Today we had plans to meet up with some new homeschooling friends for a nature hike. This informal group meets weekly – outside – all year round. The idea is that “kids need to be outside and surrounded by nature”. What a concept! A small group, a few of whom we know from other homeschooly places, this idea is right up our alley. The central theme is that we’ll get outside, exploring nature, no matter the weather. So even when it’s cold and snowy or wet and rainy, we still meet up and do something outside together.
Tonight, in the history of cooking in my own kitchen, I had an EPIC FAIL dinner. It was a disaster – completely to blame on a new ingredient that I’ve never cooked with before: Polenta.
I will attempt this meal again next week and will share more details on tonight’s disaster then. Until that time I’m going to be annoyingly cryptic.
Fortunately though, there’s always a silver lining.
Like a giant salad? Thank goodness there’s always a Plan B.
Packages from sweet friends named Whitney would be part of tonight’s silver lining as well.
More homeschool ice skating today! Except today we found the equivalent to training wheels for beginner ice skaters.
We had another little lesson this week from a very sweet instructor. (But would have preferred Sk8ter Gurl Hollyz or Ice Dancing With The Stars Cindy – sorry ladies, we had to settle.)
And within 10 minutes, she was off and running. Errrr, skating.
From the ice rink we skid home for a fast, late lunch and then off to the gym for homeschooling Phys Ed.
I had high hopes today.
High hopes that the Garmin 405 would be available to borrow at my local running store from their electronic lending library.
Score! After reading Shari’s post yesterday on gadgets I had Garmin envy and hit up the cheapest way I know to get my hands on a Garmin (FREE), even if it’s only mine for a week.
I had high hopes for a dinner out at a restaurant near Zak’s office before a homeschooling gathering tonight. He eats lunch here frequently and has only had good things to say about their salads.
Choose Your Own Homeschooling Adventure
November 5th, 2009 | Posted by in Late Night Craziness - (12 Comments)Homeschooling Ice Skating started today.
If you decide to go, get your act in gear.
If you decide to stay home, stay in your pajamas.
OK! Let’s get our act in gear! Time to go ice skating!
If you decide to abandon your oldest and send her out by herself with blades strapped to her feet, be sure to take a picture of it.
*Click*
If you decide to stay behind with Strawberry No Shorts, Smirksalot and a lone yellow crock, find a dear soul to go fetch the stranded big one.
Today’s day of calorie counting began with a freezing bike ride to the gym. Well, actually it was 33 degrees so I guess it wasn’t exactly freezing. I’m such an exaggerator sometimes.
30 minutes on the treadmill with some speed work intervals (4 two minute sets at 9.3) thrown in to keep things interesting – a total of about 4 miles. I noted today what the calorie total said and it was about 450.
Treadmill dues paid, followed by a Very Cold (but this time welcome!) ride home for my first calories of the day.
It’s Tuesday. That means it’s a magic basket full of snacks for me and one or more of the offspring. Today’s basket of packed goodness was for me and Ava. I was unexpectedly assisting in her homeschooling class today. Maxine stayed behind with Aunt Ellen while Ava and I forged ahead.
I was of course excited to dig into my MamaBar and give it a real trial run. (i.e., not sampling it over the food processor bowl.) I chowed this puppy moments before getting out of the car to tackle a room full of 5 and 6 year olds for three hours. I needed every last ounce of coconut oil.
I had the most fabulous run this morning!
But this fabulous run actually started yesterday – with an innocent homeschooling Halloween party where Mama went as a Dirty Hippy and Maxine went as a ballerina.
I don’t know that this was much of a stretch from how we dress day to day, but whatever.
There were lots of fun treats and goodies.
Including some Mama Averie inspired raw donut holes, available in both chocolate and pumpkin.
Lots of fun games and activities too.
Today’s homeschooling activity du jour? Apple picking!
We met up with some homeschooling friends at an apple orchard today to enjoy the blast of warm air we’ve had and to do a classic upstate NY fall activity – slip on rotting apples and sit on pumpkins.
Kids! Running!
All the varieties available for picking – some of which I’d never even heard of. Topaz, Fortune, Northern Spy? Come on, you’re just making these up.
On our way to pick some Crispins, Mama Appleseed’s fav!
15 Pair of Pears and 3 Extra Pair of Hands
October 13th, 2009 | Posted by in Parenting - (17 Comments)It was my turn to be one of the parent assistants in Ava’s homeschooling class this week. Each week there are two parent assistants who work in the classroom on a rotating basis along side the teacher and teacher assistant. That’s four adults for 16 children. Overkill? That’s what I thought until I was actually working in the classroom!
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