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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap-Up: The Three-Day Week

In my life this week… Ontarians celebrated Family Day this week.  We had a completely lazy and very rejuvenating day together.  Then, after two normal days, Mr. 16 and Miss 14 wrote the Waterloo Math Contests, so that was another unusual day.  The next day Miss 14 and Miss 11 went to a birthday party […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Valentine’s Fun and a Lot More

In my life this week… Between routine tasks, growing bean sprouts, trying to keep up with little spring cleaning projects, and bringing the car back and forth to our mechanic, 40 minutes away, it’s been a busy, busy week. But it was fun, too.  On Monday I sat down with pink paper and a pair of […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Cheerful Work and Cheerful Rule-Enforcement

In my life this week… We’ve settled back into our regular routine of meals, chores, school time, and read aloud time. In our homeschool this week…   Miss 9 has discovered the joy of working diligently for a few hours and then having the rest of the day to play.  Usually she’d distract herself constantly and […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Games and Good Times

In my life this week… Grandma and Grandpa stayed almost all week, and we had a wonderful time.  The cribbage board was used for hours every day.   Grandpa and the kids also played Risk a few times and enjoyed many hours of Farmopoly.  We ate good food, hung out together, and just enjoyed each other’s company. In our homeschool […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Company

In my life this week… We had company of one sort or another almost all week, with all the attendant good food, conversation, and board games.  We even had a musical evening like we used to, with flute, recorder, organ, and singing.  Grandma and Grandpa are staying for a week, so the fun will continue. […]