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Jun. 2, 2008

Meet Mr. Question...

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Let me introduce you to Mr. Question...



Yes, that's my Tyler. Here are just a few of the questions I have had to ATTEMPT to answer out of the blue over the last couple of days...

Why are Flamingos pink?

Why do things cost money? Its just paper.

How do Chameleons change colors?

Why do girls shave their legs?

How do things look different through 3D glasses?

How do fans make air?
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Jun. 1, 2008

Look out! Here come the yard sales!

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The kids and I were able to get out yard saling today, for the first time this year. I love sales! We didn't find a whole lot though. There were a ton of sales yesterday but not today, figures. We were able to find this shelf though. At $3 I thought it would make a nice plant shelf below our window. We live in the basement so I figured the only way to successfully grow a few plants would be to have them right in the window.
The two little plants on the shelf came from the sales today too... one is a Spider Plant and the other a Bloodleaf (or Chicken Gizzard). Eventually there will be more plants, but these little guys are looking cute up there for now.
Those are Nature Prints made from Sculpey Clay hanging down from the quilt rod. We made those with our homeschool group a few weeks ago. I got the idea from Melissa over at In the Sparrow's Nest.
Now to decide what else to grow!
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May. 19, 2008

Weekend update from Aquarium City

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This weekend has been a fairly calm one. Tyler had his best friend over for a sleepover Friday night and he was here most of Saturday as well. They had fun and got to go for a nature walk. Last night we ran to the store for a few things we needed. I found the cutest little "Ladybug Playground"... basically a little plastic cage to keep a few Ladybugs in to study. Oh and we got some new colored pencils too! Yay!

Today we put into action something we've been planning for awhile. I wanted to switch our aquariums around to allow for a "critter tank" so that we could bring home a critter every now and then to study. We decided to get a bigger "fish tank" and use our 10 gallon one for a "critter tank". I came across a bigger aquarium today on Craigslist, so off we went!! But first we had to stop and drop off Daddy's gas can and weed trimmer where he was. Tyler decided to "help" Daddy out a little while we were there...



In the meantime Emily was checking out the Dandelions in the yard...


But back to the aquarium situation.... I have a plan!
So our little 10 gallon aquarium has been cleaned up and it now has a screen cover on it so that we can put critters in it to study. Snakes, frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders... whatever. Just for a few days and then we go release them and get somebody else to study.
The big 29 gallon aquarium that we picked up today is going to turn into a Mississippi River scene, with fish found in the River. Sounds cool, huh?
We also have a 10 gallon aquarium here with our Hamster, Killer, in it.
Talk about aquarium city! But I am excited about the changes and looking forward to the fun we will have enjoying nature here.

I'll leave you with this...



Hope you had a "cool" weekend!
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May. 16, 2008

Meeting the HUGgers...

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So yesterday the kids and I met up with our SMpls HUG (Homeschoolers/Unschoolers Gatherings) Group for the first time over at Powderhorn Park. What a fun group they are! Tyler and Emily both had so much fun. They can't wait till next Thursday so they can do it again! We plan to make this group part of or weekly schedule. It felt good to get out and meet some people... and the kids LOVED playing with all of the other kids. Here's a little photo mosaic I made with a few of the photos I took...


Tyler got to play Baseball (Thanks, Peter, for working with them on that). Emily got to swing a little. Some of the kids showed Tyler how to play their version of Dungeons & Dragons. Emily made a little friend and they had fun teeter tottering, playing in the sand, and playing with a big ball in the grass. We also made some Nature Prints in Clay like Melissa over at In the Sparrow's Nest did (Thanks, Amanda, for organizing this!). We painted ours and they are drying right now... we plan to make a mobile out of them. I will post a pic when we get it all finished up.

We also had a little visitor at the park...


This Little Brown Bat came to show off a bit. We thought it was sort of odd that he was out during the daytime... and so close to people. He sat on the tree for quite some time while we checked him out. I guess maybe he knew we hadn't been out for a nature walk yet this week and decided to bring a little bit of nature to us. :)
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Welcome to my blog! I am a stay-at-home mom and a homeschooling mom from Minneapolis, MN. I have two children, Tyler (7) and Emily (1). We are using a Charlotte Mason inspired approach to homeschool our children with a few eclectic and relaxed studies thrown in here and there. I look forward to sharing our homeschooling and Nature Study with you via this blog. I hope you enjoy it and visit often!

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What We're Reading

• A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
• Drawing with Children (Mona Brookes)

What I'm Reading

• Home Education (Charlotte M. Mason)
• Watchers at the Pond (Franklin Russell)
Handbook of Nature Study (Anna Botsford Comstock)

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American Toad

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