‘ “I think I like that man,” Janus observed. “Never had much to do with high-minded teachers since I was a kid, but he means business. I thought teachers just talked, but he doesn’t fool around with the words. He goes and does things.‘ (emphasis mine) Meindert Dejong, The Wheel on the School, pg. 162 […]
Weekly Homeschool Wrap-Up–August 8, 2010
It’s weekly wrap-up time! If you want to join in, we’d love to see what is going on with you, so please visit Mary. I was so excited about re-joining this meme again, and I’ve run out of time to tell the story I’d want to as I’ve ‘miles to go before […]
Musings
So much has happened in the last 1-1/2 weeks and I’m having trouble sorting it into a coherent blog post, but I’ll give it a shot. Maybe chronological order will help. We ordered our steps to have a very uneventful Independence Day, turning down a couple of invitations to get together for grilling, formal fireworks […]
Planners and planning
Trying to type a new blog post while cleaning up my “blog debris” post-upgrade is like deciding to dust and rearrange the family room furniture while setting out the gallons of new paint. (Yes, I’ve been there, too). I’ve spent much of the morning re-categorizing posts that got lumped into my miscellaneous file, “the Candy […]
The busiest summer–(until next year)
Unless the Lord says differently, this has been/ will be our summer: Weeks 1 and 2: preparation for this year’s dance recital Week 3: oldest in class for PSAT review Week 4 (this week): oldest away at camp Week 5: oldest in class for PSAT review, part II Week 6: son at National Dance competition […]