by Jenn on September 5, 2011
So, How long does it take an un-organized person to get ready for the new homeschool year? Umm….Sky snapped this photo of me yesterday. I am finally boxing up the Sonlight Cores we have used and making room on my shelves for this year’s books. Sadly, there is more in that closet there, but I [...]
by Jenn on February 8, 2011
Monday was a really good day, at least homeschool-wise.Well, beside the part about my van needing to be towed to the dealership twice in one day. Yes, we towed it there twice. Second time is the charm, I hope :) So, Monday was a really good day, we got so much done. The secret? I [...]
by Jenn on January 18, 2011
I’ve mentioned before that I love research. I love the hunt. The hunt for the best art materials, the best History/ Phonics / Math curriculum, the best way to make a smoothie. I love the hunt, but I get lost in the execution. I like to call it “being a creative person”, or “my inner [...]
by Jenn on December 22, 2010
watercolor snowflakes I shared in this post *Trying about wanting to implement new teaching techniques into our homeschooling, specifically, Waldorf art and rhythm/ritual. My struggle is in finding time to 1st- research what I am wanting to learn about 2nd- find materials/ methods that would be a good fit for us, or figure out how [...]
by Jenn on December 12, 2010
Life has been really crazy-busy for me this school year. It reflects mightily here on the blog, my posting has been pretty scattered. My scattered days are leaving me a bit frazzled, and also leaves all the duties and cares in my life undone, half-done, forgotten, late and/or messy. And yet, or maybe because of [...]
by Jenn on August 24, 2010
Not-back-to-school 2010 was a success :) I entered into the new home-school year with some trepidation, I did not get all the organizing done as I had wished to. But, it worked out, the little I did do was enough and we had a really great 1st day. I did get my homeschool bookcase cleaned [...]
by Jenn on August 6, 2010
I stumbled upon these books at my local Barnes & Nobles- mine has a whole new big educational department. Things at my store were being moved all around, and I had my tail bent out of shape at first- I am at this bookstore once a week or more…so don’t go and move things and [...]