Because it’s raining and we only have 10,000 toys to play with Kelli was bored. So she stuck a pony bead up her nose. So I call the pediatrician, they tell me to call an ear, nose and throat doctor. So I call the ENT and they tell me go to the ER […]
Archives for July 2007
The Plan for Maine
The plans for our Maine state study have changed and evolved a few times. I started out firmly convinced that a lapbook was the way to go. I like lapbooks, they are portable, span a variety of age groups and are fairly easy to accomplish. So we started reading and I began to re-think the […]
Kerplink, Kerplank, Kerplunk
Ever since we started our Maine State Study Kelli and Kevin have fallen in love with Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey . They ask for it several times a day. Well, of course that led to the request that we go to Blueberry Hill while in Maine and have tin pails that go Kerplink, […]
Six Wives of Henry VIII
Is anyone else enamoured of European history? I am. I love all things royal and European history is so full of the pageantry of monarchies. I find it passionately interesting although I am certain I would have hated to be a peasant in 17th century France, England, Russia or Italy. I am a big fan […]
Prayers For A Wee One And A Mom
Dear Helen of Castle of the Immaculate is joyfully and wonderfully expecting a baby. Helen had her first baby thirteen years ago and has since adopted six more of the cutest children you’ve ever seen. She was delighted to discover, earlier this summer, that she was again expecting. However, she is now in need of […]