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My Daughter, The Naturalist

Is this how it begins? With the discovery of one small toad, one dead butterfly, one dried up worm? Does knowing that you are now fast enough (and brave enough!) to catch those toads, and lizards, cause the obsession, because my daughter is obsessed with collecting, caring for, and learning about, tiny animals.

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Friends

When my girls were little it was easy to meet new people and make new friends. I met some at the birthing class I took, at the libraries after story time or toddler time, and at the Y when we went to swim lessons. First-time moms not only want new friends, but need them. So [...]

First Harvest

Oh how sweet it is to pick your food right in your own backyard! Delicious! And the chicks like the greens!

Parenting and Yoga

A really interesting thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago in yoga class that I want to share. I am almost always mindful of my parenting, sometimes to my detriment. When I feel connected to my girls I feel good, when I feel disconnected (for whatever reason,) I have a tendency to beat [...]

Learning From The Earth

Oh the things you can learn when you garden! My girls, like most kids, adore dirt. Ask them to help with the gardening and they’re all over it. If you garden with your kids include this activity in your portfolio. Gardening can incorporate all kinds of math and science standards. Here are just a few [...]

Raising Baby Chicks

The girls had been waiting patiently for us to get our chickens for almost a year. We’d been talking about getting a couple of laying hens for a long time. We built their chicken tractor and the girls helped paint it. Then we set out to find just the right breed. Finding chickens (especially ones [...]

This Is What I Want My Home To Feel Like

I want to share a couple of excerpts from the Enki curriculum that I read last night. There were times when I really did feel the calm, flowing energy this way when I was in the classroom. Why then, is it more difficult to accomplish as a homeschooling mother? I have a lot of theories [...]

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