Last year Caroline was still not a strong reader. As a voracious reader myself, it actually hurt my heart to hear her say that reading is not fun. But apparently she was motivated to keep trying because this year she has mastered it. Not only that, she is enjoying it and begging me for more … Continue reading »
I’ve been quite sick this week, so I’ve been doing a lot of reading, mostly on my Nook. This is Divergent by Veronica Roth. The last sentence of the first paragraph on page 132 (Nook edition) reminded me of this week’s theme. It reads, “Uriah stares at his reflection in the elevator doors and pats his … Continue reading »
The theme for this week was love of course! On Sunday we watched The Princess Bride and then my girls and I began reading the book. It started out as read aloud at bedtime, but both girls have since continued reading it on their own. I don’t get to read aloud as much as I … Continue reading »
Today was a rainy day that did not inspire pictures. However, as the daylight faded I came up with the idea of shooting bedtime and including myself in the photo, something I want to do every week or two. We read together every night. Usually Ian chooses a book or three for me to read … Continue reading »
I just wanted to announce a new page on my blog because pages are less noticeable than posts. How Caroline Learned to Read Continue reading »
I have over 1500 children’s books. I know because in the late 90s, I was teaching and, imagining the future children I hoped to have, collecting books mostly via the Scholastic book clubs I sent home with my students, and I created a database of all of ones I had then. They numbered 1500 then. … Continue reading »
Could you live without the internet for a week? For a month? Well, I have lived without the internet for week. It was difficult, but I survived. I do have plenty of things I’d like to do. Most of my favorite things do use the internet — photography, scrapbooking, reading, studying, getting inspired, and communicating … Continue reading »
I have taken pictures! I just haven’t posted in my blog. I’m thinking of starting a new blog. I need to create a watermark to protect my photos since I can’t right-click protect them here. Or maybe I’ll start sharing my Project 365 photos on my Smugmug, where I can right-click protect. I just like … Continue reading »
I’ve been moving a little away from unschooling since this academic year began. We’re still far, far away from being schooly, but I’ve been asking Rhiannon to do some math almost every day, and just generally trying to establish a “study hour” or work-before-play routine. I really want to trust that my kids will learn … Continue reading »
#176 1. I just had _a busy day of learning, laughing, snuggling, and scrapping. Ian is not only using the toilet, sometimes he even asks now! I remember some spelling, numbers, history, vocabulary, economics, and art happening, and I know there’s more I’ve forgotten. The plants vs. zombies game is causing a lot of laughter … Continue reading »
