This year my oldest (9th grade) is using IEW Structure and Style for English/Language Arts. So far, so good. These are the “recommended optional books”. But yeah, “recommended optional books” are required in my homeschool. 😁 Sorry, not sorry son. I purchased “Julius Cesar” as a graphic novel. We recently finished “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under … Continue reading High School Freshman Literature
My husband volunteered to help with the church’s AV team. We needed to be there much earlier than usual this past Sabbath… I took the kiddos out for breakfast. designer mocha loaded avocado toast banana & berry compote waffle with a dark chocolate drizzle fall colors a bin full of seasonal picture books I got … Continue reading Happy November!
Another day, another library book sale haul. Oh, and I won the tote bag in the library’s summer reading raffle drawing! Right now we’re reading/listening to “The Indian in the Cupboard” by Lynne Reid Banks (with dad) and “All-of-a-Kind Family” by Sydney Taylor (car rides without dad). 📚 What are you reading/listening to?
photo by my 10-year-old son “B”
I don’t enjoy pumpkin carving. It’s smelly and slimy and messy and takes a long time. I’ve been coming up with other decorating ideas the past few years - painting them or melting crayons on them - anything but carving. But my kiddos were begging and I gave in this year. 🎃 What’s your favorite … Continue reading Happy Pumpkins!
heavens to betty 