Young Carpenters
Thursday, June 26th, 2008I found another picture I forgot to post. Here are the children helping me construct the new bookcases (here and here.) I mentioned before that they helped me stain them as well.
Archive of ‘Homeschooling Activities’
To a Homeschooling Mother…. Happiness Is…
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008New bookcases.
And the looks and exclamations of joy from three helpers, each with a brush in hand, helping to stain the bookcases.
I will soon have all the bookcases I need, without layering shelves or using boxes. They will all be bought, assembled, stained, varnished, put in place, and loaded with books by the end of the month. When everything is done, I will have to dream bigger. 
Puzzled Silence
Friday, May 9th, 2008The house was unusually quiet this morning, and I peeked in the bedroom and saw this puzzle fest:
I hate to admit it, and contrary to what you might think since the older children have “classical” school checklists, but there is often a relaxed, almost-unschooling streak in our home. Academics are very important, but “play” takes up the vast majority of the day for the younger children.
Edited to add: L3 finished his puzzle and just when I started to say something, he tore it apart and said, “I was done, and then I wrecked it ’cause I wanted to do it a million times!!!”
Update
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Even though we usually don’t let the SCHOOL SYSTEM tell us when to take March Break, we took off last week anyway. The decision was mainly because there were $2 matinees at the theatre all week, and we wanted to see a couple of them. The boys also needed a break.
We have been doing a lot of snowmobiling and sliding this winter. The snowfall amount has been crazy.
This past Friday, we hosted a homeschooling video game party. We wanted to do something that would interest the teens. Thirty-some people showed up. We had plenty of snacks. We had a Wii going upstairs and a Wii and a PS3 downstairs. The air hockey table was also played steady. Everyone seemed to have a fun time.
While I was typing this, L3 came around the corner with a K’Nex gun he just made, and he shot me and the cat (with sound effects).
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