As many of you may already know, Eddie and I have a real passion for history. It was our college major after all. With that being said, it has been very difficult for us to find a history curriculum for the kids that we can truly say we are satisfied with. I have actually been [...]
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Today I took my first (and possibly last for quite some time) steps in recovering some chairs my Mom picked up for us a few months ago. We are also planning on repainting our dining room with some paint I got for free last year during a Glidden promotion. The color is called “Luscious Mango”. [...]
I had mentioned in a previous post that we were thinking of including Redwall by Brian Jacques in our free-reading list for the boys this year for school. I always like to pre-read anything that we are going let the boys read, just to make sure that it is appropriate for where they are in their development and also to see if the book agrees with what we want to teach the boys, so that if it doesn't, we can be prepared to discuss it with the boys or hold off until they are mature enough to be able to discuss it.
I just wanted to give a quick update on how our schooling is going along with a few links to some great resources I have come across recently.
This past weekend into Monday our family has been working on getting our front and side yards into shape for planting. While pulling weeds in the front I uncovered three volunteer squash plants coming up! There are also quite a few volunteer sunflowers and one lovely little marigold. Over the winter I planted Swiss chard, [...]
Part one in the Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph series. This one is on the first chapter and story, Polycarp.
I will be reviewing the homeschooling text Trial and Triumph: Stories and Church History. There will be short reviews for each of the stories put together by Richard Hannula.
I recently picked up The Complete Tassajara Cookbook from the library and have been slowly savoring it as I have time. I am a big fan of the Tassajara Bread Book, so it seemed logical that I would enjoy this book as well. I found this great story in the middle of the book and had to share it, as it is so poignant and relevant to where I am in my life and walk with the Lord right now.
Our first day of homeschooling, a sample of our daily schedule, and a few examples of the boys' first work.
