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Life Unscripted.: It only took two and a half years...Dwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-77488204442182570292013-11-13T15:53:39.834-05:002013-11-13T15:53:39.834-05:00I responded to Kelly Jo by email, but I'll sha...I responded to Kelly Jo by email, but I'll share the link here to our announcement post from 2011 for anyone else who's also curious: http://www.houseunseen.com/2011/07/big-announcement.htmlDwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-1077405894327871662013-11-13T15:17:34.389-05:002013-11-13T15:17:34.389-05:00"My girls are finally getting along with each..."My girls are finally getting along with each other in a way I only dreamed was possible and getting to know each other as actual people (the main reason we started this whole thang)."<br /><br />Check in the We Will Homeschool These Chilluns box.Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-706662377828246152013-11-13T12:12:11.418-05:002013-11-13T12:12:11.418-05:00If I bought you an airplane ticket, could you come...If I bought you an airplane ticket, could you come tattoo this on my forehead? <br />When I sit down to plan school, I get so excited I schedule 3,456,782,462 things I want to read, learn, do or go see with them. “Oh, wait til they see this!” “Ah, how much fun this will be!” Then I get to that week and I’m all, “Oh crap, I have to do what? I don’t have time. I don’t have the energy. The weather is awful. We are already behind with X.” 2 months into this school year I revamped our plan to make things easier and simplier but I know it still needs work. It is still too much for me. I need Homeschool Mom 911 to come to my house and help me sort out what I need to do, what I don’t need to do, what I need them to do and what isn’t necessary at all. If you videotape your system at all, sign me up for the first viewing. I’m so tired of dragging myself through the week and dreading the next week because there is just so much to do. Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113818823824140462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-39207638995916685922013-11-11T20:39:16.887-05:002013-11-11T20:39:16.887-05:00My grown son told me that he liked homeschooling t...My grown son told me that he liked homeschooling the best when I didn't put him into any resource classes and didn't try so hard - Ha! I'm guessing that was during the time we adopted his little sister. Goes to prove that God has got this!Jeaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930183602864458173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-27033033955308190212013-11-11T17:46:40.265-05:002013-11-11T17:46:40.265-05:00Oh my goodness! That is wonderful! I am hopeful ...Oh my goodness! That is wonderful! I am hopeful for our family. This is our second year and it still feels so choppy and unnatural! Am I doing it wrong or is year 3 where we hit our stride? Oh well, I guess the Holy Spirit is on our side!<br />Katie <br />Ps. Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-54204849291357036642013-11-11T17:00:26.785-05:002013-11-11T17:00:26.785-05:00I love this post! We are planning on homeschooling...I love this post! We are planning on homeschooling and reading this makes me even more excited!<br />Btw, I think you should write a post on why you decided to homeschool in the first place. Or maybe you already have?Faulkner's Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535100965512595004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-68114617914899303082013-11-11T16:27:36.708-05:002013-11-11T16:27:36.708-05:00We started homeschooling this year, but my boys ar...We started homeschooling this year, but my boys are younger (5 &7). I totally get that giddy, peaceful, "I'm doing things right" feeling you got! My 7yo grabbed the iPad the other day and when I asked what he was googling he said, "I want to know how Copernicus used math to find out the Earth revolves around the sun." Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300664024633974360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-71386394790008896232013-11-11T14:33:16.153-05:002013-11-11T14:33:16.153-05:00We're always having conversations at dinner th...We're always having conversations at dinner that involve me or the kids grabbing the laptop to "look that up". They really do love to know things, and it's awesome to see them figure that stuff out.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-28100367722104520012013-11-11T14:00:31.831-05:002013-11-11T14:00:31.831-05:00That is awesome! For now, we plan on sending our k...That is awesome! For now, we plan on sending our kids to the little Catholic school in town (it only goes thru sixth grade though, sadness!) but this makes me excited about the homeschooling option, if that's the route we end up going later!Francinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904134944835186397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-60494958761201928302013-11-11T13:47:17.602-05:002013-11-11T13:47:17.602-05:00You, are awesome-sauce.You, are awesome-sauce.Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595294800560372520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-43750696622744263672013-11-11T13:22:40.872-05:002013-11-11T13:22:40.872-05:00I love this, Paula! My kids are public school too...I love this, Paula! My kids are public school too, and we do crazy stuff like this, but I've never thought of this one. Can't wait to tell the kids about it tonight! BTW, have you ever done the gas tank estimate? Everyone gets to guess how many gallons the car will take before you start filling it up. They get one look at the gauge, or they have to think about where we've been and how much driving we've been doing in the last couple of days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918065522100094241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-51821852242631695022013-11-11T13:03:16.221-05:002013-11-11T13:03:16.221-05:00Ok, I've never commented before but st. Hedwig...Ok, I've never commented before but st. Hedwig brought me out of the shadows. I live in small-town Ontario, Canada in a very polish region. Our parish is called st. Hedwigs, so Sw. jadwiga. Anyhow, my dad (a Brit) calls st. Hedwig the patron saint of hairdressers. Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826060634092974715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-51923128578282323132013-11-11T11:58:17.178-05:002013-11-11T11:58:17.178-05:00That should be..."are" crazy about histo...That should be..."are" crazy about history!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647220453777040327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-75378278419670512742013-11-11T11:57:29.440-05:002013-11-11T11:57:29.440-05:00Hooray! Even regular school kids do things like t...Hooray! Even regular school kids do things like this sometimes. When we go to the grocery store, we always ask what event happened in the date that matches the total for our groceries. For example: 18.61 = the year the American Civil War started or 10.66 = Battle of Hastings. The clerks would look at us like we were crazy, but our kids, especially our son, is crazy about history.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647220453777040327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-16375388769022017592013-11-11T11:17:37.553-05:002013-11-11T11:17:37.553-05:00Very inspiring :) Thanks!!
<3 jeniVery inspiring :) Thanks!!<br /><br /><3 jeniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-84899164991261374262013-11-11T11:13:39.752-05:002013-11-11T11:13:39.752-05:00It's so good to hear you're doing well and...It's so good to hear you're doing well and everything's peaceful in the Borobia camp...:) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477653309369105704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-83783815052103290512013-11-11T11:07:13.767-05:002013-11-11T11:07:13.767-05:00"And I'm finally learning out how to guid..."And I'm finally learning out how to guide their days without getting in their way."<br /><br />Cheers to seeing the fruits of your labors! This idea of getting out of the way of children seems to be a theme I keep stumbling upon. I would love it if you would elaborate on this idea when it comes to homeschooling. How do you guide and stay out of their way when you homeschool? And what do you do when other people get in their way? Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757279172611457211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-43280694538949593792013-11-11T10:49:30.861-05:002013-11-11T10:49:30.861-05:00Looking forward to those days!Looking forward to those days!Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036334286142271626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-91035207049932028562013-11-11T10:31:43.264-05:002013-11-11T10:31:43.264-05:00Love this. I am constantly amazed at how much my ...Love this. I am constantly amazed at how much my kids have learned without being taught!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-57381300159513902062013-11-11T10:25:23.926-05:002013-11-11T10:25:23.926-05:00See, this is so what I want! Unfortunately, I get...See, this is so what I want! Unfortunately, I get mired in the "we have to get this done!!!" trap, and they're hating homeschool. :( Have to find balance... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-21860379724976826332013-11-11T10:21:50.476-05:002013-11-11T10:21:50.476-05:00By the way, a taximom is still what I am - Cristia...By the way, a taximom is still what I am - Cristian is not interested in driving at all!<br />ElianaElimarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717763069760742907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-23588317422052139922013-11-11T10:20:28.123-05:002013-11-11T10:20:28.123-05:00WOW! That's great news. So glad you got out o...WOW! That's great news. So glad you got out of So. Cal.'s crazy public school environment.<br />Please post pics of Tommy's harp project. I looked up that gorgeous Romanesque church in your pic - the interior is beautiful. I hope I'm wrong, but I think they installed two ceiling fans WAY up there in the vaulted ceiling! Oh well. It's still beautiful.<br />Love reading your posts!<br /><br />Elimarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717763069760742907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-71300229293631366572013-11-11T09:40:09.927-05:002013-11-11T09:40:09.927-05:00I think that is so exciting! Reading posts like t...I think that is so exciting! Reading posts like this make me want to homeschool. So glad you are at peace and your kids are really learning and better yet - enjoying the whole process!Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-67645091849004071042013-11-11T08:52:05.130-05:002013-11-11T08:52:05.130-05:00I love it! It amazes me how homeschooling has mad...I love it! It amazes me how homeschooling has made all of us in our household more inquisitive. My boys ask me questions all the time that I don't know the answer to. We use google & our library A LOT. lol It's been so much fun watching them discover and learn together. Right now, they are obsessed with volcanoes. I keep "catching" them curled up on the couch watching volcano documentaries on Netflix. It makes me so happy. Btw, love the pic of the church in Battle Creek. It's gorgeous! :-)Becky Milsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669272024781774905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-64676335986142099162013-11-11T08:43:49.639-05:002013-11-11T08:43:49.639-05:00Dwija, that's fantastic. It must feel so, so g...Dwija, that's fantastic. It must feel so, so good to see things working out and bearing fruit. Makes you feel like you're doing the right thing, I bet! I'm sure your kids are going to have fond memories of it. :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com