We have had soooo much rain lately! One of the many reasons I went with a Square Foot Garden in my backyard is that the ground stays too wet after it rains. I’m so glad my garden is able to drain! Right now the back yard is kind of squishy. Still more rain in the […]
Alpaca Farm Field Trip
My kids and I went with a group of local homeschoolers to visit an alpaca farm in our area this week. Nothing beats walking around the farm in almost 90 degree weather with one kid who didn’t want to walk but be carried. 🙂 Thankfully, her big sister helped out a lot. First we […]
My Square Foot Garden
This is my second year keeping a Square Foot Garden. The kids and I enjoyed growing and eating things right out of the garden last year, and we’re looking forward to this year’s harvest too. Right now I only have 2 boxes. I am always surprised at how much I can plant within that small […]
Signs of Spring: Nature Walk
Today it was such a nice day out that I knew we needed to get out of the house and head to our local garden for a nature walk. Each kid was armed with their clipboards, pencils, and their spring nature study worksheet. Our mission was to look for signs of spring. DS pulled up […]
Snowflake Bentley
picture by Michael I had been contemplating purchasing several Download N Go curriculum sets by Amanda Bennett for my 2nd grader. My 6th grader and 4th grader are currently doing Sonlight Core3, which we are enjoying immensely, but even though my 2nd grader tags along, many things are not at her level. Since I know […]
