You... Continue Reading →
Another fun week, except for all the coronavirus news. I'll be happy when that's blown over. We have masks for the kids left from fire season but only one grown-up mask. I reminded the kids how to wash their hands appropriately and I bought a few staples like dried beans and rice and pasta. Hopefully... Continue Reading →
This week started out at my parents house because we were there to celebrate my moms birthday. After that we focused a lot on fire safety this week. We got to go see a firefighter presentation and explore a fire truck. We read several books on fire safety and watched a video or two and... Continue Reading →
This week was a busy week of recovery. Kids were all well but I lost my voice for several days which makes lots of things more difficult. Otherwise we were kept busy with all the regular things: groceries, homeschool, Adventurers, our little homeschool group, Ari had her first real Sound of Music practice, and we... Continue Reading →
This week did not go entirely as planned although it started well. Caleb took Cas out on a daddy/son date to get boxers and celebrate his progress with potty training. That afternoon we made an appearance at the Sophomore class Superbowl party because...although we disapprove of football we approve of supporting our school and students.... Continue Reading →
Returning to Paradise 