16 October 2008

The world is our classroom...this week our classroom was


...on the couch

Firstborn is studying a bit of chemistry here as he read Clean House Clean Planet from cover to cover in one day. We are planning to start phasing out the traditional house cleaning products we use in favor of mixing up the recipes provided in the book. Of course, as long as the book was condemning the combining of baking soda and vinegar in a closed bottle, Firstborn was compelled to go do some experimenting with said combination in the backyard.


...in the kitchen

Today the two elder girls baked up a lunch of macaroni & cheese (so good and plentiful, in fact, that we ate it for dinner, too). They worked pretty independently with just a bit of help pouring out the steaming hot pasta from the pot, a bit of encouragement to "keep on whisking that roux," and, of course, assistance putting the heavy casserole into the oven and removing it in the end.

...at the craft table

The girls and I learned to blanket stitch! We're still working on mastery, but we've got the basic skill at least.

...'round the kitchen table

Here my little Sunshine learns to multi-task; a very important lesson when there are babies about. And perhaps, just maybe, Baby O picked up a bit of arithmetic while he sat there upon his big sis' lap. Doesn't he look intent on understanding the concepts?

And here is Big Sis' Rosebud tutoring her younger sister on handwriting techniques, just for fun, of course.

...outdoors

Firstborn assembled a couple of traps for the backyard. I'll keep you posted.

He also did some much needed chicken coop repair work.

...and in the garden

We've talked about Victory Gardens with the children, though I am unofficially calling this one the Prosperity Garden. The Prof and the children began work on the Prosperity Garden this week. Here is to prospering from one's own sweat!