Homeschooling, Reviews, Giveaways, Homemaking. This is my life, join me!
I am on a yahoo group that I really like most of the time. The only thing is people seem to think there is only one way to homeschool and it is their way. I get so frustrated by things… I would like to find a group that is more in line with my thoughts, beliefs, and homeschooling style.
Is this just me? For example: when I ask for help finding something, I get tons of people telling me I shouldn’t do that instead of helping me. Do others experience this same thing?
In addition to working through Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Tripp completed the following books during January:
1. A Child’s Guide to Concentration (unsure of pages, came from his doctor) – Jan 7th
2. Blind Spot (RPM) (203 pgs) – Jan 10th
3. Storm Chasers (24 pages) – Jan 12th
4. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Great Escape (The Spiderwick Chronicles) (57 pages) – Jan. 15th
5. Check in to danger (90 pages) – Jan. 23rd
6. The Black Pearl Mystery (121 pages) – Jan. 29th
He is currently reading Mysteries of ships and planes – on page 26 of 113. It doesn’t seem like a lot but he only reads for about 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. I think he is doing great!
We read Harry Potter together, the others he does on his own during quiet time.
5 posters, the smallest being about 3′ x 2′!! showing the Alabama minerals, fossils, water resources, and more!
3 postcards
2 brochures about our coastal waterways
A printout telling about Alabama’s two major minerals: Hematite and Marble
A printout giving us listings of websites we can visit for more info.
PLUS, the majorly fun part:
a chunk of Marble the size of my fist and a chunk of Hematite just a hair smaller than that!
Of course, my little science guy was in Heaven pouring over his materials for over an hour. I tried getting pictures, but my batteries are dead and all the others have mysteriously disappeared. I blame my middle boy, Zack, on the disappearance as he seems to have a battery fetish 
Now, he wants to write to the remaining 49 states’ geological survey headquarters to get more minerals LOL! Of course, being the great homeschooling mom that I am, I have spent a bit of time looking for addresses… hey, if it will make him write, I am all for it! Plus, you just never know what free resources they are just waiting to send out .
As usual, breakfast and lunch are not planned just whatever we have. Bad Behavior has blocked 5270 access attempts in the last 7 days.
