Dadsense!

Here at the good ol’ homestead, it seems we are a lot like other homesteads the world over. We honor the ‘Father of the House’ and totally appreciate that he goes out in to the world each and every day to provide for us so that we can homeschool, read wonderful books out loud, play [...]

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Dadsense!

Here at the good ol’ homestead, it seems we are a lot like other homesteads the world over. We honor the ‘Father of the House’ and totally appreciate that he goes out in to the world each and every day to provide for us so that we can homeschool, read wonderful books out loud, play [...]

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My Fwowers Are Still Awive!!!

You heard it here, first. Laura’s flowers are still alive. The flowers on her pull ups that is. No longer are they cut short in their prime, melting in to the background, blending in to a bluish tinge where once they stood tall and proud. NO! They are alive! [...]

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Who Is In Charge Here?

While there may periodically be a question in the boys minds about who is in charge here, it seems Laura has not a doubt about the bottom line. When home, she’ll start in with the whole four year old ‘please’ thing when she wants something she thinks she needs, and after a few “No” statements [...]

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Builder Extraordinaire!

It would seem that the Head Builder at the Lego Warehouse, located right here in our very humble abode, is rather predictable. If you hear that empty silence in the house, you can be pretty sure he’s somewhere building with legos. And when you hear the telltale ’scratch’ of a hand digging through a bunch [...]

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Builder Extraordinaire!

It would seem that the Head Builder at the Lego Warehouse, located right here in our very humble abode, is rather predictable. If you hear that empty silence in the house, you can be pretty sure he’s somewhere building with legos. And when you hear the telltale ’scratch’ of a hand digging through a bunch [...]

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Ya Think?

Sometimes, some thing or other starts out relatively innocent and then snowballs out of control. It is here that Matthew or Jonathan might insert the comment “Ya think?” but since we are no longer using it here, they’d be having to apologize and back track for a few minutes so I am ever hopeful [...]

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Sounds I Hear…

Sometimes, well usually, the boys dread something they have to do so they put it off until the last minute. Yesterday, Matthew had to write a blank verse poem for extra credit and he knew that although it was an option for his teacher, it wasn’t for his Mom so he finally sat down to [...]

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