Lucy partook of PBS this morning.  I’m not sure what she actually learned from Curious George (about recycling) and The Cat in the Hat (about tails), but it was better than watching the same Disney movies she usually watches at Nana and Papa’s house, I guess. Today we went to mass at SJV and had […]

Ah, Saturday.  It was family day for a change.  We went to Lafrinere Park and walked around.  The girls and I toured the bird/nutria walk while Craig did some reading for his comps, and we had a picnic lunch on a park bench. The rest of the day was spent driving in circles looking at […]

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 […]

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 […]

“There was a time when good academic qualifications guaranteed a job, but not any more.  One reason is academic inflation.  In the next 30 years, more people worldwide will be gaining academic qualifications than since the beginning of history.  But as more people get them, their currency value is falling sharply.  A university degree used […]

Today’s lesson: how the bread machine works.  Including discussion of the heating element, the rotary motion of the mixing paddle, basic and more elaborate bread ingredients, etc.  The bread machine then got a good scrubbing.  What subject does that go under?  : )