Weekly Wrap Up

In our life this week… We sold a few books at the homeschool book sale last week, and we bought a few.  Both financially and space-wise, we came out ahead, so that is good. The youngest girls each got a medal in a judo tournament.  We have very few tournaments nearby, so participating was a […]

  In our life this week… Spring has arrived, my tough kids are wearing shorts and sandals, and I sometimes take off my cozy sweater. With the sunny, warm weather, we are all getting up earlier and playing outside more.   My husband, who was away for a week, left when our world was white, and […]

In our life these weeks… It’s so good to be back again after taking a two week blog holiday!  This break was necessary, though, so I could complete a massive project: You may recall that I’ve been very busy lately with an enormous history of modern physics project. It culminated in two guest lectures at a local […]

In our life this week… Well, after sharing my thoughts about being far behind in our schoolwork, I was surprised by a great learning week.   The girls worked very diligently and learned a lot. And we also did other things:  skiing, swimming, reading, beading, pie-making, watching the snow whirl by the windows, and sitting by […]

  In our life this week… Time seemed to whiz by.  We ran out of firewood over the weekend and needed to use our oil furnace.  I’m so thankful that we got a huge load of wood Tuesday morning!  My husband loves chopping wood, and we have a cozy living room again. I had a […]