Homeschooling journal: Trip to the library this morning for fairy-tale books.  The castle was closed so the girls actually looked at books and did the coloring sheets instead of running around in it. Lucy spent close to an hour sitting on the couch looking at (non-library) books before lunch. We went to the Pax Christi […]

Homeschooling journal: Our first trip with the girls to adoration.  Theresa’s school has a short one followed by pizza, and most of the prayer time was busy with music, so it went surprisingly well.  Samantha still needs to learn an inside voice, but Lucy sat still and looked at her picture Bible most of the […]

Homeschooling journal: Socialization practice today – we took the girls to youth group.  Also learned that Red 40 may be a problem for Lucy.  The Kool-aid at dinner made her nuts.  But she is usually nuts at youth group, so I never can be sure. Also watered the garden and picked a couple of bell […]

Lucy’s story today: “A long time ago I didn’t feel very good because I needed to go potty but I couldn’t because my tummy was just like throwing up to the ceiling because I needed to go potty and I was about to throw up.  And I needed some chicken to make me feel better […]

Homeschooling Journal: Art time this morning involved stickers.  And scissors.  The were quiet for a remarkably long time! Lucy has been spending time (especially nap time) with her snail and slug books lately. Lucy and Samantha have been playing “communion” all day with an old martini glass.  Lucy still thinks you say, “Peace to you” […]

Homeschooling journal: We visited the relics of St. John Bosco at the Alario Center.  Lucy didn’t want to look, but Samantha and I at least got a glance. We went grocery shopping, and the girls walked almost the whole way through the store.  Lucy is getting good at putting things on the conveyor belt at checkout. Craig […]

Homeschooling Journal: So that I can feel like we are doing something, I thought I’d start keeping track of some of the things that are “educational” that happen here during a day.  Here’s entry one. Lucy and Samantha each decorated a Thank You note for Nana and Papa, for watching them while Craig and I […]

…of various sorts has been ours lately.  I’ll have to come back to the posts on the road trip, but here’s what’s going on more recently. Lucy has finally given in and decided that she is, in fact, old enough to poop on the potty.  We are jubilant.  And it’s consistent, it’s been only one diaper since […]

I’m pretty sure this will take several days to explain, in part since my writing time is now divided by a number of thank-you notes which must be written with all haste. Which seems like as good a place as any to start.  We were very, very blessed by the generosity of friends and strangers […]

Well, it’s been 3,200 miles, but we’re finally home again.  And we have lots of stories, but it’s bedtime, so here’s just a little something to spark you interest. We had the privilege of staying at a Catholic Worker farm the other night, and when we got up in the morning, I told Lucy to look out […]