Saturday, July 4, 2009
My Sweet Nurslings
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 12:23 PM 1 comments
Labels: Fruitful Things, Large Families
Friday, July 3, 2009
Postpartum Weightloss Update
Just a quick update: 123~~~!!! YAY! I am so excited. I havent really bothered trying to loose anymore, but low and behold its coming off anyway:) I am not trying to loose anymore though. Really for a 5'5" medium frame, this is pretty thin, esp since I have DD boobies. lol. My sz 4's are falling off!
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 3:30 PM 0 comments
Labels: Pregnancy
The New House
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 3:24 PM 1 comments
Labels: Fruitful Things
Trading Up
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 3:12 PM 0 comments
Labels: Horses
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Unschooling for the Skeptics
I have found an ingenious way to unschool, all while keeping my husband's nerves at bay so I wanted to share. If you print the content standards for your state for each child for each subject and keep them in a folder, you can mark off each subject throughout the year as you complete them......as life completes them. Its good because you can glance at them maybe once a week and know what is still missing and try and find innovative ways to entice your kids into finishing off these standards. It is the only way to keep Nate's reservations at bay with unschooling so I do it. Its actually nice in my own mind as well though to know that they are getting an education up to standard even without a standardized curriculum. Its hard though because the last thing an unschooler wants to do is measure their child up to other "public schooled peers." I don't do this, but my husband is prior military and now a cop so his nature is to have order in life so I must appease him in this as his helpmeet. I do think as years wear on, he will understand the beauty of no standards to measure against though. I always remember though that things can be done naturally and as part of life and try to make things flow with life, with a little nudge or excitement here or there to make sure certain things get done. As a parent, it is my duty to make sure my kids do get a fulfilled education as much as I do love unschooling and we still do it. I still consider this unschooling because I wouldn't make it boring, regular curriculum and I wouldn't do anything extreme to meet standards. I just do my best to pick these standards out of real life or create opportunities for these standards to be somewhat met. Just an idea for those trying to appease a skeptic! :)
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 5:14 PM 5 comments
Labels: unschooling/homeschooling
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Happy Homeschool Moments
I just want to say how much I enjoy homeschooling. I hope that I am someone's inspiration when they get tired, burned out or just plain want to quit as we all sometimes get. I was there a few months ago and I apppreciate and thank all you homeschool bloggers because you keep me going during those times. I am in an upswing right now though. I am completely in awe and happy to be homeschooling. We are having so much fun this summer, going to $1 movies, lagoons, aqua centers, swimming meet ups and other fun activities with our homeschool group. We are so blessed to have them. I dont know how any family goes without the support of a wonderful Chrisitan homeschool group because I dont honestly think I could. Our group is large and growing and local and supportive and meets frequently and chats online and just plain awesome! The leaders moved our group to an online meetup site recently so we can chat frequently and it has been so neat. My kids just plain amaze me at all they know. We have taught them so much about life and learning and joy and its just so cool that I get to be there and be the one, the one who does all this with them. I am so lucky, so blessed, so happy and try to always remind myself of why I do this when there is a down month sometimes and we all get there on occasion, but the bigger picture plays out and we realize why we are doing what we are doing. My kids are learning and happy and healthy and behind older peers socially who are getting more sexualized and culturalized the way society inevitably does. My kids aren't and for that, I can truely say, I am thrilled.
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 7:45 PM 1 comments
Labels: unschooling/homeschooling
Monday, June 22, 2009
Some Current Pics
Posted by lilpeasinmypodfrom~God at 6:17 PM 0 comments
Labels: Fruitful Things, Horses

