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Homeschool Highlights

Harvesting, Learning, and Nature Walks

It’s almost time to organize our days sensibly.  With the harvest nearly finished, we soon won’t be ruled by ripening plants, rain, and frosty weather.  That will be so wonderful after the chaos of the last month!   I can’t wait until school is the main activity, rather than something that we fit in around the […]

This Week at Home: Frost, Salsa, and the National Parks

Well, this week we had frost, made salsa, and ‘visited’ some national parks.  On top of that, we hiked along (and in) the river, discovered a skunk visiting the chickens, started judo, and roasted wieners and marshmallows in the rain.  The children did some formal schoolwork too, of course, and are progressing well, but the […]

This Week at Home: 3R’s and More

The highlight of  this week is that we’ve had no frost yet!  A few times it’s been close enough that we had get up early and sneak outside to see if there was frost on our deck. If the deck had been slippery, we would have bundled up and sprayed the entire garden with water to […]

Homeschool Highlights: Finished!

🙂 All of the children have finished their requirements for the year! 🙂 Well, all of them except Miss 7. For her math I conveniently noticed that the next section could be used as a review in September.  (Yippee!)  As for her reading, well, neither she nor I could face the thought of another, “No, […]

Homeschool Highlights: Track and Field Day

After lots of rain, we finally had a beautiful day with just the right amount of sun, wind, and warmth, perfect for Track and Field day. Miss 17 was at work, but the rest of my children joined about a hundred others for running, shot put (with a rock), long jump, and more. The kids […]