Yearly Archives: 2004

The kids had their first full day of homeschool after the Thanksgiving break yesterday and they both struggled a little.  Kelly organized everything very well, but did not get everything done.  Christian was not very organized, but got almost everything … Continue reading →

I am ashamed to admit that I got absolutely no pictures this weekend. That being said, we had an absolutely great Thanksgiving break.  On Wenesday night my nephew Charlie called. His car had broken down on the freeway. By the time I got … Continue reading →

Christian got into the Albany Democrat Herald newpaper today and was even quoted in the article that accompanied the photo! We were all very excited. I have posted a copy of the article here. In addition, Christian finished his article for entry into … Continue reading →

Kelly amazed me yesterday when she explained to me that she found a better way to do our history studies. We are going to go ahead and follow her idea. It should add some additional structure and learning opportunity for her. We are … Continue reading →

On Saturday, all of us ran down to Salem to buy some crafts to decorate a little for our Thanksgiving dinner. Then, we spent the afternoon doing some crafts: Candles, pins, and a styrofoam turkey. While we were doing that, we found that … Continue reading →

I have noticed a couple of posts are missing from the last few days. I am not sure why that is. Especially the posts with Kelly and Christian’s recital pictures. I will put the pictures back up here. That is frustrating. Homeschool is going well. We … Continue reading →

After the kids recital on Friday, we went out for dinner at Jack-In-the-Box with Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah. On Saturday, the kids finished their homework and we went out again to have breakfast at McDonald’s in Albany. That night we really … Continue reading →

Photos sent to us by Minita of Lauro and Conchita’s 39th wedding anniversary!…Lauro, Conchita, Rigo, and MinitaDayanita, Lynncito, and JorgitoLynn, Jr. in the outfit Conchita made for himThe family celebratingThe family celebrating again

Kelly and Christian are going to perform in an adjudicated piano recital this afternoon. They took the day off from home school yesterday to go to the largest Veteran’s Day parade west of the Mississippi River. They had a great time. Today, they … Continue reading →

I just found a book on critical thinking among those that were sent to us by Sonlight. I looked through the lesson plans, but could not find where it fit, so I just started Kelly in on it yesterday. It is a … Continue reading →

It seems like everyone in the family is starting to do well on their tests. Lorena got her second mid-term back last night and she passed it on the first try! She was so excited she squealed at the teacher, a very … Continue reading →

The other day, Kelly’s old government school sent us the results of Kelly’s Statewide Assessments for Reading and Literature and for Mathematics. I got onto the Oregon Department of Education web site to see how to evaluate the tests. Kelly scored significantly … Continue reading →

My cousin Tim Meekum went to gospel meeting with us for the first time in a couple of months. He seems to be doing great. He was on a medication that was not right, so he got a little paranoid for awhile, … Continue reading →

We launched Christian’s rocket yesterday! It was excellent. Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah went out into Grandpa’s field with us to watch the launch, but we could not get the rocket motor to ignite. After everyone else left, Christian and I fiddled with … Continue reading →

Kelly entered a writing contest in our local newspaper, the Albany Democrat Herald and won. She will get $25. This article has a picture of the newspaper column where her entry appears. It really was a great article.Lorena took here test and thinks … Continue reading →

Lorena has to take a profeciency test today. She took it once a little earlier and barely missed a passing score. Fortunately, she gets to take it again. She will only have three more tests after this: two more mid-terms and a final. I … Continue reading →

We were all quite happy with the election results. I have some pictures of the whole affair at our household. In addition, I won a hundred dollars yesterday when my company selected my entry as the winner in the quality slogan contest … Continue reading →

Our household is quite excited about the election. We are all pretty optimistic our candidate, George W. Bush will win if there is not too much voter fraud by the democrats. Last night we stayed up late to wait for the results … Continue reading →

We had a great party on Friday night! Here are a few photos. The last two pictures are of Kelly’s ant farm that she got for home school. We have been having fun with it, but we are not sure if we did … Continue reading →