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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up: NaNo and Fall Cleaning

In my life this week… We got our fireplace insert working.  Suddenly everyone wants to spend more time in the living room where it’s cozy and warm. In our homeschool this week… NaNoWriMo has started.  Everyone is taking a break from English, and writing fiction instead.  Or researching settings, discussing characters, and adding to plots.  […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: More Harvesting and Homework for Mom

In my life this week… I thought the harvest was finished, but we’re still busy with the last few things.  We found a few onions we missed earlier, picked the last of the chard and broccoli, kept up with the windfall apples that drop down every day or two, and gathered over 10 gallons of […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Math, Rain, and Hands-On Work

In my life this week…It rained.   And rained.  Somehow that always makes life a little bit gloomy…unless inside is neat and cozy and under control.  It wasn’t, but it’s getting there!  And just to cheer myself up, I’m including sunny pictures from last week. In our homeschool this week… Miss 13 finished Key to Algebra […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Butchering Chickens, Time Management, and Too Much Reading

In my life this week…We did something we all dreaded.  We butchered our chickens.  For years I had not been well enough to participate in this annual event.  Miss 18 had always been the leader in this project, but she`s moved on and is now contemplating butchering a cow.  That meant that Mr. 16 was […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Butterfly Show Pictures

  In my life this week… I was in pain for a few days after hurting my neck.  What an effect pain has on everything! Fortunately the worst of the problem resolved itself, and my talented physiotherapist made a huge difference.  But I still ache, and apparently it will take 4-6 weeks for complete healing.  […]