How Long Has It Been?

Funny but I am worrying that it’s been three days since my last post so here I am writing something so I can feel better about keeping up the blog. I am still working on uploading vacation photos to Flickr. That’s been taking a while only because I’ve had a few projects to take care [...]

Pumpkin Patch / Corn Maze

IMG_8433 Originally uploaded by Phisch More photos here. Last Friday, three other moms from church and I took our boys out to a pumpkin patch called Sweet Berry Farm near Marble Falls, TX, about an hour away. The boys all had a blast! Most of them were 4 yo and under so I told NM [...]

Texas Disposal Systems Field Trip

182 Originally uploaded by Phisch Sorry this is so late…things have been busy. We went on Oct. 13. More photos here.) TDS. That would be: the local landfill. I know my boys are a little unusual in that they always thought a trip to the dump with their dad was fun. The one we took [...]

Great Quote

“Surround youngsters with so many books that they stumble over them.”- Robert Frost

Random Things

Hubby likes Warhammer a lot. We cancelled both WoW accounts. Knitting mojo has disappeared. I tried to bring it back with another project but I left the needle hanging off my desk and puppeh chewed it into many little pieces. And then the mojo left me again. Speaking of puppeh, the dog is firmly mama’s [...]

Free Starbucks for Homeschool Teachers

Originally posted on HSDLA’s web site here. The article: Starbucks Offers Free Coffee for Homeschool Parents This coming Monday, September 29, homeschool parents will be able to pick up a complimentary tall size (12 fl. oz.) cup of Pike Place Roast from Starbucks. This promotion is part of Starbucks “Great Start for Great Teachers” promotion, [...]

Napier’s Bones

If your kids are into this sort of thing, you might want to take a look at how someone made his own set of Napier’s Bones. The Napier’s Bones gadget is a device that helps you multiply a number multiple-digit factor with a single digit factor very quickly. It’s made up of a board with [...]

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