Here we are in January! I can’t believe how the school year is flying by. We have been working on stamina in our writing, since the beginning of the school year. It is so difficult for young writers to take time, care, and thoughtful consideration in their writing. Starting at four blank pages of an
It’s not too often that we wake up to a snowy scene like this, in the Pacific Northwest. When we do get snow, everything gets put on hold. The laundry piles up, the dishes go unwashed, the sewing projects are pushed aside, and new recipes get put on the back burner. It’s time to head
We made our annual trip to the tree farm today. My kids thoroughly love this day. My daughter said she learned about trees in school last year. She loved counting rings on the tree stumps to see how old the trees were. Learning. Everywhere she goes. Happy Tree Hunting!
The weather forecast called for rain all day on Sunday. We didn’t get much rain, but we did get some wind. It was a perfect day for flying a kite. We spent about an hour at the kids’ school, taking turns flying the kite. I love anything that encourages team work between my kids. It
I could tell my kids we were going to Disneyland or Hawaii and they’d be excited. But, when I tell them we’re going to the farm, they can’t sleep the night before! Labor Day weekend was filled with family and fun, over at my cousin’s farm. My kids experience things they never could at home.