Homeschooling Time

I've just completed reading The Wind in the Willows to my 5 yo.  I was very disappointed.  I've been spending the last couple of years reading some classics that I had never read as a child, including Little House, Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Swiss … [Read more...] about The Wind in the Willows

Today's Sunday Chicago Tribune headline is "State eyes free preschool:  Blagojevich [Illinois governor] plan would offer program to all 3- and 4-year-olds."  Oh, I can't express how saddened and frustrated I am about reading this.   Here is a quote from the … [Read more...] about State Funded Preschool

I feel like we had a pretty productive day today.  I woke up at 5:15 a.m. to my 2-year-old yelling, "Mom!"  I left her in there for a while, hoping she'd go back to sleep.  All six of us were awake by 5:30.     After breakfast we read chapters 6-9 of Genesis, about Noah and the … [Read more...] about What we did today