Our first time visiting the Downtown Aquarium Houston was pretty fun. There is a lot to be said for going during the off season. We went through the inside exhibits almost completely on our own. There was an Asian guy there by himself and my mom kept having to take pictures of him with stuff, [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2009 by trish
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My mom is here visiting from Guam. I have known her for almost 40 years and I still learn something new about her with every visit. This time around I learned that she doesn’t like shredded coconut or coconut desserts (aside from Delite Bakery’s Haupia Cake). I had no idea. She likes actual real coconut, [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2009 by trish
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Teaching my children at home has so many advantages that I sometimes feel guilty that life is so good. And fun! The kids have naturally begun to do work on their own (like Math, Writing, Grammar and Reading). There are a few subjects that they can do without me and it leaves me free to [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by trish
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I’ve been meaning to give another update on homeschooling, now that we have gone for a whole month. But first, here is a fun photo game for you. What is this? What do you think this is? Here’s another view. C’mon, you got to know it by now. Here’s more of a clue. Yep. Now [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by trish
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September 16, 2009 (Had this in my drafts… forgot to post.) The biggest highlight of our second week of homeschooling was the integration of a working Macintosh G4 computer. It was given to us by Jason Huebel of FriendFeed out of the kindness of his heart. He is also a fellow Texan and homeschooling parent. [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2009 by trish
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I started a blog post on September 1, our first day of homeschooling, but never finished it. Only now have I had the chance to come back for an update. Instead of changing tenses, I’m starting all over again. It feels a bit like writing an essay because I intend to give links as a [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2009 by trish
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When you’re clueless about homeschooling, this is the book to buy. It will help you solidify your decision to homeschool, decide what kind of learners you have, what kind of teacher you are, what kind of approach to take, and which curriculum will best suit your needs. It does exactly what it advertises–narrows the search [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2009 by trish
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Just a little update for those of you who have been wondering… Today was the first day of public school in our neighborhood. We all got up early and went to the schools to turn in letters of withdrawal for each of the children. I felt it was too late for me to mail them, [...]
Posted on August 24th, 2009 by trish
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Josh and I have decided to homeschool our children. It’s funny how life can change on a dime, but I think this has been coming on since before we had children. When we had our first, I remember saying that I would want to homeschool her because I couldn’t imagine sending her out into a [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2009 by trish
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Sarah’s getting ready to go to her first Girls’ Camp ever. I always thought you had to be 14 years old (Mia Maid in Young Women) to go, but she’s 12 (Beehive) and she’s going, so either the rules have changed, the rules are different for our stake, or I was never paying enough attention [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2009 by trish
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