Lily’s grandparents (Papa side) have worked to restore this little doll house for the last two years. My mom found it on the driveway of a neighbor’s house, having been the project of a gentleman that had recently passed, and decided to see if we wanted to give it a go. All we have left […]
The Incredible Present
We picked this book up in Brighton, ON in a little used book shop, with a bookkeeper (yes, a real one) that made a permanent impression on Lily (and us). Below is a recording of Lily reading last night, out of her own interest.. Click to listen
Apparently When It's Relevant, We Learn
Today, Lily again informed me of the date. It’s December 19. She reminded me that yesterday was the 18th. She then reminded me that there are 6 days until Christmas. She then stated that she’s close to 107, which is after 106, which happens to be an episode number in the MLP (Friendship is Magic) […]
Just Say No…
Wanting to add this today, as it is a great set of thoughts for continuing the angle of view – Just Say No Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST Sandra Dodd, response in 2000 to: Can anyone explain to me “unschooling”?It’s like “just say no.” Just say no to school years and school […]
Alphabetizing
Lily learned how to alphabetize today. Over the weekend I rearranged her bookshelves, as she’d grown from one to two, and her books needed reorganizing. She was somewhat involved, but mostly just in the awareness and use of the final result of the effort. Last night, she wanted her 3d glasses for a movie, and […]
Don't Try to View in IE
Just stick with Chrome, Safari, or Firefox – the formatting that IE forces over the style of this blog theme destroys the formatting.. I’ll get to it some day soon.
So Disappointed….
I have discovered today that with the latest updates to the blog platform, my preferred and well loved Nanoplex theme is no longer going to work. See? Looks kinda funny huh! I have tried contacting the theme’s author, but have yet to find a successful link, and there is no support whatsoever on WP forums, […]
Complete Circuits
This morning, Lils and I had the privilege of learning about circuitry, physics, chemistry, and engineering as it relates to batteries. We love it when such specific opportunities present themselves, and take full advantage to learn and explore. We bought a set of little LED candle/lanterns and have begun supplying batteries and setting them up. […]
Just Another Day to Cherish
Our yesterday, with the 7 year old: Breakfast over the Lego Movie in Hindi She built a snowcat while watching and eating, I worked on cleaning out our greenhouse/workshop and prepared the yard for the impending freeze. By 11am we were discussing the angles cut into pieces of wood (trim) that I was […]
Minecraft, It Is
This past weekend, we launched our first ever, private Minecraft world that we’re hosting. It’s been offered to a group of young kids from the WLU community and we’ve set it as Creative only. The kids (about 30 of them, ranging from 4 to 15, with all but two of them are under 11) are […]