June Bullet Post
Here are a few bits and bobs from the last couple of weeks: Paul’s little car got totaled in a hit-and-run. We were able to replace it for a mere…
Read moreBack to School
If you spend any time on Instagram or Facebook, doubtless you have been flooded with hundreds of back-to-school posts-n-pics from friends who are proud parents of children pre-school aged and…
Read moreThe Graduates!
Saturday was a big day for celebrations. We received not one, but two invitations to attend the Sacred Heart Home Educators graduation ceremony for a couple of friends, and if that weren’t…
Read more16 going on 17
Yesterday morning, for the third time in the history of my home schooling, I found myself surprised to be at Glendale Community College to accompany another of my children to…
Read moreTrain up a child…
From this afternoon, a couple of tunes with a four-year-old who likes to sing these songs, whether at church, at home, or riding in the van. The long tradition continues!…
Read morePhonics, here we come!
One of my favorite things about home schooling has always been this Phonics program. I’ve looked back wistfully upon the early reading phase these many years, and never dreamed I…
Read moreA Wednesday In Photos
Pictured herein you will find tableaux typical of any given Wednesday this semester. Megan, being home from college on those days, is inevitably the instigator in much fol-de-rol and distraction.…
Read moreHome-Pre-Schooling
Little man, sitting on the floor with Megan and learning new words from one of his favorite books — Richard Scarry’s “Best Word Book Ever”. I remember loving that book…
Read moreBack to School!
Oh happy day!! It’s the first day back to school at the Heidmann Academy of the Arts and Sciences. Our table is laden with reading materials (history, Lewis, Tolkien, Didache,…
Read moreRight now…
* Feeling: Cool, refreshing breezes wafting through the open doors and windows on a beautiful 64° fall morning. * Reading: Saint Augustine of Hippo – an Intellectual Biography – by…
Read moreScenes From a School Day
Let me put it this way: Some days are more organized than others. But still, somehow, beyond all hope and comprehension, we manage to get something accomplished. It ain’t tidy,…
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