tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11575171482614481052024-03-12T19:54:07.504-05:00Masterpiece TheaterI'm MasterpieceMom, mother of two masterpieces in the making. This is our journey through that creative process.MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-31037731599174935322012-03-28T12:05:00.000-05:002012-07-18T09:08:18.128-05:00We Have Bees!Before I went to Williamsburg with the boys, The King and I had been watching Youtube videos on beekeeping. We discovered what is called Top Bar Hives. These hives are easier on the beekeeper's back and are most economical-something we look for. By the time I got back, The King had a box ready for us. Then about one month later, I got a call from a close friend that she MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-59956881351793396882012-02-25T09:17:00.000-05:002012-07-11T09:17:55.738-05:00Williamsburg Part 3This trip included Jamestown and Yorktown. I actually liked these places better because they were more physical: you can touch and run through history as opposed to just listening and looking.
Powhatan Village
Ships at Jamestown. The people that work here are VERY friendly to kids and are willing to answer all kinds of questions. Something I can't say MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-81351378951014400582012-02-24T09:04:00.000-05:002012-07-11T09:05:34.528-05:00Williamsburg Part 2Photos only today. Sorry!
MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-86644874317583776182012-02-23T10:54:00.000-05:002012-06-25T16:05:59.757-05:00Williamsburg Trip Part 1In February, Williamsburg was having a special discounted price for homeschoolers. We headed up that way for about 5 days. The first day we got our bearings as best we could on the area and decided to head to the beach (about an hour and a half away) just to see and smell the ocean. It's been a while since I've been to the ocean. That is one thing I miss about Florida. &MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-17735002794225537552012-02-22T13:54:00.000-05:002012-06-25T15:56:28.060-05:00Seed OrganizingI finally did it. I finally organized my seeds. This has taken me years. I did some googling to see what methods were out there and I liked this one the best. I made a few personal adjustments but for the most part, this is what some others have done.
My labels on the front of the bins are just index cards set inside the front area. That way they can be changed MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-88496374479967097262012-02-20T13:44:00.000-05:002012-06-25T15:56:00.652-05:00Our Only Snow
Pooh loves being outside with the dogs.
Our littlest rascal. She's my escape artist. Adorable little pain in the butt-that's what I should have named her.
Here's Chicken Little. I call him that because he's afraid of brooms, cameras, etc. Here he's afraid of the camera so he's hiding out in the doghouse. Stupid dog.
Who is that cool dude?
MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-19949830697098987402012-02-13T13:27:00.000-05:002012-06-25T15:55:24.310-05:00Family Worship Night-Bible LegosEveryone made their own Lego version of Solomon's Temple.
The Latin King
Pooh
Tigger
MasterpieceMom (I am soooo not a Lego artist.)
Gotta keep it interesting, right? This was a hit for most. Pooh is at the age where everything is 'lame' so I don't know if I should count his opinion.
MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-19384801479615131192012-02-10T10:52:00.000-05:002012-06-25T15:54:31.761-05:00Character DayOur homeschool group did a character day for the kids this year. They dressed up as anyone really, there was even a Disney character. The reports were no more than 5 minutes. They had fun!
Can you guess who Pooh chose to be? No, it isn't a bible character. LOL
Tigger chose to be a modern character. The guy is still alive.
Meet Martin Kratt from the famous Kratt MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-61838118533356836562012-01-30T18:34:00.000-05:002012-01-30T18:34:54.717-05:00Garden UpdateSeeds planted a week ago: WINTERSOWN
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Seeds planted Saturday, Jan. 28th--WINTERSOWN
Onion
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Turnip
Lettuce (2 types)
Love in a Mist flower
Anise Hyssop herb
Petunia balcony mix
Spinach (2 types)
Beet
Endive
Celery
Radicchio
Seeds--DIRECT SOWN
Fava bean
Snow peas
Sugar Snaps
Chores Completed:
Pruned: Shrub Rose, 2 Climbing Roses, Queen MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-62834464288612420042012-01-23T12:00:00.001-05:002012-01-23T12:00:08.612-05:00Time Flies!I spent the whole first part of January sick. Bleh. I'm finally feeling like a normal human being (even considering the fact that Tigger is sobbing due to having to do his morning routine-how that's different from any other day I don't know but there you have it).
This was the month that we started our drama class again. We are doing a much shorter drama this year (thank MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-11007167440051424092011-12-27T17:52:00.000-05:002011-12-27T17:52:32.012-05:00A Catch-Up To-Do ListI wish I had taken before and after pictures because it's amazing what we've done. Just saying it doesn't compare.
Hub and I organized a bunch of stuff in the basement. It isn't done but it's soooo much better. Since we will be remodeling down there and had to rip out the carpet over a year ago, it has become a catch all/disaster area. Our garbage bin is full and we MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-1471522875628480662011-12-21T23:54:00.001-05:002011-12-22T00:05:33.477-05:00Done 12/21/11I'm just going to jump back in by posting what I've done today. No explanations of why I haven't been around in a while. I've discovered that I'm here when I'm here and I'm not when I'm not. LOL Hoping that this daily checklist will help keep me inspired to get things done. It's rainy, cloudy and dark today. Not a good day for people like me who only do well MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-11870895738768208722011-07-15T07:34:00.000-05:002011-07-15T07:34:41.472-05:00A Real ConversationMy autistic son, Pooh, talks a lot. He talks a lot about movies and history. So it was a momentous occasion recently when he initiated a Real Conversation. (said with fanfare--flag waving and jesters jesting)
This month I started working an evening job cleaning an office. So about a week after I started, he and I are entering Harris Teeter when I hear, "So, how's work MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-36369216564641773552011-06-29T13:25:00.000-05:002011-06-29T13:25:14.056-05:00Math On the SidewalkI'm saying sidewalk but technically it's the driveway. Whatever. You get the point. LOL Just for a nice change of pace, we headed outside with our chalk. I wanted to do a bit of review of addition and subtraction as far as each one knew. Pooh is more advanced than Tigger in this area (which he should be) so he got the more complex problems to do. I used MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-35687503955544585102011-06-28T07:56:00.000-05:002011-06-28T07:56:56.155-05:00Math in the KitchenYesterday I brought us to the kitchen table for math. I've done this several times before but I made it a bit different this time. I took out 3 sets of items.
First Set: Four different containers were brought to the table. My big Costco bottle of balsamic vinegar, a can of mushrooms, my demarara sugar and sea salt. We worked on reading the label to know what it is MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-47803695807193542842011-06-21T21:15:00.000-05:002011-06-21T21:15:00.173-05:00FAQ-Where do I get the materials?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-10246891813902331352011-06-20T20:44:00.001-05:002011-06-20T20:44:00.738-05:00FAQ-What if I work full-time?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-67337105991104936072011-06-19T20:08:00.002-05:002011-06-19T20:08:00.386-05:00FAQ-What if my child has a Learning Disabiblity/ADD/Autism?Teaching a child with a disability can be a daunting task. However, know that you are not alone. Many parents have found the public school system inadequate for their child’s needs. More and more, parents are turning to homeschooling as an answer to helping their child learn and cope with day to day life. There are many advantages to homeschooling a special needs child.&MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-48617157974349319562011-06-18T19:05:00.000-05:002011-06-18T19:05:00.502-05:00FAQ-What about socialization?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-58982610818254082092011-06-17T18:52:00.000-05:002011-06-17T18:52:01.180-05:00FAQ-How do I schedule my day? How many hours should we school?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-61451201006642077222011-06-16T06:05:00.000-05:002011-06-16T06:05:00.205-05:00FAQ-What will it cost?The cost of homeschooling is a completely individual thing. A boxed curriculum will usually cost you more money per year. Piecing together your own curriculum can cause a wide variety of costs. There are a number of websites and books that you can find on how to homeschool for less. Additionally, there are tons of websites for printing free worksheets. The library isMasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-85590549152578053662011-06-15T11:37:00.008-05:002011-06-15T11:37:00.387-05:00FAQ-So we've deschooled, decided to skip deschooling or my child has never been in school, now what?Research and decide upon the homeschooling method that suits you and your children. This is important because there is a lot of information and homeschool material out there. Knowing the method that you choose to teach with will help you to weed out curriculum and other materials. You will more or less know by looking at a product if it fits in with your method of teaching. MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-19135964119505393782011-06-15T09:37:00.000-05:002011-06-15T09:37:00.578-05:00Blossom, Odie and OsitaThis is Blossom. She is a mix of Chihuahua, Pug and Dachshund. She's about 11 lbs of pure spunk! We had her and Odie (her brother--they are both 1 yr old) in the dog pen which is made from field fence. We lined it with chicken wire because she was so tiny she could get out. Then she started climbing the fence and hopping out. In December when we had our first MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-18364036582926548242011-06-14T11:22:00.000-05:002011-06-14T11:22:00.483-05:00FAQ-What if my child is currently in public school?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157517148261448105.post-33440050042816301502011-06-13T20:29:00.000-05:002011-06-13T20:29:41.135-05:00Patio ProjectLast we brought home some dilapidated wicker furniture that had about had its day. The cushions were disgusting so I tossed those. One week during the fall I did my best to strip the wicker of its old paint using a type of wire brush The King got me from Lowes and the jet spray on my water hose. It did a fairly decent job, but I soon realized there was no way I was going MasterpieceMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445418051132395077noreply@blogger.com0