Monthly Archives: July 2008

Fundamentals of Clean Living

Since I am going through this attitude and cleaning transformation, I figured I would get my son involved, too. Today we played a game I called the Get Rid of It game. I told him to go find 10 things he truly, honestly did not want in his room, gave him 10 minutes, and we [...]

Unschool: Reading a book to how paper is made

My son and I were reading books today, when all of a sudden he pops out with the question: How do they make paper? Off to trusty YouTube for the answer. Which then lead us to how toilet paper is made: How I adore these teachable moments

The Ox

My son has just decided on his fight name: The Ox So when he goes into tournaments they will be announcing that in place of his actual middle name. I think it’s cool, since his father is King Bull. At least now we will be able to tell them apart on the fight card LOL

What were you thinking?

How do you curb the independence of a free thinking 5 year old? This child of mine decided, after SO many times of warning him NOT to go near the door when someone knocks, that he should answer the door this morning. His father and I were still dozing and didn’t hear him leave his [...]

I can do it by myself, I can read

Today he took the reigns on Tim and Jim Takeoff and is reading mostly by himself with a little help from me. I am so proud I have tears in my eyes. He has read nearly 3 full pages with no help at all. I am so happy!!!

Books: The Best Vacation & Whining

We just read The Best Vacation Ever by Stuart J. Murphy and A Children’s Book about Whining by Joy Berry. I think I will continue in the series of books that are supposed to help the child build a better character. I read that one to him, but he helped me read the book about [...]

Homeschool Toolbar for FF or IE

I just recently downloaded The Homeschool Toolbar for my Firefox browser. I must say it is a welcome addition. I usually abhor toolbars. This one allows me to stay connected with other homeschoolers as well as gaining instant access to homeschool resources. I have been discovering other bloggers, products, and communities all with this one [...]

Brainiversity from Brighter Minds Media

I was privileged to be able and preview the full version of this awesome game called Brainiversity. This game is set up to hone your brain power and help you improve all the basic skills that you need in order to retain, categorize, and deal with information. There is so much more to it than [...]