I am late for everything. I believe this character flaw started when I moved out of my mother’s house and into my own home. I was never late to activities previously, and definitely never late to anything that involved my mother driving me to and fro. It was probably a subconscious thing that I did . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part I
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NetHomeschool.com would like to wish you and your family Happy Thanksgiving! And try not to eat too much! In case the kids get restless, here is a link to a site containing crafts for the kids from TheHomeschoolMom: http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/thanksgiving.php What do you think of this post?Awesome (0) Interesting (0) Useful (0) Boring (0) . . . → Read More: Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re like me, you wait until the last minute to put together a lesson plan or unit study. Don’t worry, here’s some help from Suite101: http://www.suite101.com/content/thanksgiving-homeschool-lesson-plan-a76113 and from Homeschooling.About.com: http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/thanksday.htm What do you think of this post?Awesome (0) Interesting (0) Useful (0) Boring (0) . . . → Read More: Last minute Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Yes, chillax. It seems that my 15-year-old son decided that I was a little too wired for things so early in the morning and that I needed to be made aware of it. (In retrospect, I must have been wired because it’s rare for my youngest son to say anything that I may take as . . . → Read More: You Just Neet to Chillax!: Part 2 This morning my boys and I were on the way to the college for classes. At the beginning of the drive, I started to make a mental note of the things that needed to be done today, and continued with things up through the weekend. I soon realized that me just being aware of all . . . → Read More: You Just Neet to Chillax!: Part 1 Perhaps the encounter is done on my part, but what type of impression did I leave? Am I forever etched in the other person’s memory as helpful, kind, and courteous? Was I judgmental and standoffish? Or like the thoughts I had on the photograph of our trip: was I a part of someone’s homeschooling as . . . → Read More: Strangers in the Background: Part 2 Recently I tried to locate some photos of my kids when they were younger. I have very few of them. It’s my fault that I don’t have many—I just didn’t take any…but that’s writing for another day. My husband was pretty good at remembering to bring a camera to various activities that our kids participated . . . → Read More: Strangers in the Background: Part 1 I looked at my kids every day taking for granted that my memory would keep the situation of that moment forever etched perfectly in my mind. And it hasn’t; my memory has let me down numerous times. There are many things that I now wish I had taken pictures of my kids doing, place we . . . → Read More: I Missed the Pictures: Part 2 I have a weird way of looking at things sometimes. I never understood those parents who that were always taking pictures of their kids. “Look, he just smiled!” Click. “Awww…he just rolled over!” Click. Why take a picture? The event is over and you were there for it. What’s the big deal? This kind of thinking . . . → Read More: I Missed the Pictures: Part 1 One benefit of your kids volunteering is that teen volunteers can use their volunteer experience on job applications—something that they may appreciate being able to do when looking for a summer job. Some of the organizations that my kids volunteer for provide them with a nicely written letter each year that notes how many hours . . . → Read More: The Joy of Community Service Part: 6 |
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