Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

That's what homeschooling boys is made of....

Especially on a cool spring day when we take it outside to play with bugs and slugs- then call it Science. No complaints from the kids today.

But I do have to remember it was my idea when my favorite garden spot has been turned topsy turvy.....

Live exhibits for the Animal Kingdom poster?

Remember those nature journals from 2008? We are still using them. The little pine sapling and strawberry plant do make nice additions to the Plant Kingdom entries. And how often does one find a gecko vertebrate thin enough to fit between the pages?

We tore the nature sketching pages out of the workbook to include in the Science journal.

Even in my best Aussie accent,

I could not convince this little critter to turn pink...

Time to wash up. All slugs must eat on the patio.

Only humans allowed inside for lunch.

I love my little garden retreat. And I can't wait for the rest of the flowers to bloom and fill in the bare spots.

Wanderlust

Wouldn't it be fabulous if home educators could receive the same tax payer funding as the public school system? With that kind of money per child, we could go to Egypt, Greece, and Rome while studying Ancient Civilizations. Since it was always more of a daydream than a possibility, we visited those places in our imagination with the help of living books (lots and lots of books) and internet resources. It definitely spurred a wanderlust in all of my children. I think they also an inherited the travel gene from my Dad's side of the family. As a teenager, his father took an unexpected journey as a stowaway on a slow boat to China (literally), which in a VERY roundabout way led to a career in Aruba, where my father was born. As an adult, my dad joined the military and raised his family across the USA, with 4 year stint in Okinawa. Last count I had attended 16 different schools before finishing high school. Don't ask me to recreate that count. My memory isn't what it u...

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Opening Day at Two Fun Camps

After a whirlwind tour of some of Carolina's most beautiful waterfalls, we packed up the teens for a month long stay at Camps Kahdalea and Chosatonga. Dear son was up with the sunrise, so I brought him to the boys' camp first. The counselors had just gathered for breakfast when he surprised them by arriving so early. Luckily his cabin counselor is a friend of the family, and very understanding. Once he picked his bunk and gave his brother a quick tour, we said an unceremonial good-bye.No hugs, no mushy stuff, just "See ya." Then I was off to get the girls moving for opening day at Kahdalea. When we entered Kahdalea, it was like entering the Shire. We were greeted by a babbling brook Passed a vine covered gazebo And fully expected to see Pippin and Meri peak out of this tree, which could walk away at any moment. The girls were especially excited when they were greeted by cheering counselors, like Dear Daughter. Th...

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