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Homeschool Mother’s Journal :: This & That ~ 5/25/2012

May 25, 2012 by Jen 13 Comments

Robin’s Eggs in a tree by my parent’s deck. In our homeschool this weekâ€¦Sarah finished up her Math U See book last week and is working on some areas she needs to review. Â The boys are both working on finishing up their respective books. Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to shareâ€¦I recently started using Awesome […]

Our Favorite Adoption Books

May 23, 2012 by Jen 4 Comments

I have shared our favorite adoption books for kids before, and I have recently updated adoption books for parents to include some of the helpful books we have been reading about attachment.In the last couple of weeks I have ordered a new {new to us!} slew of adoption related books. Â Not all of the books […]

Homeschool Mother’s Journal :: 5/11/2012

May 11, 2012 by Jen 14 Comments

In my life/homeschool this weekâ€¦our dryer was finally repaired on Wednesday. Â 10 days without a dryer really isn’t that much fun. Â Thankful it’s working again! In our homeschool this weekâ€¦our new curriculum arrived in the mail. Â I love digging through the boxes and looking at everything, now I just need a spot for it all. […]

WUTW – Baseball Playoffs – 10/14/2011

October 14, 2011 by Jen 17 Comments

What We’re Reading :: Â Bob – finished his latest Vince Flynn book. Â Every so often he is highly encouraged by his employer to read a certain book. Â He just started reading Tony Dungy’s book, Quiet Strength. Me – I just started How to Really Love Your Child. Â I think I will write more about this […]

Farm Sensory Tub

July 28, 2011 by Jen 15 Comments

With Leah doing riding therapy and our weekly trip to the farm to pickup our CSA, it seemed logical to learn more about farms this month. Farm Sensory Tub I added a few large bags of popcorn, a toob of farm animals, and then some other items from a Playmobil farm that we used to […]

WUTW :: Animals & Tests ~ 6/24/2011

June 24, 2011 by Jen Leave a Comment

Books ‘n Such: Â Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach Dead by Midnight Around the House: Â We were a bit off schedule this week due to testing, see below. Â The weather has been rainy, with more rain due today, hopefully we can tidy up the house and catch up on laundry before the weekend. Bob and […]

A family that reads together…

June 20, 2011 by Jen Leave a Comment

We kicked off our family summer reading project on June 1st. Â A few summers ago we did one and it was a fun challenge for the kids. Â They like to see the titles of the books they have read {or listened to} on the bulletin board. Â It seems to be a great incentive. Of course […]

WUTW :: Ocean Edition Part 2 ~ 6/17/2011

June 17, 2011 by Jen 1 Comment

Books ‘n Such: Â Happy Hollisters At Sea Gull BeachÂ ~ Family Read Aloud This week I finished reading The HelpÂ {this is an excellent book, I couldn’t put it down!}, and started reading U is for Undertow I’m also anxious to read 10 Habits of Happy Mothers, I have read Dr. Meeker’s other books and they are […]

WUTW :: Ocean Edition ~ 6/10/2011

June 10, 2011 by Jen Leave a Comment

Books ‘n Such: Â Happy Hollisters – Family Read Aloud {the kids are really enjoying this book} Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Agency: A Spy in the House – on my Kindle Around the House: Â Trying to balance the fun of summer with all the other tasks that […]

Lovin’ the Library

June 8, 2011 by Jen Leave a Comment

The library. Â A treasure trove of information waiting to be explored. Â As long as you can find and get your books back on time, that is! Â I’ve always had somewhat of a love/hate relationship with the library. Â For a home educator the library really is indespensible. Â Not only do you have books on virtually any […]