We’re joining Helen and her gang on a whirlwind, month-long tour of France!Pick a favorite and and play along. We’ll see you à Paris! … [Read more...]
VBS-Day Plus 2
Felicity (4 & 5 year-olds)My teacher is nice. My favorite thing is eating! Ice cream and those things that I don’t remember…I think they were cinnamon rolls. Mine was yellow. And they always give us water!Cate (kindergarteners)I have learned about Mary who appeared to Zoë and Zoë’s name became Catherine. And tomorrow’s my last day, which makes … [Read more...]
Me? A Master Woodcarver?
It seems unlikely.In my mind, the equation goes like this:1 highly caffeinated woman + 1 very sharp knife = Not a good idea.Yet life can be surprising.Every Tuesday afternoon this summer, my boys are taking a wood carving class. I hesitated before signing them up; the class is almost an hour away—in the hinterlands as far as I’m concerned—and this … [Read more...]
The Movie Version was Better
Lost: One Minnesota mother and her five children. Last seen setting out on a nature walk around the lake. Children were appropriately dressed in shorts and tennis shoes. The mother, however, was still in her “church clothes” from that morning: semi-uncomfortable sandals and a slightly-too-tight rayon skirt. (Don’t ask why. The mother doesn’t know.) … [Read more...]
Fun for your Friday
Robert Munsch has a website!Need I say more to inspire your excitement? We really love Robert Munsch around here.We have gone to the library and picked up a ton of our goofiest favorites. They will be read aloud by the author today.Bon appetit! … [Read more...]
A Note from the Babysitter
Currently I am in a quiet house that is not my own, babysitting a beautiful little girl that is fast asleep. Occasionally I hear the click click of the dog's toenails on the linoleum behind me, but other than that and the hum of the refridgerator, the house is silent.I feel like I'm a teenager. I haven't babysat like this for a very long time and … [Read more...]
Fun and Stuff
Today we had lots of fun and stuff seeing lots of fun, stuffed animals.I quote my friend Tanya in saying: the Bell Museum is a taxidermist’s dream. It was pretty dreamy for us homeschoolers, too! My friends & I got the kids together for an outing, first to the museum and then to an area park for a picnic lunch & a ton of playing.Note to self: … [Read more...]
Well now, that didn’t take long at all!
We just put out a bird feeder yesterday evening, and already this morning we've seen: chickadees finches robins cardinals (two pairs at the same time!) and a woodpecker Keep in mind that, having not been a big bird feeder family prior to this moment, we are...well, we're just giddy. "It's a stampede!" John Michael exclaimed.See what I … [Read more...]
Springtime
...chez les Crazy Minnesotans.PS. That's our backyard. … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Mother Tries Subversive New Tactic
My boys were complaining that they never got a snow day.So I gave them one.And somehow, we're all fine with that. … [Read more...]
