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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up: Learning, Garden, and Books

In my life this week… We had company, enjoyed a long weekend, ate lots of good food, mowed the lawn for the first time this year, and did a lot of book learning.  I also took a small box of homeschooling books to the consignment store and collected a large box worth of things to [...]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Nature, Learning, and Books

In my life these weeks… Spring, gardening, walks, playing in the ice cold river, wild flowers, a March for Life, and more.  It has been a busy time, but we’ve enjoyed so much.  We even visited an organic farm that had cows, sheep, and goats with bells on! In our homeschool … Mr. 18 is [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: Spring, Studies, and Books

  In my life this week… Finally, finally spring is here.  The grass is green, Miss 12 brought me the first dandelion, and our forsythia is almost blooming.  We started neatening up the gardens and the flower beds and spent as much time as possible outside.   It was so warm that we only lit the [...]

Two Week Wrap Up

In my life these two weeks… We’ve had snow and ice, and we’ve had summer weather.  The crocuses are blooming, finally, but they are not crawling with bees because our bees did not survive the winter.  That does not bode well for the garden and orchard this year—no bees, no fruit.  But, since it’s snowing [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: Course Tweak, Lots of Books, and a Trifle

In my life this week… We enjoyed another busy but relatively peaceful week.  We did a lot of school work, visited with friends and family, ordered glasses for one of the girls, and started our spring cleaning. On the health front: We do feel better after eliminating the water cooler.  Imagine! So if you have [...]

Three Week Wrap Up: Water Cooler Problems and Lots of School Work

In my life these three weeks… That huge to do list I had for March has kept me too busy to write weekly wrap-ups, but a lot has been happening around here.  We’ve had snow, and now it’s spring.  We’re able to sit in our verandah again rather than just using it to store snow [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: Banana Peels, Life, and Bible Illustrations

In my life these two weeks… After coming home from visiting my parents, life has been a whirlwind.  We had a bit of a storm, but now we’re enjoying a major thaw.  We visited doctors and a political meeting.  We hung out with people, read books, puzzled, and watched movies.  And, through it all, I [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: At Home and Away

In my life this week… I visited my parents–all by myself–and spent time with sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, parents-in-law, and a sister-in-law, as well as friends.  I also experienced a Manitoba snowstorm.  It wasn’t quite a blizzard in our area, but it reminded me of the huge difference between Manitoba and Ontario weather. We visited, [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: Travelling and Visiting Gluten Free

In my life this week… Well, what a funny week!  I started off with homeschool planning for the next half year, and now I’m thousands of kilometers away visiting my parents!  This is the first time I’ve been away from my family for any length of time, and it feels strange.  My mom was telling [...]

Weekly Wrap Up: Peaceful, Predictable, and Pleasant

In my life this week… Homeschooling, cooking, reading aloud, laundry, sleeping, getting up, and starting all over again, with occasional pieces of chocolate.  Peaceful, predictable, and pleasant. Yesterday morning I looked around at my family, scattered around our living area while the wind howled outside.  Everyone was busy, peaceful, and content: Miss 10 at the [...]