Our homeschool life
Yesterday we went back to school after a nearly two week break. It was wonderful. We all had a great time. The best part, though, was the random way our read aloud and our music class joined together so perfectly.
We are reading The Apple and the Arrow. Yesterday we finished with […]
The other day Cameron made a “cell phone” out of a piece of paper taped to a twig antenna. He drew about 35 squares for the number pad. He wrote out the numbers very well up to 19. We just hit the lessons in Math-U-See Primer with numbers above 9 so that […]
Fritz has always bitten Ani. A lot. He doesn’t bite other people usually. Just Ani. While Ani was in Florida last week Fritz bit me quite often. We picked Ani up yesterday. Ever since Fritz has been biting her again instead of me. In fact, once he figured […]
Each infantryman, regardless of the time spent facing the enemy in attacking or in defensive action in any given territory has stories to tell of the horrors that would frighten the listener or reader to a point of disbelief, so it’s best not to speak of it.
~John A. Aller
Granddaddy was a machine gunner in World […]
Ani is in Florida this week with my parents. My brother’s oldest daughter turned 8 and was baptized yesterday. Ani went down there as a surprise for her cousins. They live in the land of amusement parks so of course they will be going to Sea World while they are there. […]
Last night I finished reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It’s two stories running parallel to each other: the 1893 World’s Fair and Dr. H. H. Holmes, a prolific serial killer.
I love history, so the story of the World’s Fair fascinated me. Every historical book I read puts into […]
Cameron is s-l-o-w-l-y learning how to read. So far he has learned the sounds B, F, M, and T make. Wednesday I was reading to the big kids and Cameron was sitting on my lap and all of a sudden he said “I know some of these letters!” He was so proud.
Woman: How old are you?
Cameron: 5.
Woman: Are you in kindergarten?
Cameron: Yes.
Woman: Do you like your teacher?
Cameron: Yes.
Woman: What is the name of your teacher?
Cameron: My mommie is my teacher.
Woman: You are homeschooled?
Cameron: Yes.
Woman: Oh, how wonderful!
I’m glad to know he likes his teacher…
