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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Hiking, Tennis and Caterpillars
Finally found the Pinnacles youth camp area to hike around. Had to come back early but it all worked out well. Sam and I played a bit of tennis. Rather we chased the ball for an hour. I am sore and he is now snoring. LOL! Made another loaf of WF bread today. The recipe [...]
Posted in Allergies, Backyard, Homeschooling, Insects, Life, wheat free
Soap!
Quickie post…Made soap yesterday! If you’re wondering why I used this or that, it is usually because it is what I had on hand. 8/29/09 Fats & Oils Castor Oil…1oz Coconut Oil…4oz Pomace Olive Oil…39oz Palm Oil…4oz 6.3oz lye 18oz distilled h2o 1.2oz Eos (lavender, bergamot & patchouli) Notes: Softish. Think I added the EOs [...]
Math Today
Not such a good math day. Sam didn’t do as well as he thought he did. Tried to explain that math is a “language” in hopes that would help his outlook. Maybe it will eventually. Not so much at the moment. He confused “value” and “digit” which changed the format of his answers BUT he [...]
Posted in Life
Mid-week Thoughts
It is only Wednesday and it has already been a full week! Jessie invented a “guitar”, painted it and explained it herself here. Too cute! This is all out-of-the-blue with no prompting or help. Then today she proudly proclaimed, “Mommy! ‘actually’ and ‘architect’ start with ‘A’.” We’ve been working on the letter A this week [...]
Posted in Allergies, Homeschooling, Weekly Review, wheat free
Jot It Down
"Mommy! 'actually' and 'architect' start with 'A'." ~ Jessie Posted via email from The Sinister Scribe
Posted in Life
Back in the Saddle
Today was our first day of formal studies for the 2009 – 2010 school year. Can I just say that I am completely wiped out? We didn't get to everything but we did get to a lot. We hit the major subjects. Both had meltdowns at one point or another. Sigh. But it all ended [...]
Posted in Life