Yearly Archives: 2006

It’s cloudy, it looks like rain, and it’s a beautiful Oregon November morning. I hope that everyone is happy today because November 16, 2006 is a special day. It must be someone’s birthday today, it’s extra special because I wrote … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 59 of 180 Government school day 48 of 170 My sister Julia tells a story about when she was 12 or 13 years old. There was a neighbor that was about Julia’s age. She was a bright and … Continue reading →

(Forgive me, I do not know how to spell Burgoyne.  The historical accuracy might also not be perfectly historically accurate also ) The French RevolutionBy Kelly Jean Chapman France! France! The people began to dance! dance!To dance and to sing … Continue reading →

Last night, Christian was working on a program that Dad downloaded.  Dad said that Mr. Harris from meeting (who also is a mechanical engineer that goes to Dad’s work) had a more complex version of the program that Christian was … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 58 of 180 Government school day 47 of 170 It was a fairly typical homeschool evening last night. I thought I would write down what happened to give a sense for our normal evening schedule. Lorena passed me … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 57 of 180 Government school day 46 of 170 Lorena went to take her second Calculus midterm exam yesterday. When I got home after work, she had just left to take the test. Kelly and Christian were just … Continue reading →

The last week or so, I’ve been writing a half an hour (more or less) on my book. I have been developing the characters, writing profiles, summarizing each chapter, reviewing the plot, and,of course, drawing my characters all over the … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 56 of 180 Government school day 45 of 170 All we have for today is Christian’s claymation of Grandpa Lauro fishing with his little dog Lobito. Christian’s first claymation

Kelly and her bun Kelly’s first bun

Homeschool day 55 of 180 Government school day 44 of 170 ***students not in class today*** Kelly, Christian, and I continue to read Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze. It is amazing how the themes in this book parallel life … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 54 of 180 Government school day 44 of 170 Wednesday afternoons are kind of difficult. Lorena goes to class right when I get home at about 4:30. It is my job to correct all the homework and get … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 53 of 180 Government school day 43 of 170 The kids had their first practice last night on the swim team. They have been taking swimming lessons until now. The swim lessons lasted about 45 minutes, but the … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 52 of 180 Government school day 42 of 170 Christian brought home a small (about 18″) cord from his cubscout meeting last night. Everyone tried their hand at tying a Turks Head Knot. It seems that everyone failed. … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 51 of 180 Government school day 41 of 170 Kelly and Christian exercised their creativity this weekend. Yesterday evening, Kelly and I were sitting at the upstairs computers. I was not doing anything on the computer, just using … Continue reading →

Muchas de las ojas ya han caido, pero todavia hay bastante color. Antes, esos arbolitos tuvieron ojas de color un verde vibrante. Que disfruten. Foto numero uno–La casa en el otoño veindo del porche para afuera Foto numero dos–La casa … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 50 of 180 Government school day 40 of 170 Anyone who reads this blog at all knows that my wife, Lorena is from Mexico. When I got home from work yesterday, Lorena was standing at the cutting board … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 49 of 180 Government school day 39 of 170 Thank goodness, Halloween is over and we are moving on toward Thanksgiving. It is well known that the senior male member of our household (yours truly) is not a … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 48 of 180 Government school day 38 of 170 Kelly and Christian are doing a music/science program this year called Lyrical Life Science that is turning into one of the big highlights of the year. How we got … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 47 of 180 Government school day 37 of 170 Halloween is such an irritating triffle of a holiday. Pumpkin carving is virtually the only thing I like about it. I guess when kids are very little it is … Continue reading →

Homeschool day 46 of 180 Government school day 36 of 170 I was sick at home all weekend. I made it to the meetings on Sunday, but was completely out of the loop for a couple of days. Lorena, took … Continue reading →