My older two boys, Nick & James, are away at church camp this week, which leaves Robert and me home alone. And we’re not used to that. The first morning, we ate breakfast and then Robert played outside. By 10:20, he came in and said, “I want my brothers.” So we watched a video . [...]
Gone Fishin’
May 27, 2012 2 Comments
On this lovely, hot day, Jon took the boys fishing at a nearby public lake. We went there a few days ago but didn’t catch any fish. I ended up not being able to go today, and I missed out on all the fun. They caught four fish!! First, Robert caught a large mouth bass, [...]
Family Reading
October 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
I recently posted an article to Homeschooling with Heart about families reading aloud together, and it got me thinking about my own family reading over the years. My family reads together almost everyday. We usually have one or more novels (usually historical fiction) that we’re reading at any given time. This is one of our [...]
Review: Lanschool Technology
October 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
We have three computers in our house – in our living room, actually – a desktop and two laptops. Nick and James use the desktop mostly, to play games, do typing lessons, and visit websites. I use my laptop primarily for work but also for personal things and for planning homeschool lessons for the boys. [...]
Review: Travel Kits
July 22, 2010 3 Comments
My family likes to travel. In the past year, we’ve been to Washington, D.C., the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia, and Jeffersonville, IN/Louisville, KY – along with a few day trips nearby. As all parents know, traveling long distances with kids can be more of a nightmare than [...]
