Monthly Archives: April 2009

I have a serious problem with pronouncing words correctly. I know what they mean, I can (usually) use them in context. The problem is I read them before ever having heard them so I constantly mess up. For example adolescent. … Continue reading →

Luke Holzman from the Sonlight blog wrote a very interesting post today about math.  He describes a post by another blogger in this way:  “Cherish has a very interesting post on our aversion to math which is often linked to … Continue reading →

The kids spent a good chunk of the weekend playing with the neighbor kids.  I think this summer has the potential to be even more eventful than last and last summer, with the swim team thing going on was quite … Continue reading →

This morning, after we returned from Costco, Christian and I ran down to Lowes to pick up a chop saw and a stand to put on it so we could build a a raised bed.  We bought the wood and … Continue reading →

When we were in Albany, we bought a house with absolutely no lawn.  We were able to turn it into something we really liked.  It was quite a bit of work, but it was very rewarding to us.  It is … Continue reading →

I have been writing so much about homeschool over the last month, that I will make this months summary brief.  The main accomplishments this month have been the completion of another round of CLEP tests and the moving to more … Continue reading →

What Earth Day? April 22d is National Jelly Bean Day. possibly my favorite holiday after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and National Pink Day (June 22d) I will celebrate this momentous holiday appropriately. They don’t call me Kelly Jean the Jellybean for nothing … Continue reading →