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Home Spun strip #417

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:00 -0600

Home Spun strip #416

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:00 -0600

Home Spun strip #415

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:17:00 -0600

Homeschooling parents. We're a talkative lot. Put us together in one place and we can chatter on. I think this is because we spend so much time with kids we crave adult talk. Especially when those adults have an idea what we are going through and love homeschooling as much as we do. When you tell a homeschooler you are tired and burnt out, they never suggest putting the kids back in school.

Home Spun strip #414

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0600

Home Spun strip #413

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:00 -0600

Sometimes it helps to have an older child who is very excited about learning games to balance the ambivalent child. Nothing makes an activity interesting as knowing your older sibling wants to play it.

Home Spun strip #411

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:18:00 -0600

Oops. I can't believe I forgot to put the Halloween comic strip on this blog. I've been so busy it's been a bit overwhelming to keep up on dual posting. If I ever forget to post, check my Home Spun Juggling blog for updates!

Home Spun strip #412

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:16:00 -0600

Home Spun strip #410

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:41:00 -0500

Every year I get three pumpkins. Three kids, three pumpkins. No complaints. Well, some complaints. Someone always has the better shaped pumpkin, or the best stem. I would get very excited helping to scoop out pumpkin guts and helping them decide on designs and carve them.

But as they get older, they do a lot of the work themselves. Marina has been carving her own pumpkin for years. This year Sierra did most of her own carving. They all make their own designs. Which leaves me with very little to do other than scooping pumpkin guts. Which isn't exactly fulfilling, creatively. You all know from my cakes and our edible models how much I love playing with food.

This year I bought an extra pumpkin. I had to get Sierra to agree to allow me to carve one (she gave me the littlest) but it was worth it. I didn't realize how much I missed carving pumpkins. It satisfies my inner sculptor.

If you want to satisfy your own inner sculptor, but without the pumpkin guts, this is a cute site for virtual pumpkin carving. Don't tell the kids until you've had some time to play with it.

Home Spun strip #409

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:31:00 -0500

Chase has always loved his superheroes, movie and cartoon characters. As I write this, he's playing with Star Wars action figures with Sierra. I like that he is 13 and still enjoys some imaginative play with his little sister. Unfortunately, it's always been hard to find the superhero/character of the moment when he wants a costume for Halloween. They never seem to have his size. The stores always seem to assume that kids will move on to more sophisticated costumes when my son still wanted to dress up as Yu-Gi-Oh. After my last endless search for his favorite character in the right size, I put my foot down. From now on, he has to make his own costume. Last year he was "Death's Door." This year he's going to be Skulduggery Pleasant, the skeleton detective.

I should have put my foot down a long time ago.

Home Spun strip #408

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:01:00 -0500

This was one of those weeks where I would have loved to wear pajamas all day. But alas...

Monday found our cupboard bare, library books needed to be returned and Marina had work.

Tuesday was supposed to be my easy day. Just bring Chase to religious ed. in the evening. So of course, I chose that day to take the kids apple picking. Marina also had a meeting at the library about impending cuts to the budget. She's getting quite an education there.

Wednesday was our monthly storytelling group, the Homespun Storytellers, at the smaller library, followed by playground time. Then I had to bring Sierra to tap dance class and get milk. Why are we always out of milk? I need to buy a cow.

Thursday was a homeschooling get-together. "Old timers" and new homeschoolers, as well as some families who are just thinking about homeschooling. I've been to a few of these get-togethers, so you would think I wouldn't end up missing the exit. I guess I was more tired than I thought. Then I needed to stop at the pet store (Sierra's lizard needed crickets) and since the pet shop is so close to the gravitational pull of a bookstore...well, resistance is futile. I was then home long enough to check email and head back out to...anyone? Anyone? That's right! The library! Marina had a teen book group to go to.

Today is Friday. So far, all I have planned is taking Marina to work. We shall see what happens...