Monty’s first days home have gone as well as expected with a toddler in the house.
There is No One Right Way to Homeschool
Are You Struggling to Homeschool? This time of year it is nearly impossible to scroll through a homeschool Facebook group without reading about mamas struggling to homeschool. Most have multiple children which means multiple grades. Many have large families and/or babies and toddlers in the mix. The biggest thing I notice about the struggling moms…
Monty is Here!
Montgomery Benedict has arrived! He weighed in at 8 pounds 4 ounces. This makes THREE (kiwi) grandsons for us, and Chuck and I couldn’t be happier. Little Monty was born on his dad, Ben’s birthday. Not only that, but Ben is a twin so it is a big, ole, triple birthday for the family! Helping…
Percival’s Apprenticeship: Midwife in Training
Adalia had a prenatal visit the other day (she is now officially three days past her due date) and I was happy to be able to photograph it. When she had Percy she hired a birth photographer but this time she’s going with the cheap and free option…MOM. As it turns out, Percy was quite…
40 Weeks Pregnant: New Zealand 2019
40 Weeks Pregnant Adalia is now 40 weeks pregnant and we went outside the other day for a few quick photos. I am enjoying every minute of soaking up my time with Percy here in New Zealand. He came to visit in December, but I had to share him with the rest of our family….
Pythagorean Theorem Proof for Kids Using What’s Your Angle Pythagoras?
Sadly, math was never, ever one of my favorite subjects in school. In fact, many years I absolutely dreaded it. When I took my final math class for my college degree (Probability and Statistics) I felt like throwing a party. When it came to homeschooling, I was determined that my children would have a different…
Percy Fixes Eggs: Toddlers and Life Skills
Greetings from the Land Down Under. Or whatever it is they call New Zealand. Once I arrived at the airport on the appropriate day, I had no trouble checking in, flying fourteen hours, catching another plane, flying an hour, being picked up by handsome and charming son-in-law then driving an hour through a mountain pass…
What’s the Dumbest Thing You’ve Ever Done?
Come on, certainly you’ve done something dumb in your life. Leave a comment and make me feel better…then I’ll share something dumb I’ve done.
Family Update July 2019
Well, friends, it’s been a while. I have been busy with summer, but in addition to that, our wifi went out last week and I was unable to blog. I am happy to say that all of my children survived this truly grueling ordeal with their lives and sanity intact. I am so very proud…
Great Books for Kids with Sensory Issues
Post contains affiliate links. I was sent some of these books for review purposes but have received no compensation for this post. Kids with Sensory Issues Can Be Challenging My firstborn, Adalia, was a sensory-seeker. She was rough and tumble, fearless, and wild. She loved deep pressure. Long before we knew anything about vestibular systems…