We rowed The Tale of Peter Rabbit as a part of our gardening unit this Spring. Last year, when we rowed The Carrot Seed , we read the book, planted the seeds and waited (and waited!) for the carrots to come up before we rowed the book. This year, we ro…

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.