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March in our homeschool – 2021

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 by annieandfam

Hello. I am tired. I don’t really feel up to writing a summary of last month’s homeschool, but I do like having written these summaries. So here we go. It may be brief. The anniversary of when the pandemic hit home was March 13 for our family. I had gone to a barre3 class and …

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February in our homeschool – 2021

March 2, 2021March 4, 2021 by annieandfam

February is my least favorite month to homeschool. The days are short, we’ve been stuck inside together for too long and patience is in short supply. Normally February is the month I spend exploring local school Web sites to imagine there is a better way than this homeschool gig. But, thanks to the pandemic, there …

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January in our homeschool – 2021

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by annieandfam

This has been such an interesting academic year for us. While it has been an extremely difficult year for us personally as a family, it has also been a really amazing year for our homeschool. It’s been an interesting juxtaposition and I am so grateful that our time learning together can be a source of …

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December in our homeschool – 2020

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 by annieandfam

Ahhh what to say about the final month in a very, very challenging year? This December was different than years prior in many ways. We were unable to celebrate Christmas with our extended families because of COVID and yet we were able to spend a lot of time with my parents, because they’re our bubble …

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November in our homeschool – 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by annieandfam

At this risk of sounding like a broken record – this year is weird. There are the ways in which this year is weird for everyone, global pandemic and teetering democracy and all. And then there are unique ways we managed to make this year even weirder for our family, like deciding to do a …

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Autumn Meal Plan

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 by annieandfam

We have been living out of suitcases for two and a half months as we’ve been out of our house for a remodel, and a lot of our regular routines have been up in the air. One of the biggest areas that has felt unsettled for us has been food. This was amplified by the …

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October in our homeschool – 2020

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 by annieandfam

What a whirlwind October has been for our family! We spent part of the month on a road trip to Colorado, and as I write this we’ve been out of our house 63 days while we remodel parts of our house. Add onto all of that upheaval the stress of the worsening COVID pandemic and …

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September in our homeschool – 2020

October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 by annieandfam

When I started this blog two years ago I started out by writing monthly journal entries about homeschool life. Last year, I switched to writing about specific blocks I was teaching my then fourth grader. Having looked back at old posts over the summer I’ve decided I like the monthly journal entry approach best. They …

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Back to school 2020

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 by annieandfam

This is our fifth official year homeschooling (meaning, my oldest is in fifth grade … my kids have always been home …) and this year’s back to school vibe is unlike any other we have experienced. Normally back to school involves back to our lessons – yes – but also back to ballet and back …

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Self-care during a pandemic

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by annieandfam

I have been reluctant to write about step three of Plan It Out because it’s about self care. What even is self care for mothers in this time of the Coronavirus pandemic? We are home with our children 24/7 and I know that for me, many of my self-care practices have gone out the window.  …

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My fifth grader and I have finally wrapped up Greece. 😅 We spent three weeks on the Greek Myths and then three weeks on history (and definitely could have filled twice that amount of time!). For her final project I asked her to read these three books and then write an essay explaining whether she would have preferred to grow up in Athens or Sparta. Such a great project! And totally not my idea - I got it from the Waldorf Inspirations Web site. We have loved ancient history so, so much. I’ve been going back and forth about whether to cover Rome this year or save it for next year and we’ve decided to dive in, so Rome here we come.
I got to spend the weekend snuggling baby goats and lambs and then yesterday I got my first vaccine shot. I’ve been stuck in this loop of *getting through all of this* and it feels so good to be making plans and envisioning what we want our post-pandemic life to look like.
We had our annual spring visit to Leaping Lamb Farm over the weekend and were lucky enough to have three bottle lambs to feed and two day-old baby goats to snuggle while we were there. What a joy. ✨
Much needed. 🌲
Sharing some tidbits about March in our homeschool over on my blog. I’m chatting about pandemic fatigue, Greek Myths, doing a block on a subject my child is already super familiar with, Waffles and Mochi and the book on talking about sex with your kids that I think every parent should read. Hope you have a chance to read!
So, so proud of my seven-year-old and his knitted lion! He worked so hard on this project and I just helped with the face and mane. Leo the Lion will be treasured for a very long time. 😍
What a special Holy Saturday treat - we got to meet this one-week-old baby goat, Obonato. We managed to not steal her from her owner - hard to resist! 🐐❤️
My kids are speculating about whether Portland looks pink from space right now. 🌸☺️#springinportland
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