The end of the calendar year marks the midpoint of our school year. It's time to take stock of how things are going. It seems like we are always behind. But, tonight I was talking with the boys and the dad about school. I realized that we weren't as behind as it seemed. With … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I wrote about the beautiful music of children playing together. Tonight there is a new kind of music at our house. It is total silence. The only sounds I hear are the refrigerator running, the tapping of the keyboard, and a truck or 2 driving down the highway. The children are nestled all snug … [Read more…]
As I sit here at my computer, I hear it. My favorite music. It is a beautiful sound. It is the most reassuring sound I know. It could be the thump, thump, thump of the basketball hitting the driveway, or the sound of roller blades, or the sound of a baseball being hit solidly by … [Read more…]
I've decided to move my Bible class blog to blogger. If you are interested in seeing my most recent lesson plans, you can see it at: http://thedowsschoolroom.blogspot.com/.
We run on a pretty tight schedule around here. I don't necessarily mean with the academics, but with every day life. There is so much to do, and not much time to do it in. If we vary from the norm, it knocks me all out of whack. For instance: I've been needing to … [Read more…]
Well, as you may or may not know, I teach a preschool Bible class (see my other blog if you're interested — http://bibleclass.blogster.com/). This morning class was going along great except that my 2 year old didn't want to participate in anything. That was okay with me, I just continued with the other kids. … [Read more…]
Well, if you read my previous blog, I'm sure you just can't wait to hear about my shopping trip. We didn't get the computer, they were sold out. Oh well, we couldn't afford it anyway. We did get a few other things. They should be free after we get the rebate. On the upside. … [Read more…]
Well, here it is 5:30 in the morning. I usually never wake up this early, but, today has turned into my favorite shopping day of the year. Last year I picked up a computer for $200. This morning I hope to get the same (or similar) computer for $150. If they are still there, I … [Read more…]
My son worked all day today on a new animation for my website. I wanted to upload it, but it was too big. Click on the picture to see it on my website.
We typically do a 4 day school week. We take Monday off to run errands. It works fairly well. But, this week is Thanksgiving week. Some public schools in the area are taking off (my kids keep me up on this). We will definitely take off Thursday and Friday. I am now being encouraged by … [Read more…]
