My last 2 entries have been about getting our chores and our meals a little better organized. We’ve been at it a week and I thought an update was in order. First of all, the chores have definitely caused us to have a cleaner house. Of course, having company last night helped also. I’ve found … [Read more…]
Along with starting my 4 week menu plan (mentioned below), I am once again trying to get better organized with house cleaning. I’ve got 5 boys at home, 3 of which are very capable of doing anything I can do in the cleaning area, and 1 that is always wanting to do what his big … [Read more…]
It’s that wonderful time of year that we can start everything new. One thing that I have done in the past, but for some reason haven’t done lately, was to have 4 weekly prepared menus for the family. I sat down the other night and wrote new menus that I thought we could stick with. … [Read more…]
This article appeared in our local paper — The Lufkin Daily News. It tells the history of our holiday season landmark — Rudolph the red-nosed pumping unit. It was written by Bob Bowman, a local historian. I bet you can’t find another Christmas decoration like this anywhere else. CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS WITH LUFKIN’S RED-NOSED PUMPING UNIT, … [Read more…]
No, it’s not Christmas I’m referring to. This is the most wonderful time of the year. This is the time of year when we are obviously nearing the end of our many books we’ve been working on all year. I love it. At the beginning of the school year, there is a sense of excitement … [Read more…]
Spring is in the air. I’m not big on getting outside and doing all the great nature things that so many home schoolers do. Thanks to some great friends, I’ve been made/forced/strongly encouraged to get out there and enjoy God’s great creation. Today we visited the David Crockett National Forest. We are in East Texas, … [Read more…]
My family has finally arrived. We have made it to You Tube. The Old Schoolhouse put on a photo contest. I submitted some photos and was pleased with the video presentation that was made using my pictures and others. Mine are the cute boys on the swing set, the family in black and white on … [Read more…]
I was definitely ready to get going again. The holidays were a great break, but all good things must come to an end. We all needed to get back on a schedule. I started a week later than I should’ve because of commitments to my Bible class. We’ll be doing basically the same thing as … [Read more…]
Today is Christmas Eve. I do admire people that work so hard at keeping things religious this time of year. I think they are doing what the think is best, but we don’t celebrate Christmas as Christ’s birthday. It’s not that we have anything against the birth of Christ. It was truly a miraculous event … [Read more…]
It's been a while since I posted. I thought I would fill you in on how our string orchestra is going. This is a home school string orchestra. There are 16 musicians ranging in age from 10 – 17. All but 4 of the students have had previous music experience. They either have played the … [Read more…]
