- 2 friends visiting today, but 5 boys is not enough-we just added a 6th for the evening. So far conflicts have been small and self-resolved.3:56 PM Sep 11th from TwitterGadget
- Spent all day typing about handwriting: http://trunc.it/1ni9k andhttp://trunc.it/1nip4.9:24 PM Aug 31st from TwitterGadget
- After creating a plan that has us seeing everything in the UK south of York, I've settled on three destinations. We'll take day trips.5:25 PM Aug 29th from TwitterGadget
- The boys have built a castle, following the directions in Macaulay's book. http://trunc.it/1k2mq2:52 PM Aug 26th from TwitterGadget
- Just booked a trip for five to Great Britain. Woo hoo!4:23 PM Aug 25th from TwitterGadget
- Where should I look for ideas for traveling with 3 boys in England and Wales?10:30 PM Aug 23rd from TwitterGadget
I'm late to the Not Back-To-School party: http://bit.ly/vIDTjBack from a fab Mom's weekend away in Boothbay. Yesterday we watched moonrise over the Atlantic (sublime) and played Spoons (ridiculous).11:01 PM Aug 9th from TwitterGadget- 10:36 PM Aug 9th from TwitterGadget
Ds2&3 noted the resemblance of Dvorak's New World Symphony to the SW score. http://trunc.it/151cg Music unit study?http://trunc.it/14krjFound it: http://bit.ly/24ryQG :58 and http://bit.ly/2KbmUZ 7:308:15 PM Jul 29th from TwitterGadget
I'm painting outside trim (White Dove). Dh got ahead of me yesterday with the stain (Spruce Blue), and now I have to catch up.My oldest did paid chores all weekend 2 earn enough 4 the new HP game (4 PC), & they R now all 3 entranced by it. Patient w/ #3's playin, 2.3:27 PM Jul 22nd from TwitterGadget
I've seen a fox and a hummingbird in our suburban back yard today.Kids were inspired to make their own version of Mythmatical. Greek gods for oldest, and Norse for middle, and no silly math.3:11 PM Jun 26th from web
Interesting article about year round school with enrichment intersessions in the WashPo: http://tinyurl.com/n48988Back from our first camping trip. Beautiful site (Tully Lake). Canoed, ate, hiked, and listened to the rain all night.11:58 AM Jun 13th from TwitterGadget
Planted a variegated dogwood with my dogs ashes.New blog post on students' response to failure. http://bit.ly/cfY26:56 PM Jun 6th from TwitterGadget
My 9 yo wants to create a website and use miniclip games on it. Anyone have a recommendation of how to get started?Planted: tomatoes in containers, squash (no zucchini available), nasturtium, peas, cukes, parsley, cilantro.4:39 PM Jun 6th from TwitterGadget
I have a new blog post on getting sucked in to homeworkhttp://tinyurl.com/p2y75g.My mother is having a hip replaced in 2 hours, and I'm flying to VA tomorrow. ??Go to the homeschool fair today to see what local hsers do?9:13 AM May 22nd from web
Planning more work for the boys during their week with Grandma than normal. Might keep them away from the screens.Had a tough trip to Staples yesterday - forgot my wallet. Leaving, my 5yo said, they should have a button that says "That wasn't easy!"10:19 AM May 18th from TwitterGadget
2:58 PM Jan 13th from web
Oldest now obsessed with building a cardboard and duct tape boat. Currently, it's 30 F and due to get colder.I have a post in the Carnival of Homeschoolinghttp://jacquedixon.com/?p=3... Here's the post:http://tinyurl.com/pb4nqn9:18 AM May 12th from TwitterGadget- Just did a serendipitous bridge unit based onhttp://tinyurl.com/9evwd5. Read Javier Builds a Bridge.2:58 PM Jan 13th from web
- How the heck do I get my Verizon FIOS messages that people leave when I don't answer call waiting?10:27 AM Jan 12th from web
- I'm about to try the crazy honey/onion cough remedy.8:10 PM Dec 29th, 2008 from web
- I have blog posts on the ice storm and on our homeschool fair uphttp://www.everydaybest.blo....10:40 AM Dec 29th, 2008 from web
- I won #nanowrimo!2:03 PM Nov 30th, 2008 from web
I think Write or Die is amazing. It's trained me to write without updating my words every 100 or so (which I'm not proud of!)4:29 PM Nov 25th, 2008 from web
I'm going to try Write or Die to get my #nanowrimo word count done for the day.- 7:53 PM Nov 15th, 2008 from web
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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