Archive for November, 2008
Going on hiatus
Friday, November 28th, 2008I guess one good thing came out of certain building tenants complaining to the landlady that the managers were not doing their jobs and letting the place fall to shambles…the managers got angry and decided to make life difficult for my little family.
I got a call from the owner today saying that I was NOT [...]
Lazy Wife Syndrome
Monday, November 24th, 2008“So what did YOU do today?” How many times do we spend a day that doesn’t seem to end, only to have our significant other come home to ask what we did…and have nothing to tell them?
Being Friday, I had an exhausting day with the kids. My three dayhome kids arrived at their respective times [...]
Weekly Writing Prompt: What’s a Whickflaw?
Monday, November 24th, 2008Complete the paragraph…
John’s whickflaws were damaged after a brick fell on his hand.
Montessori Pink Level Available for Sale
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008If you’re looking for a copy of the Montessori Pink Level Reading Set, cut and laminated. I have it available on eBay at the link below. This set is selling for under half the amount you’d be able to get it elsewhere.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=120338797972
Have a happy Sunday!
editor’s note: I no longer have these available for sale on [...]
Family update…
Friday, November 21st, 2008We had a busy day today as all the dayhome children showed up. G seems to be settling in well; I was worried that he’d be too much for us, but there’s hope for him yet!
After a messy lunch (bread crumbs from the sandwiches were everywhere, Dawn and Emily decided they wanted to help clean. [...]
Living Simply: The Ultimate Guide to Decluttering your Life.
Thursday, November 20th, 2008If you’re like most homeschoolers, organization is not a big part of your busy life. The kitchen table doubles as the schoolwork area, filled with experiments and yesterday’s art. Your bookshelves are overflowing with books and miscellaneous papers, while your CD collection looks like it was just used to build a card-house. Sometimes I wonder [...]
Children don’t get enough ‘deep’ playtime
Friday, November 14th, 2008from the Montreal Gazette…
Adults too bossy, expert says.
An early childhood educator contends that children are losing chances to play.
Small children need to spend most of their day playing and adults should be engaged but not control or direct that play, said Jane Hewes.
The chair of early childhood development at Edmonton’s Grant MacEwan College said there [...]
Helping out in the kitchen
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008What preschooler WOULDN’T like helping mom as she prepares food in the kitchen? All those tempting tools to use and to watch the food as it goes from it’s initial state to a fully-cooked meal.
My daughter has been begging me for ages to help me cook food and as I try to adopt my more [...]
Don’t forget the Carnival of Homeschooling!
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is now out and ready to read! It’s the 150th Carnival…we’ve come quite a long way since issue #1! This issue is all about this year’s Homeschool Blog Awards!
Don’t forget to cast your vote for the award’s 24 categories. You know which blogs are your favorite…now is the time to [...]
WHY?!?
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Like my younger daughter, my current word of choice is “why?” As I learn to understand unschooling on an increasingly intimate basis, I keep questioning why adults set the rules and behavioral expectations that they do…what is the reasoning behind them?
I received the following email from an unschooler who was relating her experience during Sunday [...]
