Say my name, Say my name…

As found via The Joyful Mom…

Get Your Monster Name
Scary how well it knows us all, isn’t it?

48 hour days.

If days were 48 hours, rather than 24, I think I’d be right on track to getting everything done. As it is, I leave about a days worth of stuff undone at the end of my day, and wake up knowing I’m way behind!
I’ll say one thing for life…it always keeps you [...]

On Thin Ice!

This past President’s Day, we headed off into Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park, in honor of Teddy Roosevelt and his conservation of vast amounts of our country by setting up the National Park system. He’s our kind of president!
The weather cooperated a little…it wasn’t snowing, sleeting, raining, or colder than 40 degrees, which [...]

Air Pressure and the Jar of Death

I have so much fun watching my kids pick science experiments to do together. I, personally, never liked science in school–not because I didn’t like doing the experiments, but because I didn’t like doing all the exhaustive worksheets and essays afterwards. So, when I hear the word ’science experiment’ [...]

Overheard…

(The following conversation was held after a week without Nesquick Chocolate Milk mix. I forgot to pick any up on our last trip to the grocery store, and made the kids wait a week until I could get to Costco to pick up a jumbo-Costco-sized-super-ginormous-345345345 servings per can-Nesquick.)
Golfer: “Hey, Naturalist. Do you [...]

February Blah

Word association with February:
Gray
Dark
Cold
Endless winter.
If I were 15 again, I would probably write a depressing poem about the isolating feeling that is February. I don’t have time to brood like that, so I do the next best thing….eat carbs. It’s amazing what depths I sink to while waiting for Spring to spring. [...]

Love letter.

We’re all in the Valentine’s Day mood over here, but none more so than the Golfer. He’s been leaving messages like this all month on our dry erase easel.
Look at the perfect execution of exclamation points! Look at that form! Look at that well placed capital letter! Look at the proper [...]

Most Awesomest Baking Contest Ever.

And I’m not just saying that because I’m co-sponsoring it, and donating some of my best phthalate and paraben free skin care products from Serendipity Bath Co. No, I say that because I’ve seen some entries already, and they are some pretty kick ass desserts. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s [...]

Bloggety blog.

So much to say…so little organization to say it all, without forgetting, and in proper order!
Ah well. Comprehension is SO overrated in a blog, don’t you think?
Poking into the real world to hang out with other homeschoolers is going well, considering my newly discovered flaw in people skills. There is a [...]

Science Fun.

If you haven’t already, go check out all the science experiments on the widget at LaPaz Farm. Up till now, my kids haven’t really gone for the ‘official’ science experiments…you know, the ones in a book with directions and certain orders and basic protocol. My kids are more ‘mad [...]