Author: jessica
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A Sick Child Changes Everything
It is Thursday. Our busiest day of the week. A sick child changes everything. Instead of spending the day with our homeschool friends, swimming lessons and gymnastics, we are huddled on the couch watching tv shows with our sick supplies nearby us. Here is hoping that this nice little bug moves quickly through our family…
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Swirling Thoughts
I have a million ideas floating through my head. Okay. Maybe not a million but a lot. One of the things I’ve learned about myself through the Slice of Life challenge is that I have a lot more creativity in my head than I think. I know that sounds funny coming from someone who is…
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If only she knew….
“Oh, you have two boys with Irish names. How cute,” the lady said to me. “You really need to have a little girl. Caitlin would be a beautiful Irish name for a girl,” she continued. I cringed and laughed it off. “No, I am fine with my boys,” I nicely replied. “Well you must try,”…
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Field Trip Day
Today I don’t have a witty post. I don’t have a deep and insightful post. Today I simply post that it is FIELD TRIP DAY in our homeschool life. Off to a science museum we go with some of our homeschool friends. Who knows what wonders we will discover. Who knows what inspiration I will…
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Mercedes Mom
She is the Mercedes Mom. That is what I call her. I guess she could call me the Honda Mom. How sad that I am identifying her by the car she drives. You see, I don’t know her name. She and I spend an hour together each week. We both walk into the gymnasium. We…
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Searching for Pads
If you are a woman, you know exactly what I am talking about when I say the word “pad.” If you are a man, you are probably cringing at the word and thinking, “oh no.” Have you ever just stopped and noticed all the choices us women have when it comes to our feminine hygiene.…
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Sounds
It is funny how sounds can trigger memories. I heard a motorcycle roar down the road. It was a Harley. I can clearly recognize the rumbling noise. I was transported back to my childhood of riding on a Harley behind my dad. Memories take me back even further to when my sister and I would…
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– Vision Therapy Homework –
What does vision therapy homework look like? Eye patches. Coins. Straws. Worksheets. Flashlights. Moving eyes. Still heads. Here is a glimpse into Kory’s vision therapy homework for the week. Please excuse the quality of the photos. My phone is its last days! Pointer Straw – To put a pointer in a straw in different spots.…
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Ready. Set. Go. Thursdays!
My google calendar email did not say “you have no events scheduled today.” It’s a Thursday. I know our days are full without even looking at my email or my calendar. Ready. Set. Go. Our morning will be spent at a homeschool co-op that meets weekly for eight weeks in the fall and in the…
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Vision Therapy
Do you remember when you started to read? Did it come easy? Was it hard? Do you remember those “stupid” timed reading tests in school? You know the ones where you had to see how many words you could read in a minute or so. I vividly remember being tested on that in first grade.…