I’ve been feeling quite unhappy lately about how little we’ve been getting out and about in Atlanta lately. Especially in these economic hard times, I […]
Hex for Kids
(Forgive me for being so quiet here. It is my deadline week for work, we’re getting ready to go to DC for a while, and […]
Not Back To School Party
All the area kids headed back to school at the beginning of last week. While not jealous that those kids get to sit in classrooms, […]
Planning
Camille has rushed into her history curriculum for next year, not giving me the chance to look at it and figure out where it needs […]
Chloe’s Art Show
Today was the last day of our homeschool classes. I know the girls will miss hanging out with their friends, but at the moment I […]
Daisy No More
Today was our last day of scouts for the year. Camille earned her Leadership Pin and some other patches, as well as some cookie incentive […]
Movies, Anyone?
As I indicated in recent posts, I watched quite a few movies on my flights to and from Paris last month. I now feel like […]
Sibling Rivalry
Chloe is green with envy. “It’s not fair” is her battle cry. Upon learning that I had put Camille’s Roman Villa (with flaps that lift […]
Mi Domus Est Tu Domus
How’s my Latin? Certainly not as good as Camille’s (or should we call her Camilla?). She’s in her third year of Latin and really enjoys […]
50 States Video
While working on a series of posts about homeschooling today, I came across this really cute video. I just had to share. Did everyone learn […]
Last Day of Classes
The girls had special celebrations at homeschool classes today. Chloe had her first art show and loved showing off all her varied works of art. […]
Daily Photo
We’re studying Belize this week, and the girls made these Central American hats as part of their studies….
Homeschooling 101
Among parents, schooling is a topic of converstaion that comes around again and again. We all know that the choice of school is an important […]
Word of the Day: Lolloping
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lolloping: lol·lop(llp)intr.v. lol·loped, lol·lop·ing, lol·lops 1. To move with a bobbing motion.2. Chiefly British To lounge about; loll. ———————————————— [Alteration of loll.] ———————————————— lollop·y adj.
unschooling is messy
This morning, Camille flipped through her history book and chose a project. Not surprisingly, based on what’s she’s been up to the past couple of […]
we are unschooling
While we had been loosely following The Well-Trained Mind, I’ve been meeting with more and more resistance from Camille. She was being pushed too hard, […]
atlanta jungle
We went for a walk through the rainforest today at the botanical garden.
Friends, Romans
My seven (for two more days) year-old loves everything Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman. Our museum had opening day celebrations for the new Imperial Rome […]
homeschooling?
This week “homeschooling” is not the right term for where Camille has been learning. She’s been doing the majority of her work in the car, […]
