Assuming that I get more than three hours of sleep between now and then, I’ll be attending the MN Catholic Home Education Conference THIS WEEKEND at Macalester College in St. Paul.Will you?Speakers include Marybeth Hicks, Dr. Brian Ray, Sister Helena Burns, and Father Samuel Martin. Don't forget the workshops, over 140 tables of vendor deals and … [Read more...]
Mathematically Impossible?
So. Given the imminent birth of this squiggly wee wain, I have cut back considerably on the rigors of our curriculum. This is not to say that I don’t feel guilty, mind you, but it is what it is and there are only so many places that these swollen ankles can take me.One subject that I am not willing to abandon is Math. We need to keep our chops up … [Read more...]
Completely Addicted
...to this online geography game.But completely.Except...no offense to you people in Rhode Island, but how do you actually all fit in your state?HT: Mary Ellen … [Read more...]
“Things to Do when You are Feeling Blue”
Subtitled: In which I continue to thank the people who are helping me drag this beautiful, bouncing ball & chain toward the finish line. John was away all day yesterday at a Scout Leaders training seminar. On his way home and because he felt bad about leaving me on my own all day, he called to see if he could pick up burgers for supper.Of … [Read more...]
Around the World in 80 Steps
Or, conversely titled, “How a Big Pregnant Momma shows her Children the Sights” (i.e. She lets a building do it.)Can you name this lobby? AMDG, … [Read more...]
Future Tense
We received an overdue notice on one of my son's library books yesterday. I tend to forget about his account, finding it a big enough challenge to keep track of ours. (We are currently at a record low, with only 74 books checked out.)And so wincing and gulping, I went to his online account to see the fees that he'd accumulated. $8.65, huh? Well, … [Read more...]
Called to be Saints
Granted, the pregnancy hormones may be working overtime, but Cate’s lesson on Holy Orders this morning left me in tears.It was so beautiful. “Holy Orders is the sacrament by which men become priests. A priest is a man not like other men. He belongs to God alone. The Sacrament of Holy Orders is very special because only a priest can unite with … [Read more...]
Lazarus’s Tomb
By JemEd. Note: I am opening comments on this post because Jem just asked if he got any comments on “his” post yet.No need to have my Lenten penance be his Lenten penance. : ) … [Read more...]
Uncapped Markers
Are either paving my way out of purgatory...Or into it.(I'm cleaning the classroom. Can you tell?)AMDG, … [Read more...]
Infidel
We’re learning about Mohammad and the Koran as part of our history. (We’re doing Story of the World: The Middle Ages in addition to our studies with Seton. We’re going slow. It’s supplemental.)Yesterday’s project involved a discussion of the five pillars of Islam—faith, prayer, giving, fasting, and pilgrimage. The children worked on their coloring … [Read more...]
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