http://www.caerdroia.org/116/ Copyright 2008 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:05:33 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I thought I'd take this out of the comments and post it where it might be more generally useful. I've been asked about Lingua Latina and Henle Latin: when to start, what to buy. For Henle, you need the First... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/07/lingua_latinahe.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/07/lingua_latinahe.html Resources Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:05:33 -0600 You know what stinks about being a parent? Your kids will never, ever - well, not until they are themselves parents, if then - understand just how far you've come in overcoming your own personal issues. No one who knew... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/07/move_6_days_sho.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/07/move_6_days_sho.html Parenting and Childbirth Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:04:00 -0600 Today is the Summer Solstice. I thought it was tomorrow. I'm completely at a loss. And Aidan seems to be sick. I just ran to the store and bought ingredients for a pineapple upside-down cake. That's a little festivity, anyway.... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/solstice.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/solstice.html Religion Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:01:21 -0600 Executive Pagan has been playing the imaginary band name game. Here are my favorites that I've come up with, over the years: Blind Animal Magnets Machine Gun Sheep Monks in the Trunk I'm very partial to Blind Animal Magnets. And... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/band_names.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/band_names.html Music Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:26:47 -0600 We played a game in high school history class, junior year, called "The World Game."* Did anyone else play this? We broke into teams and created countries. We earned points by creating different pieces of information for our countries, such... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/how_my_kids_spe.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/how_my_kids_spe.html Kids Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:52:27 -0600 I've been mulling over our next school year. I'm not really happy with the way the last couple of years have gone. And so, I'm considering some changes. First of all, I'm ditching my beloved Classical Writing for awhile. As... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/planning_for_ne.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/planning_for_ne.html Homeschool Journal Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:25:02 -0600 We just spent the last 52 hours without power. I hear, though, that we were lucky; some of our neighbors aren't expected to get power back until Friday. On Sunday afternoon I went to the grocery store. I knew there... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/sweet_electrici.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/sweet_electrici.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:38:26 -0600 I have finally figured out who Connor reminds me of: I gave the child his clean laundry tonight. He immediately began struggling with it, and called out to me: "I'll hold them off! You make a break for it!"... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/rapunzel.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/06/rapunzel.html Kids Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:58:29 -0600 I've said it before. Twice. This time, I waited until the job actually started, and papers have been signed. I think. Are you ready? We are moving. To Virginia. Virginia, this is your last chance, do you hear? If it... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/third_times_the.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/third_times_the.html The Move Thu, 29 May 2008 22:36:17 -0600 ... are teaching themselves to read via playing Munchkin. It will be interesting to see the differences between them, and the children who learned via Calvin and Hobbes.... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/meanwhile_the_y.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/meanwhile_the_y.html Homeschool Journal Tue, 20 May 2008 10:02:55 -0600 Don't hand them Orson Scott Card novels. I don't think I've seen my older children since Sunday, when I handed them "Speaker for the Dead" and "Ender's Shadow."... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/if_you_want_you.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/05/if_you_want_you.html Homeschool Journal Tue, 20 May 2008 08:43:40 -0600 Q: “How do you keep from getting overwhelmed and frustrated?” A: Well, I get up pretty early and get started. So by 9:30 or 10:00 when we’re working on math — which is the subject we have the most trouble... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/this_made_my_da.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/this_made_my_da.html Homeschooling Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:52:00 -0600 Lachlan (6): "Daddy that big freezer can hold ice cream." Jeff: "Yes, yes it can." Lachlan: "And a dead bunny." ...?... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/is_there_someth.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/is_there_someth.html Kids Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:42:35 -0600 I look forward to homeschooling high school. We plan to do a Great Books program, and I'm excited about reading classics I've never read, such as Paradise Lost. A few months ago I was rummaging through boxes in our basement,... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/on_book_lists.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/on_book_lists.html Homeschooling Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:47:30 -0600 As we pulled into the parking lot of the Palace of Auburn Hills today, we passed the handicapped parking section. At the Palace, however, they call it "disabled" parking. In a mock sad voice, Connor called out "Oh, noes!* Someone... http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/my_kids_crack_m.html http://www.caerdroia.org/116/archives/2008/04/my_kids_crack_m.html Kids Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:38:44 -0600