Community Helps

Thank you for the opportunities

I am still grateful for our homeschool community. This year was full of changes for us all and we found it harder to get together with all of our busy schedules. But we did find time and we went on some great field trips. 

A chemist lights gas on fire!

Above the large aquatic tanks.

It doesn't hurt to ask, right? We asked if we could to the "behind the scenes" tour at the aquarium (normally reserved for older kids) and they said yes! So, all our kids got to see how they feed the fish, clean the aquariums, and care for sick species. 

(written July 31, 2015)

Re-Learning

We're all learning

I love it when I get to learn something too. The kids were doing some homework for a Chemistry class they're taking. I helped the younger one with a few of the calculations. In doing so, I realized, I LOVED what they were doing. I vaguely remember doing it, myself, way back in time. But I didn't remember these calculations having the specific name, stoichiometry. It's all about balancing. I'm really good at it... when it's on paper... between molecules. I just wish life balancing was as easy.

(written July 31, 2015)

No Hallmark Celebrations

Celebrating Other Holidays

Have I said this before? One of the greatest things I've experienced in homeschooling, is the leaving behind of every-single-celebration. We no longer have to bring a snack to holiday parties or 35 Valentines for each kid in the class. If we do celebrate a holiday, we can do it however we want to, without offending someone or modifying it due to large numbers and short amount of time. OMG, it's fantastic. I didn't realize how much stress I had due to holidays celebrated in public school.

This year, we're back to celebrating Groundhog Day with a small group of friends. This year, a pancake breakfast (last year we had a cookie exchange).




(written July 21, 2015)