This week’s Read Aloud Thursday post is thematic, something that I don’t usually do. This week we took a break from our normal school routine and did a light Five in a Row week. Although we really didn’t do many of the activities in the actual FIAR instructor book, we captured the spirit by … [Read more…]
Barb‘s challenge for this week’s Sketch Tuesday is to sketch something that floats. The girls (mostly under Lulu’s guidance) at first thought they’d sketch the Niña or the Pinta (scroll down to see the pictures), but when it came down to it last Thursday, they decided to go with something simpler: a leaf. Again, I intended to contribute … [Read more…]
What can I say? I read it and I loved it. Rather than purchase my own copy, I queued up at the library and waited my turn. I’ve changed my spending habits in lots of ways since we’ve become mainly a one-income household, but perhaps the largest has been my book-buying habits. (Well, that and … [Read more…]
I can’t believe we’re finishing up week 8 of Lulu’s first grade year! Someone pointed out on the WTM boards that at 9 weeks, they were 1/4 of the way through the school year. Wow. My girls will be grown before I know it. 🙁 This week was very productive, even if I felt at times … [Read more…]
Warning: brain purge ahead! Please rid yourselves of any expectation that this will be well-organized or logical, and proceed with caution! 🙂 I’m composing this post as the girls have their rest time and the DLM is (blessedly!) asleep. What a day it has been! I have the foolish, persistent notion that Thursdays are a … [Read more…]
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