Category: Posts
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A Mother of a Field Trip
Quality time is my primary love language, so for Mother’s Day last weekend Husband whisked us merfolk off to the seashore for an adventurous family field trip. Incredibly, it was our first time to the coast since moving back to the Pacific Northwest a month and a half ago– save for the Puget Sound in Seattle on Husband’s birthday. Exploring…
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What to Read Wednesday: Africa Edition
This week’s What to Read Wednesday is highlighting children’s books from another geographical region of our incredible planet… Africa! As of press time, I’ve only visited three of the fifty-four countries that make up the great continent of Africa. Even my modest sampling (Burkina-Faso, Mali, & Morocco) forever emblazoned my heart– the cultures, varied and vibrant, are far richer than preconceived stereotypes.…
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Radical Ranch Remodel
I’m blogging through the alphabet with some homeschoolers online… this week we’re on the letter R. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s / t / u /…
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Blogging Through the Alphabet (Q is for Quiet Time)
Homeschoolers near and far are blogging through the alphabet, one letter per week. This week we’re on the letter Q… and in our homeschool, Q is for Quiet Time. I attempt to build quiet-time* into each and every one of our homeschool days– brain breaks, if you will. In my mind, if we’re too busy for at least…
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What to Read Wednesday: The French Connection (France)
I see London, I see France… I jest! This week’s installment of What to Read Wednesday is focused squarely on France— perfect timing as their presidential election has been center stage in world news; London will have to wait. I’ve not yet been to France, but I have one French-obsessed daughter/pupil. Center Sister is verily enamored with all things French, stemming from a…
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P is for Parks, Pets, & Play
I’m blogging through the alphabet with Hopkins Homeschool and A Net in Time. This week we’re on the letter P… In our homeschool, P is for Parks, Pets, and Play. Parks— Now more than ever (we’re temporarily holed up in a cramped urban apartment while awaiting closing on our new house) we rely on the…
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What to Read Wednesday: Artists & Mexico Editions
Because I’m woefully tardy, I’m going to go ahead and combine this week and last week’s What to Read Wednesday installments. Fortunately for me, they go together like peas and carrots… The respective themes are artists and Mexico— don’t forget Cinco de Mayo is this Friday! What better way to share about BOTH than by studying one of…
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O is for the Great Outdoors
I’m blogging through the alphabet with some fellow homeschool bloggers… this week we’re on the letter O. a / b / c / d / e / f / g / h / i / j / k / l / m / n / o / p / q / r / s / t / u…
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A Breakfast at Tiffany’s Birthday
To my delight, Firstborn chose an Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffany’s theme for her birthday festivities this year. “Happy girls are the prettiest girls.” -Audrey Hepburn Unlike many modern Hollywood starlets, I find Audrey Hepburn to be a fine role model for my daughters: A fiercely talented triple threat (she was a ballerina first), timeless embodiment of grace &…
