This is the question Malachi and I explored in science recently. Evan-Moor Daily Science Grade 1 I was happy to find this at Barnes and Noble.  With my educator's discount (20% off) it is still less expensive at Amazon, but I couldn't wait. This …

Pulling together 1st grade. I will share more on the older boys another time. For now,  here is Eliana's 4K and Malachi's 1st grade line-up  and plan for this school year. Since I have already started school with Mali and Elli, I have been work…

This was taken yesterday on our way home from Montana on the only interstate that passes through the Wyoming-Montana border. In the background are the Bighorn Mountains. The kids were all snoozing by the time I hit the border (and I was not about to wake th…

I'm filthy, I'm dirty,  Got some mud on my shirty On a whim, I took a swim In a puddle with birdy.

Eliana and I have been using  Language Lessons for Little Ones (Volume 1)  for preschool (4K). We are about 8 weeks into the curriculum, so I thought I would share how LL is workin g for us!  Language Lessons for Little Ones is "an informal introd…

A month ago.  Today.  It is hard to tell in this picture, but the morning glories I started are growing up the tomatoes two trays down. Something else I did not expect ~ my tomatoes are vining. They will need to be trellised rather than caged.  I was s…