Proof That I'm an Awesome Homeschool Mom

Just in case anyone ever thought I was sitting around eating bonbons all day.

 Science experiments that don't work but are pretty none-the-less.

                   Science experiments that are not remembered except for the great bug-eyed photo-op.

Stories that are read with a 30 minute follow-up to organize the animals "just right". You would never know they fought about it the whole time.

The really cool globe puzzle stayed together for at least 30 seconds.

Gracious daughter capturing forever mom's loss at RISK.

My brilliant idea of a game right before bedtime to help them relax...

A full day's worth of "Lego guy" building that silly mommy took apart and put away that same night. I felt bad on that one.

This one makes me really cool! We all stayed up until midnight watching the full lunar eclipse.

Cookies I promised to make with the kids for our "Winter Tea Party" only to pass off all the work to the 2 oldest girls. They did a much better job than I would have!

Field trips in the back forty. 

Actually, these are just a few things I am really, really grateful for. My family and my time with them. Can't imagine life without them. Thank you munchkins for the happiness you bring to my life!

More Beautiful Things

What do you get when you combine one awesome photographer, an imaginative storyteller, and a serious strategizer?  Crazy fun!

Beautiful Things

This is a treasure of mine. A gift actually, from my dad, and it's been years in the making. It's  The Library of  Presidents by Easton Press. Leather and gold and ribbon bookmarks. Handsome. Very handsome. It is a complete set minus three volumes that somehow I missed getting during assorted moves and address changes over the years. I will be getting those volumes soon and then my set will be complete. Ah, contentment. I want to read them all (in chronological order of course) someday, but not today. Today I am just going to admire how nice they look on my bookshelf. It makes me feel smarter just having them there.

I almost forgot. Thank you dad!