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Adventuresome Unschooling

Well, I confess the last thirty days have not been the best. Today was just uncalled for, however, ending with some wasp stings and Jeremiah pulling his dresser down on himself. (He's fine, and it hopefully scared the li…
Big Plans, Tiny Worlds, Saving Daffodils

Okay. Now, I know it's fun to make things for all babies. Baby boys too. But I am just going to state that I am sincerely grateful that at least two of my friends are having little girls. I can't post a single picture a…
What we've been up to:

Aside from all the massive health problems over here, there have been other things going on, believe it or not. For one, spring cleaning! I made new curtains for the deck windows, scrubbed all the applianc…
DIY Homeschool

Or just for fun, really. This is a salt/sand box. Basically you take a box (I had a wooden box from the thrift store with a lid), paint the bottom black and fill with salt or sand. I've let Jeremiah do his own explo…
Stealing my husband's clothes and rearing little scientists.

Okay, so I know the whole plaid tunic thing is way overdone right now, but dangit, I needed one. And Marky just so happened to have this shirt laying around which was much too large for him to wear. Please excuse…
I love your sunny, funny face.

Jeremiah is officially an emotional wreck lately. The other day, he threw a tantrum which ended with him rolling across the bedroom floor sobbing, "I just have to ROLL! I just want to roll!" Last night, Jonah accidentall…
some thoughts about liberation.

yesterday we went to my little sister's school christmas play. it was pretty awesome. it was also the first time jonah, micah and jeremiah had ever been in a school. they spent the majority of the time looking stunned. a…
i'm lifted in love:

well, first of all, i can't get jeremiah to wear clothes today. i just can't. i put some on him, he takes them off. i ask him which clothes he wants to wear and he responds with, "I NAY-ID T'DAY!" so, i give up. i cranke…
hello sunshine!

we took advantage of our week of indian summer by spending every day at the park. for hours. we packed books and snacks and the boys rode their bikes all the way there and back. it was glorious fall weather - the sun was…
unschooling, playing boxes and taking off to devil's lake.

so i read this amazing unschooling book called The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom which has not only encouraged me a LOT, but also gave me some pretty great ideas for this ye…