tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post5533880438007056785..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: 4 Years!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-89313490282667820612011-02-04T09:00:48.386-08:002011-02-04T09:00:48.386-08:00I'd like to hear more about how you manage you...I'd like to hear more about how you manage your boys. Mine are 2 and 4, and I can't believe how much physical violence I have to nip in the bud already. How have you tried to raise your lads to get along with each other? How do you encourage them to exhaust their aggressive impulses somewhere other than on each other? How much do you step in, and how do you discipline them when a line has been crossed? I figure you must have some wisdom to pass along in this department, or you would have been institutionalized by now. :)mdvlistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-60792717039438347602011-02-03T07:58:34.934-08:002011-02-03T07:58:34.934-08:00Congratulations on 4 years!! I was wondering if t...Congratulations on 4 years!! I was wondering if there are any organizational systems that work for you. I can only imagine with homeschooling, family, kids, etc. there is so much stuff to keep track of. Do you have any systems that work well for you? How do you store, rotate, purge all the stuff? Do you have any systems in play for storing the kids stuff, library books, meal planning, family activities, basically anything that has to do with family life or homeschooling? I would love to hear your thoughts.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160276138391738690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-64163567740800872822011-02-02T19:25:50.390-08:002011-02-02T19:25:50.390-08:00Okay, my question is about your science...that is ...Okay, my question is about your science...that is so not my strong point. It seems you use a lot of Bill Nye, but is there a rhyme and reason to what your studying and when...any SPINE, so to speak, that you are launching from? Thanks so much! Can't wait to hear all the answers!! JulieA Contrarian's Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935316226956320828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-54420139128566718632011-02-02T17:59:40.540-08:002011-02-02T17:59:40.540-08:00Can you tell us your pros and cons of classical ed...Can you tell us your pros and cons of classical education now that you are in it & why you chose it? thanks so much!!Lindseyhttp://likeatreefirmlyplanted.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-2488883184129973912011-02-02T16:40:29.941-08:002011-02-02T16:40:29.941-08:00I also am curious to know about your photo backup ...I also am curious to know about your photo backup procedure. I'm thinking of putting more stuff online that I want to remember about my kids (besides just pictures) in case of a fire or something. A lot of those memories would be gone (funny things they say, etc). I guess you could call it "Backing up their baby books".<br /><br />I also have 3 boys (9, 2, 1) and then a baby girl born Nov 30. I am LOVING your photos of your baby girl (she's so precious!) as it gives me ideas of pictures to take of my girlie. Your blog is great. I've been reading it for a year or so & I very much enjoy it. And we both live in the Pacific NW!<br /><br />ShannaThe Frugal Family Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858553455580020187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-64280555276473660262011-02-02T13:30:02.232-08:002011-02-02T13:30:02.232-08:00I'm curious as to how you come up with all you...I'm curious as to how you come up with all your fine arts ideas. You have such fabulous resources, and I wonder when/how you manage to pull it all together!<br /><br />I've been a reader for a couple of years now, and I never fail to be inspired when I stop by!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-31607210396993083732011-02-02T12:25:43.793-08:002011-02-02T12:25:43.793-08:00I'd love to know a bit more about your homesch...I'd love to know a bit more about your homeschooling approach. I am a newer reader and enjoy your blog!!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-74154666441744343902011-02-02T12:08:24.534-08:002011-02-02T12:08:24.534-08:001. How did you meet your husband?
2. What jobs hav...1. How did you meet your husband?<br />2. What jobs have you had?<br />3. Do you like to make supper?<br />4. Do you give your boys chores? If so, what are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-84614657237479559232011-02-02T10:27:06.336-08:002011-02-02T10:27:06.336-08:00:) I'll be answering the questions over the ne...:) I'll be answering the questions over the next few days. Feel free to continue to add more here in the comments.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-90024461326279399082011-02-01T16:20:57.804-08:002011-02-01T16:20:57.804-08:00oh my gosh...a shower every day?? Are you kidding?...oh my gosh...a shower every day?? Are you kidding?? I have five children 8 and under, and my goal is to shower twice a week!! And most the moms I know are the same way...don't feel badly!! The days of being able to indulge in daily showers if a thing of the past, but I wouldn't trade it for my life !! <br />JulieA Contrarian's Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935316226956320828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-33513027562931198112011-02-01T15:22:58.241-08:002011-02-01T15:22:58.241-08:00@K: Laughing only because I have been there! I h...@K: Laughing only because I have been there! I have three, two boys (ages 8 and 6) and one girl (age 3). There were many days when I didn't get a shower until my husband came home. Just spritz a little perfume and no one will notice ;) Wear a hat if your hair is bothering you and no one will be the wiser!<br /><br />Take heart, the difficult stage of juggling the little ones doesn't last forever. You will survive and you will adapt to your changing family needs :)Precision Quality Laserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304034383943750446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-39263179990599913952011-02-01T12:54:44.087-08:002011-02-01T12:54:44.087-08:00Congrats on 4 years! I don't know that I have ...Congrats on 4 years! I don't know that I have a burning question (but I'm sure I will once I hit publish) but I thoroughly enjoy reading here. : )Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-46195367626040532592011-02-01T09:59:26.352-08:002011-02-01T09:59:26.352-08:00I am curious to know how you and your husband arri...I am curious to know how you and your husband arrived at the decision to homeschool, and if your husband has always been on board? Our oldest begins kindergarten next year and my husband is really reluctant to let her homeschool. I am a bit intimidated but really eager to do it. Thanks! Love your blog!Jessica Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-5113162690704847152011-02-01T08:39:27.782-08:002011-02-01T08:39:27.782-08:00Now this may sound funny, but in all serious, do y...Now this may sound funny, but in all serious, do you get to shower every day? I have three (6, 3 and 6 mos), and some days, I don't get a shower. I've stopped feeling bad about it. I brush my teeth, wash my face, comb my hair and move on.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760240394306239399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-77435577342566530782011-02-01T04:51:18.275-08:002011-02-01T04:51:18.275-08:00re: schedule. I'd like to be more motivated &#...re: schedule. I'd like to be more motivated 'internally' less externally. Planned but less driven by someone elses agenda. I think we've got the framewor of academic study, but I feel like we're always doing a 'check list'. Less of work or reading based on interest. btw, we follow a classical plan. Cc seems like it will be more of the same, skipping over areas that I want to spend more time on. But perhaps it is more of an opportunity, than a hindrance. Laura at By the Bushelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756969603697972860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-88011985211404193852011-02-01T03:44:21.141-08:002011-02-01T03:44:21.141-08:00My question has to do with photography...Specifica...My question has to do with photography...Specifically, how do you backup your photos? I back up to an external hard drive but keep looking at all of those online storage sites. I just keep thinking if we have a fire I could lose my computer and my backup and my prints all at once. Thoughts? Thank you!Sheryllnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-16962814392232848622011-01-31T22:08:15.309-08:002011-01-31T22:08:15.309-08:00Great questions, Laura. When you say independent, ...Great questions, Laura. When you say independent, do you mean not wanting to follow a set schedule or cover specific material? Or wanting your son to work more independently? I just want to make sure I understand where you're coming from.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-31637829743274585432011-01-31T19:42:58.666-08:002011-01-31T19:42:58.666-08:00followed you for quite some time. I read back thro...followed you for quite some time. I read back through your schooling, alot. I hope for voracious readers in my boys also, but really I'm hoping they survive each other, to read on a 3rd grade level, no matter what grade the are really in. <br />are there any specific things that your boys argue over (I'm sure they don't fight...) without names is the hiearchy an issue... do you have one specific grain of hopeful advice you wish to pass on to a mom, wrestling with boys. <br />question 2... perhaps easier. I'm considering seriously CC for next year for my oldest who will be 8 next fall. I am hoping to be more independent next year, but have found he might need more interaction in an environment like CC. Do you find there is a good balance/are the boys challenged/do you still think it's a good choice for you? Thanks! Laura at By the Bushelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756969603697972860noreply@blogger.com