A Homeschool Story

Iowa to France and Back Again

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Lily Surprises Herself

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My Lily, thirteen years old, is stubborn and sure of what she wants to do, and just as certain of what she cannot do. She began piano lesson...
Friday, January 22, 2010

When Bad Things Happen: Haiti

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The talk at our table lately has been focused on the terrible earthquake in Haiti one week ago. Tonight Pierre and I had more stories to tel...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Morning in January

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It's 1:30 pm. The three boys are racing around like small maniacs on miniature cars throughout the downstairs. One car came crashing dow...
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Friday, January 15, 2010

Resistance, or When to Push Back, When to Let Go

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The title says it all, that is my question for you today and the topic for my meanderings. As an unschooling mother who respects her childre...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Out of town!

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One of my favorite things to do is to stay home, really. I could knit, read and play with the kids all day long for months on end. My other ...
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Extreme weather sports

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My world just got bigger and better. My husband brought home a pair of Yaktrax Pro Traction Cleats for Snow and Ice as an early birthday pr...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

White Christmas

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I am an unapologetic lover of winter, snow makes me as giddy as my five-year-old. So we were all dismayed to see rain fall on top of all the...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Blogging 'Bout Boys: Positive Parenting

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Blogging 'Bout Boys: Positive Parenting A wonderful post from Jennifer, mother of four boys, that sent a much-needed wake-up call. When ...

Baby and Reindeer

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Puck really loves his reindeer. That and llamas are his favorite animals...funny baby.
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Sleigh Ride!

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We all loved the lighting of the town Christmas tree, horse and cart ride, hot cocoa and carols in the crisp December air the other night. T...

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A Really Big Ball of Yarn

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Craziest knitting project ever; size 50 needles and four strands of bulky yarn, wound together in one big, big ball. The combination ma...
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Basement Play: Joan of Arc

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The original script by Lily, telling the tale of a young runner, on a mission out of besieged Orleans to collect information. She encounters...

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Home "school" update

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Aragorn is whistling while he does dishes, Lily is smiling as she cleans her bird's cage and listens to "Emma Jean Lazarus Falls Ou...
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A Homeschool Story
This is my chronicle of pursuing knowledge, balance, nature in our lives, a Waldorf education, good food, wisdom and laughter, with my five kids and French husband, here, along the banks of the Mississippi and in France.
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