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We Do School at Home

Jessica — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:10:56 +0000

This school year Ryan, my first grader, has started homeschooling. We do school at home, at the zoo, during van rides, waiting in line, before bed, in the school room, at the kitchen counter, you get the idea. Basically, our lives have turned into living lessons with some worksheet thrown in for good measure.

Establishing a new home and a new way to “do” school in the same ~~year~~ summer has been one of the biggest roller-coasters of my life. Pots and pans, Ps and Qs will all get sorted out one way or another; it is the constant personal character development for me and the kids that is so hard to do!

Here are a few snap-shots from our time homeschooling.

Great-Grandma Mary "GG" listens to Ryan's read aloud assignment.

My babies exploring the patio garden.

Post-library visit impact on the living room.

Unit Study bulletin board.

Molly doing "school" on the school room table.

Cheers for school supplies!

Jess

Signs of Summer

Jessica — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:55:47 +0000

Around Here Lately…

Summer in Minnesota is a frenzy of outdoor relaxation, family activities and work projects.

Walks in Grammy's garden

S'mores and then some more S'mores!

Handy-work in the garage! New shelves Neat Pete designed and built to help get ready for the twins! They could also be bunks

Thompson Family Reunion

Jessica — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:01:54 +0000

Papa Phil helps Ryan pick fresh peas from the veggie garden.

Well it’s no Christmas card but we are all together! Top: Carly, Peter (Ryan), Phil, Tim and Lisa. Bottom: John, Kris, Molly and Jess.

The Anderson Family. Deegan, Sarah, Eric, Terry, Molly, Jeff, Mary Jo, Amanda.

This clothes pin bag is so charming with yellow, denim and rickrack. It was Great-Aunt Dorothy’s, (Grandma Margaret Thompson-Jensen’s sister), from way back when and it is still in use by her grand-daughters.

Third cousins Deegan, Molly and Ryan swam in the mini-pool by the shade.

Surprisingly strong Molly made her way to the corn. She loves corn on the cob! The only time she was fussy all day was when her corn was all done.

In the Garden

Jessica — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:29:23 +0000

My mother-in-love Kris is a gardener. She lives and breaths gardens. Dreams them up, nurtures them, cultivates them and enjoys them. She redesigns a 1/2 sun; 1/4 shade and 1/4 veggie/fruit garden every year. She toils in the sun and soil for the utter joy of the doings involved with gardening. Some of you can relate to her desire for dirt, water and life to be entwined with mental space time.

I am a garden lover not a gardener. I do however enjoy photographing her garden. Here are a few shots from this weekend. I hope to add more of her garden photos to my blog over the Summer and into the Fall.

[Molly's purple dress was hand sewn by my California cousin Janis! Thank You Janis for Molly's frilly frock!]

Shade Garden.

Fill ‘er Up!

Tip me over and pour me out!

Gramma’s little helper. Ryan watering the garden with Kris.

Shade Garden with USA flags.