Monthly Archives: September 2004

The ski trip is a GO!

Right after I received Al’s confirmation that he is going to go skiing with us this year, I got a note from Lauro that he and his family will come, too. Doug got the reservation all set up so we … Continue reading

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Lorena starts intermediate algebra

Yesterday was Lorena’s first day of class at Linn-Benton Community College. Last spring she took a ceramics class just so she could get into the system. This fall she is taking intermediate algebra. If she passes this class, she only … Continue reading

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Catchup day

Cayatano came over yesterday to work on the yard. He finished digging the trench under the sidewalk to bury the drain pipe and will bore a hole into the curb so the water can get out the next time he … Continue reading

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The new grammar program (Photos)

We are starting the new grammar program from Easy Grammar this morning. The first part of the program for both Kelly and Christian entails memorizing a list of prepositions. When that is done, they systematically go through a grammar program … Continue reading

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A great party. (Photos)

I at home on Saturday. Lorena, Kelly, Christian, and I all went down to eat lunch at Jack in the Box early today and now Lorena and the kids have gone off to walk around the booths at the fall … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday

Today is my birthday. I am 49 years old and life is great. Home school is progressing well. We are waiting for our grammar books and I have to get the kids going on some more structured writing assignments, but … Continue reading

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Science experiments, the cats, and grammar

After a couple of weeks of getting the system worked out, home school is now moving along fairly smoothly. Christian is going to do his first chemistry experiment for home school with the Smithsonian Chemistry Kit Grandma Sarah got for … Continue reading

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Homeschool in session

We have been home schooling now for about two weeks. Life has been so crazy with convention and so many other things happening at work I have had little time to update the blog, but now I am going to … Continue reading

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