Cassie had her hair cut yesterday. This was a major transformation as she went from long and full to a pixie cut. While she was getting it done the hairdresser was full of questions. She was a very extroverted person and Cass who used to be a social butterfly is kind of quiet these days. Anyway, this is what I heard. I will use C for her and HD for the nice lady .
HD: How old are you?
C: 14
HD: What grade are you in?
C: I don't go to school.
HD? So you are homeschooled? Don't you still have a grade?
C: I am Unschooled.
HD: What is that?
C: We don't do school.
HD: Well what do you do?
C: Whatever we want.
I giggled under my breath and spoke up saying it's a natural approach to learning. We follow the child's interest.
HD: (Typical response) All my kids are interested in are video games.
Me still smiling... We have done this all their lives.
We briefly exchanged a bit more, but I really loved Cassie's answers :)
No coaching from me.
Although it reminded me of a time when Jared was like 6 and the dad of a kid he met in the neighborhood asked him what grade he was in and he said he doesn't go to prison...Ha ha, I loved it, but started to watch what I was saying.. Yeah right, if you know me...
I love my kids, they are so awesome.
Always Unschooled and smart as a whip!
I'll stop here, I could go on a rant, but this was just about Cass and the HD :)
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
Friday, February 25, 2011
Lights Out
We had strong storms blow through here last night and some tornadoes in the area. We lost our power but that is all and I'm so thankful for that.
The kids were like what are we supposed to do? I'm bored. I can't play nintendo, watch a movie or get on the computer...
We lit some candles and hung out in the living room. They were goofing off, joking, playing around, talking.
Then they started reading books, kind of hard by candle...Except Brennan, he was the most bored and didn't want to look at a book.
They said they are so glad we aren't Amish, they would hate to be without power all the time.
We had no music, then Brenny grabbed his MP3 player, it only has 5 songs on it. So everyone wanted a turn listening, he actually charged Cassie .75 and she paid him...Oh gosh it was just so funny, but I guess you had to be there...
Then I went and dug up a Mad Libs and we did a few of those.
Next thing we knew it was 2 am and we all headed to our rooms to try and sleep.
The kids were like what are we supposed to do? I'm bored. I can't play nintendo, watch a movie or get on the computer...
We lit some candles and hung out in the living room. They were goofing off, joking, playing around, talking.
Then they started reading books, kind of hard by candle...Except Brennan, he was the most bored and didn't want to look at a book.
They said they are so glad we aren't Amish, they would hate to be without power all the time.
We had no music, then Brenny grabbed his MP3 player, it only has 5 songs on it. So everyone wanted a turn listening, he actually charged Cassie .75 and she paid him...Oh gosh it was just so funny, but I guess you had to be there...
Then I went and dug up a Mad Libs and we did a few of those.
Next thing we knew it was 2 am and we all headed to our rooms to try and sleep.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Rock Island
We took a day trip to Rock Island State Park yesterday. The weather was just beautiful, the scenery was gorgeous.
We had a picnic and then fished and explored a little.
The kids collected shells and rocks.
They found a millipede skin and a fish vertabrate.
They caught a few sunfish. They walked along the rocky shore just checking things out.
Definitely a great day!
We had a picnic and then fished and explored a little.
The kids collected shells and rocks.
They found a millipede skin and a fish vertabrate.
They caught a few sunfish. They walked along the rocky shore just checking things out.
Definitely a great day!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Not back to school
School started here yesterday and we decided to go to the lake :)
It was a beautiful day, a hot day and a great day. We took Cassie's friend with us and they had a blast swimming most of the time.
The kids fished and played in the sand and swam. We hunted for feathers, Jared really wants a Robin feather. We didn't find one but we did find a Bluejay feather, so that was cool.
We brought a picnic and had a BBQ, the food was great. Jason took the day off and we had an awesome family outing.
Just a couple shots here of the kids, I'll post more on facebook.
Life is too short to waste it away in a cement building :)
It was a beautiful day, a hot day and a great day. We took Cassie's friend with us and they had a blast swimming most of the time.
The kids fished and played in the sand and swam. We hunted for feathers, Jared really wants a Robin feather. We didn't find one but we did find a Bluejay feather, so that was cool.
We brought a picnic and had a BBQ, the food was great. Jason took the day off and we had an awesome family outing.
Just a couple shots here of the kids, I'll post more on facebook.
Life is too short to waste it away in a cement building :)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Some fun pictures
Cassie and Jared
Cassie playing in dough
Jared being a gnome
Brennan being a gnome, I didn't realize it was sideways
Our friends Kendra and Kaitlyn
Kullen, Jared and Brennan playing under Julie's moving truck.
Jared
Cassie playing in dough
Jared being a gnome
Brennan being a gnome, I didn't realize it was sideways
Our friends Kendra and Kaitlyn
Kullen, Jared and Brennan playing under Julie's moving truck.
Jared
Monday, February 16, 2009
my room?
A few of my facebook buddies know that I cleaned and vacuumed my room last night.
Well....
it didn't last.
Apparantly the bad guys (Japanese) captured a good guy(American) and the mission is to save him.
Well....
it didn't last.
Apparantly the bad guys (Japanese) captured a good guy(American) and the mission is to save him.
The captured guy is hanging on my treadmill leg.
I just moved the base over so I could get to my computer.
We cleaned Cassie's room tonight so I still got to vacuum something Donna :)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Family sticker
Well it cuts off my family I guess it's too big...
This is cute, I got it from Sandra's blog.
We also have two guinea pigs but the only pets they had were cats and dogs.
Get your own Family Sticker Maker & MySpace Layouts.
This is cute, I got it from Sandra's blog.
This is cute, I got it from We also have two guinea pigs but the only pets they had were cats and dogs.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Texas Holdem
The kids and I just learned how to play Texas holdem.
At first it seemed confusing because of all of the terms and rules and rounds of betting. We modified it a bit for our purpose and it is pretty fun.
Last night all six of us were playing and it was a really great time together.
Many nights we are all doing various things so it was nice for all of us to play together.
Usually it's me and a couple kids playing games because everyone doesn't always want to do the same thing.
We are pretty good at it now and it gives us a different card game to play.
At first it seemed confusing because of all of the terms and rules and rounds of betting. We modified it a bit for our purpose and it is pretty fun.
Last night all six of us were playing and it was a really great time together.
Many nights we are all doing various things so it was nice for all of us to play together.
Usually it's me and a couple kids playing games because everyone doesn't always want to do the same thing.
We are pretty good at it now and it gives us a different card game to play.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Homemade game
This is what Cassie and Jared were doing while I was taking a bath last night.
All of the smudging is fog.
They used a Star Wars toy for the controller.
I think we'll wait a while longer before painting her room.
All of the smudging is fog.
They used a Star Wars toy for the controller.
I think we'll wait a while longer before painting her room.They are so creative, I love all of the stuff they come up with.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Getting ready
I offered my house for our homeschool group Christmas party...
I have been so behind in housework since the kids were sick, it seems like I have cleaned non- stop for several days.
We are going to bake and decorate cookies and exchange homemade ornaments.
I still need to go make the dough so it can chill and here I am blogging about it.
Ha Ha!
It's funny because I look around and see stuff everywhere. There really is always stuff everywhere as the kids go about their day.
I guess I am more concerned about the living room, dining room and kitchen, those are the rooms we will be in.
I know the kids will end up playing in the bedrooms though, it's inevitable.
It's ok. I love seeing them all play together and just have fun. I don't mind a houseful of kids, actually I prefer it that way.
I still have to inform the dogs that they are not invited to the party and have to stay outside.
Cocoa is such a spoiled house dog, she only goes out to do her business and runs back to come in extremely quick. If you ask her if she wants to go outside, she runs off and lays down, it's quite comical.
Enough blabbing I'm off to make dough and finish cleaning...
I have been so behind in housework since the kids were sick, it seems like I have cleaned non- stop for several days.
We are going to bake and decorate cookies and exchange homemade ornaments.
I still need to go make the dough so it can chill and here I am blogging about it.
Ha Ha!
It's funny because I look around and see stuff everywhere. There really is always stuff everywhere as the kids go about their day.
I guess I am more concerned about the living room, dining room and kitchen, those are the rooms we will be in.
I know the kids will end up playing in the bedrooms though, it's inevitable.
It's ok. I love seeing them all play together and just have fun. I don't mind a houseful of kids, actually I prefer it that way.
I still have to inform the dogs that they are not invited to the party and have to stay outside.
Cocoa is such a spoiled house dog, she only goes out to do her business and runs back to come in extremely quick. If you ask her if she wants to go outside, she runs off and lays down, it's quite comical.
Enough blabbing I'm off to make dough and finish cleaning...
Monday, December 08, 2008
new game
Jared created this game for us to play. We rolled 3 dice and moved around and picked up money as we landed on it. It wasn't completely set up yet, he also used the houses as coins we collected.
At the end he made a row of sorry cards that we had to move on to get to the home base.
He named it *mousetrap money* and I don't know why, except maybe because we keep getting a mouse in the kitchen and I need to buy a trap.
Anyway it's just a cute thing he created, he is so imaginative. Everytime we play a game we ask him if we are playing the real way or Jared's version. His version is usually more fun.
At the end he made a row of sorry cards that we had to move on to get to the home base.
He named it *mousetrap money* and I don't know why, except maybe because we keep getting a mouse in the kitchen and I need to buy a trap.
Anyway it's just a cute thing he created, he is so imaginative. Everytime we play a game we ask him if we are playing the real way or Jared's version. His version is usually more fun.
Friday, December 05, 2008
get together
Yesterday was our weekly get together with the homeschoolers we have been meeting.
We went to Pump it Up, it is a place that has those huge blow up bouncy things the kids can jump and slide and bounce away on.
Of course they had a blast.
I was able to talk with a few moms, it is so weird that I am not the one chasing toddlers, nursing babies or changing diapers anymore.
Wow!
It is a fact that my kids really are growing up, we have been out of the baby stage for awhile now and it is bittersweet.
I enjoy watching the others with their little ones but I don't have that longing anymore.
I am happy to watch my children grow and wait for grandbabies.
We met our group there but also some friends that we haven't seen in a long time were there too, they also homeschool.
She is always picking my brain and asking me questions, she is very intrigued by radical unschooling. She talks to all sorts of homeschoolers to get a feel of where they are and how they do things.
She uses me as a reference point, which is funny. She is very relaxed in their homeschooling but she gets nervous if a few days go by and she feels like they didn't *do* enough reading or math or whatever. She told me that is when she thinks of me and wonders what I would do and knows that I don't *do school* of any sort.
I told her I am far off the spectrum and that I don't know anyone in person who is where I am but I have a few online friends who are.
We went to Pump it Up, it is a place that has those huge blow up bouncy things the kids can jump and slide and bounce away on.
Of course they had a blast.
I was able to talk with a few moms, it is so weird that I am not the one chasing toddlers, nursing babies or changing diapers anymore.
Wow!
It is a fact that my kids really are growing up, we have been out of the baby stage for awhile now and it is bittersweet.
I enjoy watching the others with their little ones but I don't have that longing anymore.
I am happy to watch my children grow and wait for grandbabies.
We met our group there but also some friends that we haven't seen in a long time were there too, they also homeschool.
She is always picking my brain and asking me questions, she is very intrigued by radical unschooling. She talks to all sorts of homeschoolers to get a feel of where they are and how they do things.
She uses me as a reference point, which is funny. She is very relaxed in their homeschooling but she gets nervous if a few days go by and she feels like they didn't *do* enough reading or math or whatever. She told me that is when she thinks of me and wonders what I would do and knows that I don't *do school* of any sort.
I told her I am far off the spectrum and that I don't know anyone in person who is where I am but I have a few online friends who are.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is a talented playwrite, actor, director etc...
Two of my favorite movies from him are Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Why Did I Get Married.
He has a sitcom called House of Payne and my boys have been watching it for a few weeks now.
It usually comes on at 2:00am and Brennan has asked me to stay up and watch it with him. It really is funny, I have only seen a couple episodes.
Sometimes they do a marathon during primetime and tonight was one of those times.
Kieran and Brennan were watching in their room and I kept hearing rip roaring laughter come from their room.
They would come out during commercials and Brennan always gives me the scoop.
It brings me such joy to hear them laugh and see that they have found something so enjoyable together.
They have very different interests so just having a silly tv show bring them together is wonderful.
Two of my favorite movies from him are Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Why Did I Get Married.
He has a sitcom called House of Payne and my boys have been watching it for a few weeks now.
It usually comes on at 2:00am and Brennan has asked me to stay up and watch it with him. It really is funny, I have only seen a couple episodes.
Sometimes they do a marathon during primetime and tonight was one of those times.
Kieran and Brennan were watching in their room and I kept hearing rip roaring laughter come from their room.
They would come out during commercials and Brennan always gives me the scoop.
It brings me such joy to hear them laugh and see that they have found something so enjoyable together.
They have very different interests so just having a silly tv show bring them together is wonderful.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Forts
Cassie and Jared have been playing together a lot lately which is good since I've been sick.
Cassie's fort with Boomer too.
Jared's fort.
They were having so much fun. They kept changing the styles and making different ones. These were the only pictures I took though.
Cassie's fort with Boomer too.
Jared's fort.
They were having so much fun. They kept changing the styles and making different ones. These were the only pictures I took though.Notice the strand of legos, those are the lights.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
An evening with moms
The homeschool group that I have been going to has decided to do a moms night once a month.
Tonight we met at a coffee shop that had live music.
I hardly ever leave the house without Jared, he brings new meaning to attachment parenting, but he is almost 6 1/2 and he has let me leave him twice this month.
I told him that just the moms would be there, no kids, he asked me about the dads. I told him the dads were staying home with the kids so the moms could meet.
He was ok with it :)
We had a great time, good conversation, we are still getting to know each other.
It's so funny because all I have ever done is try to make social networks for my kids but in the process I have met some great ladies.
We all get along and we are learning more about each other and accepting where we are at in life.
It was fun, I had a cafe mocha for my inquiring friends, if you can mix coffee and chocolate you are on to something wonderful.
Jared called me because I told him I would be an hour and it turned into two, we were just conversing freely.
He was so cute and told me he missed me and informed me that I missed Numb3rs, one of my favorite shows.
I told him it was ok, I would watch it online and I would be home soon.
It's nice to make friends, I am so alone in my beliefs sometimes that I can forget there are others out there who may just understand where I'm coming from.
Cassie is so excited because she is making new friends with all of the girls, she has been surrounded by boys all of her life.
Life is good, chocolate, coffee, friends, wine, I'm a happy camper :)
Now if my hormones would cooperate... LOL!
I won't bore you, I'm working on it, my hormones cause my blood pressure surges.
Oh joy!
Tonight we met at a coffee shop that had live music.
I hardly ever leave the house without Jared, he brings new meaning to attachment parenting, but he is almost 6 1/2 and he has let me leave him twice this month.
I told him that just the moms would be there, no kids, he asked me about the dads. I told him the dads were staying home with the kids so the moms could meet.
He was ok with it :)
We had a great time, good conversation, we are still getting to know each other.
It's so funny because all I have ever done is try to make social networks for my kids but in the process I have met some great ladies.
We all get along and we are learning more about each other and accepting where we are at in life.
It was fun, I had a cafe mocha for my inquiring friends, if you can mix coffee and chocolate you are on to something wonderful.
Jared called me because I told him I would be an hour and it turned into two, we were just conversing freely.
He was so cute and told me he missed me and informed me that I missed Numb3rs, one of my favorite shows.
I told him it was ok, I would watch it online and I would be home soon.
It's nice to make friends, I am so alone in my beliefs sometimes that I can forget there are others out there who may just understand where I'm coming from.
Cassie is so excited because she is making new friends with all of the girls, she has been surrounded by boys all of her life.
Life is good, chocolate, coffee, friends, wine, I'm a happy camper :)
Now if my hormones would cooperate... LOL!
I won't bore you, I'm working on it, my hormones cause my blood pressure surges.
Oh joy!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Real friends
Where to begin?
Tonight we met in person but we have known each other online for 1 1/2 years so it was just like old friends hanging out.
Wow! We just ate and talked and the kids played and it was just so cool.
Julie you are so awesome! I loved just sitting here talking, and your kids are so cool.
Brennan told me that it seemed like he met Kullen before, he wasn't a stranger, he was a kid he already knew.
That speaks volumes coming from Brennan, very comfortable, very real.
Cassie was so excited to meet real live teenage girls and Jared was just excited to meet all of you.
Kieran and Jason had a great time too :)
I love the internet, we would have never met otherwise.
It is so wonderful to know that the person behind those cyber words is a living breathing human being.
Cassie, Kaitlyn, Kendra, Julie, Stephanie, Kullen, Jared
All of the kids, we took these right before they left, it was late and everyone was still smiling :)
I don't even know what to say, you guys rock I loved just hangin out and being ourselves.
I keep writing and deleting ...ugh it's 3:18 am and I must get to bed :)
Love ya girlfriend, talk soon!
Tonight we met in person but we have known each other online for 1 1/2 years so it was just like old friends hanging out.
Wow! We just ate and talked and the kids played and it was just so cool.
Julie you are so awesome! I loved just sitting here talking, and your kids are so cool.
Brennan told me that it seemed like he met Kullen before, he wasn't a stranger, he was a kid he already knew.
That speaks volumes coming from Brennan, very comfortable, very real.
Cassie was so excited to meet real live teenage girls and Jared was just excited to meet all of you.
Kieran and Jason had a great time too :)
I love the internet, we would have never met otherwise.
It is so wonderful to know that the person behind those cyber words is a living breathing human being.
Cassie, Kaitlyn, Kendra, Julie, Stephanie, Kullen, Jared
Julie and me :)
All of the kids, we took these right before they left, it was late and everyone was still smiling :)I don't even know what to say, you guys rock I loved just hangin out and being ourselves.
I keep writing and deleting ...ugh it's 3:18 am and I must get to bed :)
Love ya girlfriend, talk soon!
Friday, September 05, 2008
Who said
that I was a stick in the mud???
Oh...I did! LOL!
Last week it was flour, they played with dough that didn't rise right, there was flour everywhere.
This started out with Cassie trying to find a deck of cards and turned into throwing them all over the floor and playing in it. I had a few more pics but the neighbors are in it, I'm trying not to post pics of other kids without permission. Since nobody knows I have this blog you can see my dilemma, I know there are pictures of them on here but not lately.
Jason said I need to let my inner child out, it's a start, I'll just let my kids be kids, which I have always done.
Oh...I did! LOL!
Last week it was flour, they played with dough that didn't rise right, there was flour everywhere.
This started out with Cassie trying to find a deck of cards and turned into throwing them all over the floor and playing in it. I had a few more pics but the neighbors are in it, I'm trying not to post pics of other kids without permission. Since nobody knows I have this blog you can see my dilemma, I know there are pictures of them on here but not lately.
Jason said I need to let my inner child out, it's a start, I'll just let my kids be kids, which I have always done.
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