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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap-Up

Jan 8th, 2011
by Annie Kate.
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Usually I can plan and write up the weekly wrap-up leisurely, but today is different.  I promised Miss 8 that we?d go watch the big kids at judo this morning.  When that is finally finished, we?ll have to eat lunch in a rush, and then Miss 10 and Miss 13 have a spelling bee to […]

Too Many Books and a Lot of Learning

Dec 18th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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On Sunday my husband strolled thoughtfully through our house, looking at all of the over-full bookshelves and boxes of books.  Then he announced that we were going to get three new bookcases for Christmas.  That statement got very little response from the kids?who were probably reading books?but it made me cringe.  You see, I?ve been […]

Weekly Wrap Up

Dec 13th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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Sinter Klaas could not make a the usual long visit on December 5, because Miss 17 is still away.  However, he did pop by to fill the shoes with goodies. (And, yes, we are still enjoying squash and pumpkins on a regular basis.)      Even though we had appointments four days this week, the […]

The Week in Which We Catch Up a Little Bit

Dec 4th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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This is week 11 of our school year, but no one is caught up—and no one has ever been caught up this fall.  Although it’s not a huge deal for the little ones, it does matter for the older ones.  This week, however, we were able to accomplish a lot, thanks to rain and fewer […]

Snow melts. Schoolbooks don’t.

Nov 27th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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“Snow melts, Mom.  Schoolbooks don’t.”  That quote pretty well sums up our week.  We did school whenever possible, but we did not miss any chances to do special things. Monday we managed to do traditional schoolwork, with textbooks and scribblers and more.  Our three writers worked on their NaNoWriMo goals, and Miss 17 finished packing […]

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