Yesterday Laura reminded me that I promised to keep you posted on our butterflies, so here I am with that update. Read the rest of this entry »

You may remember that Laura found a Monarch caterpillar. Since then she has found two more caterpillars to keep the first one company, and two of the three have formed their chrysalis in their final stage before becoming a butterfly. The original applesauce jar was quickly outgrown, so I offered a metal mesh wastebasket as the new caterpillar habitat. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the end of my day. I’m sitting in bed with the laptop, musing over the day. This is when I unwind. This is when I try to figure out what went well today and what needs improvement. Read the rest of this entry »

I know that I sound gloomy a lot of the time. But there are some days that I get really excited about homeschooling. Yesterday was one of those days. Read the rest of this entry »

Talk about practical! Sunday school started out rather ordinarily, but it quickly got very convicting. The teacher had us read the story of Jesus feeding the multitudes, and then he pointed out something I’d never noticed before. Read the rest of this entry »

We are often amazed at the friendship between our children, but most specifically, between Amelia and Michael Jr. They are best friends. Even though Amelia is only four years old (almost five!) and Mike is only three, they get along so well! Many times we find them sitting together, playing together, talking together or eating together. They watch out for each other. They encourage one another. Read the rest of this entry »

Monday was about the worst day I’ve ever had here at home. That’s really saying something, because there have been no shortage of rough days for me. But I haven’t been that discouraged in a long time. Never have I been more ready to just ship all the children off to school or daycare or wherever they could be sent. I no longer cared about negative outside influences. I just wanted to be free of them. I felt like a failure as a mother and homemaker and educator. I felt like I was drowning in responsibilities that I could never rise above and conquer. You get the picture. Read the rest of this entry »