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Learning Outside The Classroom

Friday, May 27, 2011

Art by Niki de Saint Phalle
If I had to look back on our past month or so, I would say learning outside the classroom has been our focus.  Learning about the world around us and learning about ourselves.  I mean, yes, we have been doing daily math lessons, we have been watching educational movies involving [...]

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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Thursday, February 17, 2011

We watched this movie yesterday as a part of our studies on American History and specifically the time of slavery in America and the abolitionist movement.
We both loved it.
Rye feels like he is just like Huckleberry Finn so he really related to the movie. Or, as he says, “that kid is just like me.”
And I’d [...]

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Slowing To A Stop

Friday, February 4, 2011

It’s oddly quiet in our house this afternoon.
Don is home from a business trip and had to fly overnight last night so he is now in bed sleeping as he didn’t get much sleep on the plane.
Rye and I did our math work this morning and then we didn’t make it much further than math [...]

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My Guest Post/Interview at Rage Against The Washing Machine

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Yesterday I did an interview for Mommy Lebron and the Bipolar Tuesday section of her blog, Rage Against The Washing Machine.

Check it out.
http://mommylebron.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/bipolar-tuesday-voices-from-the-front/
And thanks Mommy Lebron for contacting me to participate in this.
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In general what to find to be the biggest issue that bipolar disorder poses to your family?
The biggest issue we find with [...]

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Christmas, Homeschooling, Med Adjustments

Monday, December 20, 2010

Well, I haven’t been much on blogging these past few weeks.  I’m not really sure why.  I guess the bustle of the holiday season combined with homeschooling and preparing for Christmas and preparing for next semester, etc., etc.,  has kept me busy.
As we head into Christmas week, I think we are ready.  We are having [...]

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Homeschool: Reunited And It Feels So Good

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yes, we are officially homeschooling again.
And now we’ll need a few days to decompress from the ‘heightened state of awareness’ lifestyle we’ve become accustomed to living.
Because when you are a special needs child or the parent of a special needs child and you are dealing with lower functioning public schools [of which there are way [...]

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Homeschooling Manic Bipolar

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The first half of our day went like this:

After which, I felt like this:
And wanted to do this:

But somehow we made it.
And we are both still here and alive.
Well, he’s now asleep.
I’m awake and still alive.
And now I’m going to work in the garden.  Hello peace and solitude.
Amen.

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Sunday Review On A Monday

Monday, May 3, 2010

The events of last week:
We headed back to the Neurologist and Rye had a sleep deprived EEG.  We didn’t get optimal results because despite the fact that he was really tired, Rye was so nervous about it that he never did fall asleep during the test.  So…it wasn’t what it could have been.
We also saw [...]

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The World Is A Classroom

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I was watching “19 Kids and Counting” tonight and Michelle Duggar said this about her kids and homeschooling, the world is a classroom.   I thought it was great.   Because it’s so true.  And I wonder, is “out-of-school schooling” better for some kids that “in-school schooling”?  Could be.  And I may have one of those kids.
Now, [...]

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Sunday Review

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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D’jew find jew anything, Mae?
Yea,  sissy, I found me a really nice Bible.  Who’d’ve thought?  Right here in this store.
And it’s beautiful.

This was the conversation I overheard in the Goodwill store yesterday.  Don and I were in a town south of us that I would definitely consider to be the deep South.  It looks [...]

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