Melissa | August 31, 2011
We started last weekend heading out to go camping. Our house was in the path of Irene but our camping plans were far enough west that we thought we’d be safe.
We spent time with Boo Boo,
raced pedal carts,
and worked on our mini-golf stroke.
Saturday afternoon the forecast changed so we decided to weather the storm at [...]
Melissa | August 28, 2011
Our CC community does not start until September 9th and we’ll actually miss it because we’ll be in Williamsburg. While we are kind of taking our good old time starting our school year, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been planning.
Our general overview from the year is here.
Here’s the plan for Week 1. I will note [...]
Melissa | August 27, 2011
Here’s the plan so far. Of course it’s subject (pun stumbled upon) to change because we can
Subject
(These are ones required by our state)
PJ
Mia
Bible (this is required by our oversight organization)
Community Bible Study
Weekly Character Quality
Whatever else Patrick implements. Mr. Seminary is supposed to be in charge of this subject.
Language Arts
Prima Latina
(We are basically using Latin [...]
Melissa | August 27, 2011
I interupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the YES Challenge.
I’ve been practicing in secret but now that you all know, we can keep each other accountable.
Step 1: Read this article.
Step 2: See how many YES’s you can accumulate this weekend.
(Hint: Be creative. For example, if you were going to say YES to a [...]
Melissa | August 20, 2011
For us, the hardest part of adoption is not the actual parenting a child from a hard place. Although that certainly has not been easy. For us, we’re lucky to get through our home study in one piece. If we can get past that, it seems like smooth sailing from there.
I know I’ve said it [...]
Melissa | August 19, 2011
When Patrick started his own business a year-and-a-half ago, I didn’t expect to cherish the times he didn’t have work. I’m pretty very type A and I expected that the periods of time he was in between c0ntracts to be stressful on all sorts of levels. And they have been.
I stress when he wants to [...]
Melissa | August 18, 2011
One of the things I love about our family is that they’re always up for an adventure. When I found out Historic St. Mary’s City was having a special where the whole family could get in for $15 and Patrick realized how good the crabbing could be, it was hard to resist. We packed up [...]
Melissa | August 14, 2011
Some folks plan their garden around what they actually eat. Some grow what is easy. Some grow what everyone else does. We do a little of those things but mostly we just pick up a seed catalogue in late winter and start picking things that look fun and different.
While this salsa may [...]
Melissa | August 13, 2011
Regardless of which adoption journey you are on, you will need to complete a home study. As part of your home study, you will need to gather a bunch of documents. Although this list may vary a little from state to state and agency to agency, it will give you a good idea of what [...]
Melissa | August 12, 2011
