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Under the Memory Master Rock

March 28, 2012

If one should enter through the front door of casa de philips, they would see many interesting sites. The first obvious thing that would catch the eye would be that half of the entryway is concrete sub-floor while the other half is wood flooring. (Still.) Then they might notice the long strip of red tape dividing the [...]

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The Girl in the Mirror

March 16, 2012

Yesterday I happened to be in the kids bathroom (likely attempting to stuff their pile of dirty clothes back into the hamper in the linen closet. That pile keeps growing as the children grow. What happened to the days of tiny size 6 month onesies??) while Miss E. was finishing getting dressed. After she pulled [...]

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Easy-as-Pie Pi Day Celebration

March 14, 2012

Last night I announced to the family during devotional time that Pi Day was just around the corner. I was met with confused gazes and a big silence hung in the air (Until a certain little girl who shall remain nameless whined, “But I don’t eat pie.”) Through a few prompts of “Pi Day” and [...]

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Go float a boat

March 9, 2012

After two weeks of warm, Spring-like temperatures, we have been hit hard with cold, rainy weather for the weekend. I am not going to complain because I know the 100 degree temps are lurking around the corner, ready to pounce on us relentlessly until October again. Isaac is right in the thick of studying to [...]

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Closed for the Day

March 8, 2012

One of the things that I have really been blessed by during this first year of homeschooling is meeting a variety of Godly, normal (Read: None of them are pretending to be Super Mom), wise moms who are also homeschooling their children. These mothers are walking the same path, to some degree, that my family [...]

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Helicopter Parenting, Science and knowing one’s place

March 1, 2012

Our first science fair is officially behind us. Whew. In all honesty, we had a really good time preparing for and participating in this year’s regional Science Fair for Classical Conversations. Because the children are young, projects were kept simple and basic. I told a fellow homeschool mom that I was fighting hard against the [...]

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Water Logged

February 24, 2012

Thursday stared off fairly normal. The husband went to work. The children ate breakfast. I bemoaned the fact that my hair never looks like the Pinterest Pins I covet daily. The approaching weekend happened to be a busy one, filled with science fairs, basketball games, two birthday parties and a visit from the grandparents. Because [...]

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Consuming Oreos in the name of Science

February 21, 2012

So today I ate my weight in oreo cookies. No worries….it was all in the name of science. Things have been busy around here at casa de phillips (thus the quiet blog as of late). One of the things that is keeping us busy is our upcoming science fair on Friday. The boy is doing [...]

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Sick Day Survival

February 9, 2012

Yesterday we had our first official sick day of the school year. Not too shabby a record, considering it was February 8th (and considering we did manage to squeeze in some school despite the illness cloud lingering over our home). Earlier in the week, the boy seemed a bit puny. Nothing big, rather just symptoms [...]

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Day in the Life

February 6, 2012

I have discovered that many people are curious about the homeschooling process: How does it work? When do you do it? What about discipline? Do you teach in your pajamas? I often laugh when asked these questions, because I am known for asking all my fellow homeschool friends the very same things. Because their is no [...]