A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

Those family members with jobs have gone to work. The rest of us have stayed home and done school. I actually quite like this Stay-at-Home order. Yes, my teens and tweens are frustrated, but the rest of us are thriving. Thriving! School has looked the same every day: Personal Hygiene and Chores Morning Meeting Individual School Symposium Academy Colloquium Jr. Kindergarten Outdoor Time Dinner and Family Prayer Evening Reading It's awesome! Yes, there are bumps in the road . . . Our septic system leach lines are collapsing, not blocked with roots, so we have to replace them. (But the kids are getting to help dig the trenches and fill them in, and they're watching/helping Daddy take care of our home, so they're getting both proprioceptive therapy and a mechanical education.) Brother threw the vacuum at me. (But he missed, and I'm fine, and the vacuum is fine, and when he lost his temper the next day, he stopped and breathed deeply with me in ...

Oh my!  It is cold this morning!  We had mild, rainy weather all week long, but this morning is a hard freeze.  Our garden began sprouting 2 days ago, so last night, Sir Walter Scott mulched all of the baby veggies with straw and then covered them with tarps.  We brought Nature Angel's potted baby clematis indoors, and Lola's little seedlings have been going in and out every day to make the most of rain and sun but stay warm enough to thrive. In spite of the fierce cold, I can hear the cardinals welcoming the new day--which makes sense as they're winter-loving birds anyway. :) Monday We marched through our usual school routine. An art project Nature Angel produced as part of a history/geography assignment Ladybug finished all but the creative writing assignments in this book (we tried them, but she's just not there yet), so it's officially put away and marked "complete."  She's working on a lovely scripture copywork booklet now. Th...

Sunday was so lovely that we packed up a couple of cars and headed to LV Lake trail to take Hike #7 of 52 for our Family Night activity. We started at the fitness station at the trailhead, walked to the playground, played for a bit, then walked to 1.5 miles.  Our original goal was the 2 mile marker, but we compromised with the complainers who wanted to turn around at 1 mile. :) Our previous mileage was 14.18 miles.  We added 3 for a grand total of 17.18 miles so far. Everyone 10 and up came home and fell asleep! Then Little Princess and Nature Angel woke up sick. :( Monday morning dawned dark and rainy, and Nature Angel still felt sick, so she curled up in the big green chair for a resting day.  She read Wonder . We started our day as best we could with sleepy kids, dragging from the time change.  We did a pretty good job.  I even had to go with Sir Walter Scott to return the rental van in the morning, but Little Princess super...