Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Sep 29th, 2007 2 Comments »
Autumn has always been my favorite season. Today I will revel in it as our temps are only supposed to get to 80 degrees for a high. Here in the desert, after our very hot summer, that is downright cool :)
Last night Josh tempted us all outside to get a better look at this beautiful sunset…
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Posted in Resources, curriculum on Sep 27th, 2007 3 Comments »
Josh and I have been enjoying reading, Napoleon’s buttons How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson, in our science study of chemistry. The book is an account of 17 groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. The chapter on Isoprene has led us to a rabbit […]
Posted in Resources, curriculum on Sep 24th, 2007 3 Comments »
Our study of art tends to be a very simple affair. Since I am not an art major/expert we try to do things in a practical, very basic manner. Joshua and I study a different artist each term. We learn about their life and a few of their paintings. We may read a fiction book based on the artist. For […]
Posted in Resources, curriculum, family life, fun stuff on Sep 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Well at least a few for today. I have been enjoying this amazing blog lately.
Jane not only has some amazing knitting, crocheting and quilting she shares, but also wonderful posts on food and books. The photos that accompany her posts are absolutely gorgeous. And where does the British come in? Well Jane is from England and […]
Posted in family life, fun stuff on Sep 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Last week Josh bought the Brain Age game for his Nintendo DS. I’m not sure who is having more fun playing it, Josh
or his dad
They each have been trying to improve their “brain age”. What about Mom you ask? Uhmmmm… I played once. My brain age was too far gone to even try to resuscitate […]
Posted in family life, fun stuff on Sep 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Josh and I have found a new “The Week in…” that is right up his alley. He is passionate about history and politics so when I found The Week In Political Cartoons I knew it would be a hit with him. Only thing is, half the time he has to explain a few before I […]
Posted in self-education, family life on Sep 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
This was one of my favorite scenes this past week.
Josh and I had been to the library. While I was browsing and searching for various books, Josh found two on his favorite subject… Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway is his all time favorite author with The Sun Also Rises being his favorite book by this author. I […]
