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Young Builder’s Discount
Every time Hawk sets foot in a hardware store, his eyes go wide and he whispers sweet nothings as he goes up and down the aisles. ”Oooh. I like this one. And this one too. I want that one for my...
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explorer vests
Each year, Grandma Cathie and Grampa Dave head south to their trailer in El Centro, California for some bone-soothing heat and soul-lifting sunshine. We miss them terribly, and there’s lot of talk...
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Porteau, please.
The kids and I just got back from our inaugural camping trip with our new-to-us tent trailer! We’ve been looking for one for a long time. Three years, perhaps? And in the mean time, we tented. But...
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Rolley Lake
Oh, my, we sure do love our new tent trailer. My camping mama-buddy just got a new trailer, so her and her three kids (including 10 -week-old infant!) invited us to join them at Rolley Lake, near...
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nerdy homeschool workspace post
We have a very small kitchen, with a very small space at one end that gets the most use out of all the available space in the house. It is our dining room (room? HA!), our family art space, our...
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little purple notebook
I was upstairs in my office writing this morning, when Jack texted me: You need a new blog post! She’s probably my biggest fan. So here you are, love. The one I’ve had on the burner for a while, but...
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Through Esmé’s eyes
I went to upload the pictures from our recent annual trip with our beloved Rainbow Tye-dye Camping Fairies and I found a bunch of pictures that Esmé took from before we left. I love the glimpse into...
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Not Back to School 2014
This year we missed the local Not Back to School picnic at Trout Lake, but for a very good reason. We were in Ontario and Quebec (more on that later), but before we left, we went to a Not Back to...
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la famille
I’m lucky when it comes to in-laws. They’re interesting and funny and generous and kind and smart; all things that I like when it comes to humans. They live in Ontario though, which is perhaps their...
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Project-Based Homeschooling. Or, for the love of tape.
So, I have a copy of Lori Pickert’s book Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners to give away. Lori sent it to me ages ago, but I wasn’t sure how to do a giveaway, to be honest....
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