As part of their school, my boys listen to me read a Bible story, they answer questions about it, then they color a corresponding coloring sheet. They really enjoy this.
Because of their unique style ideas, I enjoy watching them color, too. Check this out (click to enlarge):

Brady decided that Gideon, too, should sport a coat [...]

While doing school today, Andy was working on a sequence worksheet. It sort of had an agriculture theme. Apples go from the tree, to the store, to your house and into a pie… that sort of thing.
One row showed eggs. “Andy, where do the eggs come from?*” I asked.
While he was pointing at the drawing [...]

Awhile back, I wrote about my endless quest to name our newly established homeschool. It’s not required in our state to name our school, but I’m just strange like that.
The graphic artist in me wants a logo for everything… and what’s a school logo without a mascot? Had to have both!
I really longed for the [...]

There’s a joke here in Indiana: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.”
Sad, but true.
This week, we’ve been dumped on by Hurricane Ike. We live clear up by Chicago, but we’ve received tons of rain. So much rain, in fact, that school is cancelled for tomorrow.
The streets are impassable and cars are stalling [...]

As part of our Bible subject in school today, the boys and I read the section of Genesis including the fall of Adam and Eve.
They know what sin is and have no problem understanding that part (I wonder why!), but they had one question they kept asking me over and over:
“Mommy, how did the Double* [...]

It’s time for the weekly Works-for-Me Wednesday, but this week’s has a theme: The Backwards Edition. “Flip things around and post your dilemma–and let your readers give their best solution!”
Thankfully, right now, we have no major dilemmas going on, so I’ve got a fun question. Here you go:
We’re looking to give our homeschool an official [...]

So, today was our second day of officially homeschooling. I took photos of Andy and Brady on their first official day because why should non-homeschoolers get to have all the fun?
Except our photos weren’t taken on the front porch with our backpacks and lunchboxes. Nope. Here are ours:

That’s Andy, working on his first subject of [...]

Over at Rocks in My Dryer, Shannon’s hosting a fun haiku-writing contest. The prize is a whole bunch of cool stuff, but I only entered because I thought I had a unique idea for the content. Anyway, her contest required us to “write a haiku commemorating the whole back-to-school thing.”
Here’s what I came up with:
Rookie [...]

Is anyone else bummed to see this little header on the top of Yahoo’s page?

We officially start homeschooling our oldest child this fall. I have to admit, I’m overwhelmed and scared. I suppose that’s good. It makes me lean on God that much more for His wisdom, patience and creativity!
Even so, I realize that this [...]