Wordless Wednesday

Flowers from my mom -

Red Mountain Mint

Pink Stargazer Lily

Blue Aster

                                                      Thank you Mom!

Boy Fun

This is what's fun for a boy. Racing your remote control mud-slinger. . .

and swimming with snakes.

What?! Did you say SNAKES? Well, one snake did get in the pool with us today. It was a little one. I think it was more afraid of us, than we were of it. He was focused on getting out of the water.

After rescuing him from the pool, we identified him as a brown snake, which is very common and nonvenomous.

Isn't he cute? Yes, I think the boy is cute. The boy thinks the snake is cute. Eventually, the snake will have to go back to his natural habitat and the boy will have to go back to his math and reading. Enough science for one day.

The Cat's Meow

Grandmother's beautiful garden.

A new addition.

"Wanna play?"



FCFE Field Trip - May 11th

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Wordless Wednesday - CCMA's 5th Anniversary

GHEA 2012

Another great event! Not as crowded this year, but we saw alot of our friends, and heard some good speakers.
Friday, I spent most of my day in the Used Book Sale, as usual.
These are my Used Book Sale finds.

Financial Peace Jr., Spelling Power books, Design a Plate kit, Writing Strands 4 + 5, Five Finger Paragraph,
Jump Start Typing CD, State Sticker book, Penmanship books, bird stickers, flag stickers,
and planet stickers (those we can use now in our Astronomy Notebooks).

It's alot of work being a volunteer at the sale, but I actually enjoy it. I get to shop an hour earlier than non-volunteers and I get to choose one free workshop CD.
I also sale some of the things we aren't using anymore and that usually pays for the things I buy each year in the sale, plus some.

We use to just give the kids a certain amount of money to spend at the conference. This year we did things different. The kids have been earning money doing things around the house, so they could spend their own money. Josiah bought some things in the Used Book Sale, too. He was so excited.

Animal books, stickers, and a windbag

In the Vendor Hall, he bought an eagle pen made of wood.

After finding what I could in the Used Book Sale, I went to the Vendor Hall and purchased our MFW curriculum for next year - Exploration to the 1850s. As soon as I get home, I like to open up the box and see everything. Well, not just that. I like to touch it and smell it, and organize it. Is that weird?

Teacher's Manual and history books

Science books

Read Alouds and Bible Study

Music

After a full day Friday of shopping, working, listening to speakers, and the kids going to a children's program (oh, and eating and talking to friends), we come home, sleep, then go back again on Saturday. Josiah did the children's program again, while Hannah attended some workshops with us (her own choice). Then more shopping, eating, talking to friends. Can't wait for next year!

Science Gone Wrong? Part II

 Okay, here's the rest of the story.

Hey, look how it sticks together.

Meanwhile, a minor distraction occurs.

Lady found something.

Cool.

Josiah ready to rescue the turtle.

Little Lady in disguise

Back to our Mercury crater experiment. What were we suppose to do?

Hey Mom, I think Josiah made playdough.

Science IS sometimes messy!