We have had a friend living in our backyard this summer.  Although friend seems like a strange word, we have spent so much time together, that I kind of mean it.  A garden spider has taken up residency in our garden, and we have excitedly enjoyed our time with her (yes, we named her Charlotte, [...]

from their cocoons! We awoke this morning to a jar full of newly hatched little wasps. We watched as the little gnat-sized insects fought their way out of their cocoons. We are watching them learn to fly and crawl all over the jar. The uncomfortable caterpillar is moving erratically, I assume annoyed by [...]

We found a caterpillar today, and true to our homeschooling form, we captured the poor little creature, put him in a jar and brought him into the house for investigation and observation.
Tonight we brought our little captor to the computer and  tried to at least figure out what type of caterpillar we were looking at.  [...]

Our family has begun the journey into American history and has started with Christopher Columbus. Although Columbus day is still a month away, we are excited about learning who Christopher Columbus is, the impact that he had on America becoming who it is today, and how God used him to set His plans in motion. [...]

Read Spelling Part 1 here
Read Spelling Part 2 here
It is so easy to fall into the trap of “write your spelling words 3 times each” or “write a sentence for each of your words” to practice spelling words during the week.  But spelling can be so much more fun than that!  Rather than being one [...]

Our first week of school is almost finished, and I really feel like I haven’t exhaled since we started.  It has been such a busy week – with school starting, soccer in the evenings, AWANA starting this week, and trying to get a grip on the workboxing system that we are putting into place this [...]