Category Archives: Homeschooling

School/home/work lunches

Posted on August 21, 2012 by lori4squaremom

I just started a conversation over at my blog’s facebook page about lunchtime and lunchtime doldrums….. would love to have you join the conversation.   If you are not on facebook, let me know and I’ll bring the conversation over … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling, Kids, Kitchen | Leave a comment

Homeschooling vs. Public School

Posted on June 4, 2012 by lori4squaremom

This post is NOT to stir any type of debate, it is simply to share a conversation from our car from last week and a video that the kids like to show to their friends to debunk some  the myths … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Home/Daily Life, Homeschooling | Leave a comment

Being Thankful Day 8

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lori4squaremom

Today I am thankful for the adults (men and women)  in our church body and in our community that sacrificially give their time and talents to teach, train, hang out with, camp with, play with and pray with  my kids.

Posted in Family, Home/Daily Life, Homeschooling | Leave a comment

For this I am thankful, Day 15

Posted on November 19, 2010 by lori4squaremom

Today I am thankful for a family that loves one another, are com…mited to one another, and will stand by one another no matter what. I LOVE my little family!

Posted in Family, Home/Daily Life, Homeschooling | Leave a comment

Today….

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lori4squaremom

Today my daughter’s R (age 17) and H (age 12) and the little guy that we babysit 3 days a week (he’s 2) all went grocery shopping.   When we were pulling into the Winco parking lot there was a lady … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Homeschooling | 1 Comment

Our big field trip of the year…..

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lori4squaremom

Each year we go on one or sometimes two (like this year) BIG field trips per year.   This school year, we went to Monterey Bay Aquarium back in the fall, and in January, we went to San Francisco on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Homeschooling | 5 Comments

When you give a homeschool student a project….

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lori4squaremom

Our oldest daughter R is a frosh in high school this year, and she is taking Spanish 2 with several other homeschooled students in our area. Her teacher (who is awesome, by the way! We LOVE her :)) assigned the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling, Kids | Leave a comment

Can you help us identify this?

Posted on September 17, 2007 by lori4squaremom

This is one of the three insects that we found in our kitchen today.      The other two insects were same shape and looked exactly the same, except they didn’t have the red “shields”, they were all the grayish/brown color.    Can … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Homeschooling | 3 Comments

you know you're a homeschooler when…..

Posted on September 17, 2007 by lori4squaremom

This is  a statement that D made this morning at breakfast.       You know you’re a homeschooler when…..you find an unidentified insect in your kitchen and rather than killing it, you trap it in a jar to keep it for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling | 1 Comment

School happenings….

Posted on September 5, 2007 by lori4squaremom

Well, school is picking up for us this week…..as long as no one else gets sick :), and we start our Sign Language Class (ASL) today.   One of my friends is deaf and has taught sign language classes and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschooling | 1 Comment