tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581887662713095642024-02-19T00:02:23.934-08:00Homeschooling Special KidsThis blog is about my crazy experiences homeschooling three children with special needs. Our house can be pretty crazy! We have a house full of Autism-related problems and yet we have decided that homeschooling is the best for our kids. I will be sharing some of the projects we are doing as well as some of the struggles we face as a family.Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-9581556545322150222015-09-20T17:04:00.001-07:002015-09-20T17:04:12.641-07:00Home Sensory TharapyOver the years, we have gotten really creative when it comes to meeting the sensory needs of our kiddos. Let's face it OT is expensive even with insurance, and when you have four kids with sensory issues and a limited budget, sometimes you have to DIY it just a bit. Here are some of the tricks we use on a regular basis to make sure our kids get the input they need to function.<div><br></div><div>The first is kind of a no brainier....THE PARK! I know it seems redundant to even list it, but the park is really the best place to get all the climbing, swinging, jumping, rolling, hanging upside down, etc. plus bonus, it's FREE!<br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdEU3KHL90pjX2D9WXDZ7kf_6lic0EUc5PfRsOs5-QQrkRnzb4wIbweOKfaPiULaBThYq6Gh4GQOrorfazaWCXn2EVfKMNl4aXzyNj2QV7B5pdLwp4mGF1lGtA_8V_F4wBGzJFaGVO2c/s640/blogger-image--2131126732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdEU3KHL90pjX2D9WXDZ7kf_6lic0EUc5PfRsOs5-QQrkRnzb4wIbweOKfaPiULaBThYq6Gh4GQOrorfazaWCXn2EVfKMNl4aXzyNj2QV7B5pdLwp4mGF1lGtA_8V_F4wBGzJFaGVO2c/s640/blogger-image--2131126732.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrh6nqgCx1FeLMrizDNs5YbdhWj-tvsGqC1i32Jsv8lYi9754pLywQ8O76j3W3XzFMKjNAjKSUWfJ1p0JXv43katWpcF11JQnb-eM1OwOYmubDxuz3c3Pvl0SGqKzeP1YgWUPJqPHrLI/s640/blogger-image-590880992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrh6nqgCx1FeLMrizDNs5YbdhWj-tvsGqC1i32Jsv8lYi9754pLywQ8O76j3W3XzFMKjNAjKSUWfJ1p0JXv43katWpcF11JQnb-eM1OwOYmubDxuz3c3Pvl0SGqKzeP1YgWUPJqPHrLI/s640/blogger-image-590880992.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next tip, find a local children's museum and buy a membership or ask for one from grandparents for Christmas. One year we pooled all the kids' Christmas money to pay for it and it was totally worth it. Most children's museums, have tons of sensory play opportunities that really aren't available elsewhere. Think giant water tables, climbing structures, life sized stuffed animals, tractors to climb in, etc. It's perfect for rainy or cold days when the park just isn't an option. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIoIxKyA8DXvpUpo2hyphenhyphenGEif89njVCwJePqQSvamqNtElsBbBfmQ7KcI0rMtsaiqeHPuAzcFBeQm8CocM45VI9WhzBfjPmDxx_16xhsJ1UL9PIWaW4tpet7SFoBMpESET2ZGJxLyoh5nQ/s640/blogger-image-1138882153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIoIxKyA8DXvpUpo2hyphenhyphenGEif89njVCwJePqQSvamqNtElsBbBfmQ7KcI0rMtsaiqeHPuAzcFBeQm8CocM45VI9WhzBfjPmDxx_16xhsJ1UL9PIWaW4tpet7SFoBMpESET2ZGJxLyoh5nQ/s640/blogger-image-1138882153.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD_JBmZGzHqMEherGAlseozE6AJFwecafkSzWrAs8CCMh8NxM8mp6bCA2tbfGtLdzzEFaiRkNtkcwvcAMoCBYDAlsTiAOhzjy3m0ULLJXSYCXmbs0CvSonHZ34zacLB2D2i5dEnTpJ70/s640/blogger-image--1047204994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD_JBmZGzHqMEherGAlseozE6AJFwecafkSzWrAs8CCMh8NxM8mp6bCA2tbfGtLdzzEFaiRkNtkcwvcAMoCBYDAlsTiAOhzjy3m0ULLJXSYCXmbs0CvSonHZ34zacLB2D2i5dEnTpJ70/s640/blogger-image--1047204994.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Okay now for a few DIY at home ideas. We have dandelion blowing in the summer. It's very tactile and calming for kids with anxiety.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8ckvT3VGGwWBrjiMC2F6SsEV9LoyZdZr3lqW0Zt-Z3JBB6dxbM1jJs54_zGEm8vT2QtW8p4LMwAaiIdfGJ1FUQcYTp5Qb8De3RG7QqILYUk32We0Cpm1kNY7mBLMm1e7NxEF2XaXyW4/s640/blogger-image--772181184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8ckvT3VGGwWBrjiMC2F6SsEV9LoyZdZr3lqW0Zt-Z3JBB6dxbM1jJs54_zGEm8vT2QtW8p4LMwAaiIdfGJ1FUQcYTp5Qb8De3RG7QqILYUk32We0Cpm1kNY7mBLMm1e7NxEF2XaXyW4/s640/blogger-image--772181184.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My youngest loves his Squishy Bin. Pretty much it's blankets and pillows in a large toy tote. I put a pillow in the bottom, sit him in and squish others around him. He absolutely loves sitting in it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2lCKEbn4hnYmzVzQ_2ePIIXXtJoCBVaLpGnGar9YWywRBnRqPU4Gm8YUCsXL3PGnqIw5_uSKWTwKzvyQ9HaTSIumFCeK3PXadrhw8BC9-nqebd4q5kEfMWXlDD6NhDK8dpiEmNKtBdM/s640/blogger-image--881976907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2lCKEbn4hnYmzVzQ_2ePIIXXtJoCBVaLpGnGar9YWywRBnRqPU4Gm8YUCsXL3PGnqIw5_uSKWTwKzvyQ9HaTSIumFCeK3PXadrhw8BC9-nqebd4q5kEfMWXlDD6NhDK8dpiEmNKtBdM/s640/blogger-image--881976907.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next current favorite is tea party. The boys like to use real cereal and water to play tea party. There ends up being a lot of water play involved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFUIKBsTYA2gyrFMFZdbGMlz1SomCxJhZLCyKEptqQIBvqfPtH8fICh7AvNvGF6l7H4JnKEkCjHtiHy6xnuTm5SH-A03Gm1PbxMPvIDOvtYUgxTMwKaFxPdltUa0fBnTkBrUOuntsf44/s640/blogger-image-673773774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFUIKBsTYA2gyrFMFZdbGMlz1SomCxJhZLCyKEptqQIBvqfPtH8fICh7AvNvGF6l7H4JnKEkCjHtiHy6xnuTm5SH-A03Gm1PbxMPvIDOvtYUgxTMwKaFxPdltUa0fBnTkBrUOuntsf44/s640/blogger-image-673773774.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tower smashing might be discouraged in some houses, but if it keeps my boys from toppling other thing just to make noise, I am cool with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf39pVukcGXQ75xLs4bjwMNAWNYP7vwTDf8FhLUMNHtuqm-yKgCFrPxNoRYv3Qso3WBh5tOwI5x68qJ3U8LnkZ8lO8vAIrHcCeSoZQGzx8uSNDl5VLiAFvEHF_r3S3mvBmiQk1s-WuOdc/s640/blogger-image-845475162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf39pVukcGXQ75xLs4bjwMNAWNYP7vwTDf8FhLUMNHtuqm-yKgCFrPxNoRYv3Qso3WBh5tOwI5x68qJ3U8LnkZ8lO8vAIrHcCeSoZQGzx8uSNDl5VLiAFvEHF_r3S3mvBmiQk1s-WuOdc/s640/blogger-image-845475162.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Massive batches of scented play dough are a good way to get the smelly squishy input. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Recipe: 1 cup of salt, 2 cups of flour, one cup of water, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 packets of unsweetened drink mix like Koolaid.....mix all ingredients in a bowl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This recipe does dry out over time, but it is easily freshened by adding a bit of water and kneading. This batch is still useable two weeks after being made. The picture shows three batches that I made to use with eight preschoolers in our co-op. One batch makes enough for three kids to play comfortably.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3req-v3Gp52-WBg0q2Ykd4WfWGsAFv3zyO6-iWuyC91U7VNHaJTIugKsTRyKv0ChyKSvS04iRKq-tnhQ8enT8_1cu6QV97VsI59ZRj2U2wxynBXDlj0mdKMQKQGR9_7s10cIJucW4ZX4/s640/blogger-image--272509801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3req-v3Gp52-WBg0q2Ykd4WfWGsAFv3zyO6-iWuyC91U7VNHaJTIugKsTRyKv0ChyKSvS04iRKq-tnhQ8enT8_1cu6QV97VsI59ZRj2U2wxynBXDlj0mdKMQKQGR9_7s10cIJucW4ZX4/s640/blogger-image--272509801.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some other ideas that I have yet to get pictures of are: pool noodles cut up in the bath tub, writing letters in a shallow bin of corn meal, kids yoga poses, Wii Fit (excellent for older kiddos with balance issues), letting them jump on the bed, letting them sit upside down on the couch or chair, shaving cream car washes outside, sand and water table, bins of rice, Magformers, Legos, Legos in the bathtub, painting in the bathtub, playing in mud puddles, playing with food. Notice most of these are pretty impromptu and don't require a lot of prep. I am not one of those moms that has hours to set up a play activity. Lol</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-75829346060657753252015-09-20T16:09:00.000-07:002015-09-20T16:15:38.502-07:00Animal habitatsPart of homeschooling kids with any kind of learning difference is adapting to the kids' learning styles. With autism, we have to try our best to reinforce concepts in multiple ways. Our co-op is focussing on animal habitats, so we have been reading books at home too, and of course we have also been exploring our environment. We happened to find a toad habitat purely on accident in our rock garden, one of our large rocks had a crevasse that made the perfect toad cave at the bottom. The little boys have really been enjoying hunting for more toads arround our campsite, and it has really reinforced what we have been working on.<div><br></div><div><br><div>
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Really what better classroom is there? We don't really have a homeschool room, because our house is barely big enough for the six of us, but we have outside. The kids get to explore with plants, see animals up close, and just interact with the wonderful world God created. In the spring, we had the chance to watch some robins hatch and grow. My youngest was highly amused by the bunnies that hopped away every time he tried to get near. We couldn't ask for a better classroom to learn and grow in.<br />
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<br />Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-78333493313583156552015-08-22T20:05:00.001-07:002015-08-22T20:05:27.365-07:00Autism and Hooked on PhonicsMy eldest son has Asperger's and was hyperlexic meaning he learned to read on his own really early around age three with no instruction from anyone. I didn't have to teach him to read at all. We did have to work on reading comprehension at the appropriate age, and we still work on that quite a bit.<br />
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Now we are to my six year old who has an "official" diagnosis of PDD-NOS (atypical Autism) and Expressive Receptive Language Disorder. We started working on reading last year in Kindergarten since that is what we felt we were "supposed" to do. Can you tell I am a little jaded on this whole grade level thing? Anyways, he has known most of his letter sounds for some time now just for the countless hours spent in speech therapy and working with flash cards in therapy just learning to make those sounds, so I had hoped reading would just be the next natural step. Unfortunately that has now been the case. We tried using Starfall.com which is wonderful by the way. This is what we used to help my daughter who is now nine learn to read. However, it moved to quickly it seemed and frustrated him. We then tried Hooked on Phonics for the IPad since he likes using his speech therapy apps on the iPad, but he just ended up tapping and guessing instead of focusing on what he was doing. Another iPad app called Reading Raven was helpful, but everything still wasn't clicking, and he was resisting even playing the apps. Needless to say, we were both quite frustrated and didn't look at anything meant to teach him to read all summer. We took a much needed break.<br />
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Here we are at the start of first grade, and we are back at it. A good friend gave me an older version of the Hooked on Phonics books. We started on those and for some reason it has started clicking at least slowly. It seems the apps and games are too much of a distraction. Both the Hooked on Phonics app and hard copy highly focuses on word families specifically 'at' and 'an' in the first lesson, but he didn't seem to understand the concept until we used the books with no distractions and a simple chalk board switching out the first letter in the words. It did take him a full two weeks of school to get the idea, but we are finally finished with the first lesson and seem to be on our way to reading.<br />
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I do think using multiple methods to reinforce has really made the most difference. Using the black and white books helped eliminate distractions, but he really enjoyed going back over the lesson in the app when we were done. He was so proud when he read his first little story. It melted my heart! He also really enjoyed doing the word families on the chalkboard, so he could switch out the letters to change the words. I will definitely be updating as we journey through the year.<br />
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<br />Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-44074077041145618492015-08-21T19:50:00.003-07:002015-08-21T19:50:52.243-07:00Homeschooling with Minecraft<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My older three kids ages 11, 8, and 6 are seriously obsessed with Minecraft, and honestly I don't mind. It is the one video game that they can spend hours literally creating whole worlds. Last year we signed up for an online class with projects on minecraft for school. Honestly the kids weren't all that impressed. They kind of just rushed through it so they could build what they wanted. Of course I was kicking myself for spending money on it when it just didn't work out for us. This year, I am letting them do whatever they want, but I am encouraging them to build on what we are learning in school. They are awesome at figuring out what to work on by themselves. Overall that is a better skill anyway. Why do we want to tell them what to create? We want them to think for themselves as adults, so why not start now?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Other projects can be strait out of your curriculum if you use one. I have used Minecraft with my kids in place of building dioramas, making models of cells, and so much more. If you can build it in real life, you can build it on minecraft. Sometimes we like to build on minecraft and turn arround and model similar projects with Legos for some more concrete fun. Pretty much we try to keep it fun. We don't do very much building to scale or including specific things. We keep it light, creative and fun. I don't want to spoil their game for them, and the actual class we tried seemed to spoil all the fun.</span>Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-13123248193986417122015-08-20T21:14:00.002-07:002015-08-20T21:14:48.795-07:00Back to the Future....I mean Blogging I know I haven't posted in forever!! Let's just say, having a fourth kiddo was way more challenging than I anticipated. Especially since he ended up having some special issues of his own. Mostly sensory issues and a speech delay. All this means I am now homeschooling four kiddos with special needs! Crazy cannot even cut it when describing our household anymore. I have to say we have switched curriculums more times than I can count. We are relaxed homeschoolers. We like to get our core curriculum finished in just a couple of hours so we can move on to just being creative and having fun. Of course when we have meltdowns or trouble focussing, sometimes the whole curriculum goes out the window for the day anyway. <br />
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Anhow, what has brought me back to blogger is my kids of course. The older two, my eldest son who is 11 and my daughter who is 9, have expressed interest in Blogging. They also want YouTube accounts, but one thing at a time here. I set them up accounts and we are doing a private school blog just with each other. They are so excited and have both made their first entries. Of course their "own" accounts are just accounts under my name and closely monitored, but it should be a learning experience for all of us. <br />
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Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-46685319435026981432013-01-25T13:33:00.000-08:002013-01-25T13:33:41.376-08:00The Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday PartyWell, my baby boy is now one year old and we had a blast with his party! We had it at a local children's museum. I made his birthday outfit myself, did the classic Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake Cake (Ignore the antennae!), and the party favors are caterpillars made out of green sixlets with fruit candy. Anyways, we had an awesome time! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We bought him the Y-bike Pewi, which is seriously the best designed ride on toy walker combo on the market.
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He absolutely loves it!
My mom made him a Hungry Caterpillar quilt which turned out super cute.
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He smashed into the head of his Caterpillar Cake!
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Of course they loved all the stuff to play with at the museum.
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Happy Birthday Little Dude!
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Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-46093082176528932502013-01-13T18:28:00.002-08:002013-01-13T18:28:53.094-08:00Has it been that long?Wow, I just realized how long it has been since I posted! We are having an awesome schoolyear! We are using My Father's World curriculum this year and we are loving it. We are just starting a unit on Moses combined with Egyptian history. We have been working on Egyptian history for a while now and are just running into Moses. The kids are memorizing the Ten Commandments, and I ordered some extra books about Egyptian mythology and mummies. We are going to be doing a unit on frogs as well. I will have to post pictures once we get going on it.
Little Guy is improving on speech and actually said "movie" perfect yesterday which is HUGE for him. We are working on learning the ABC's and he can already count to ten perfectly.
My tiniest one is not so tiny anymore. He will be one year old in exactly one week.
Anyways, here is what we have been up to in pictures.
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Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-80996300776971112362012-06-11T21:17:00.001-07:002012-06-11T21:18:43.381-07:00Catching upWow, I haven't posted in forever! That is what happens when you have a new baby I guess. The schoolyear has ended and we are going on vacation next week. It is to a small resort/waterpark and we are hoping the kids do okay with water this year. I can't wait to post pictures. Little Guy is doing awesome with speech therapy. He is using short sentences now and we can understand a lot more of what he is saying. He is still leaving off sounds which makes it hard but he is still doing awesome! Our new little one is developing right on schedule and has great eye contact. He is even responding to his name and babbling. So nice to not be worried about him right now. The older two kiddos are doing awesome too. My eldest ran in a one mile fun run an<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8P57dhkQtWdE3IwM1hpiOTJVqkN_cXCI4YppnRz-HAFyOiZTBkn8j_66x-0vRuxQo0Df2A8eBKlQek1uG3uf-hkN1jXiBEY6aN5-aaMS20rCJeBqWUtpIAkXLWBTNyRpkOTQ6tinZ24/s1600/20120611_120119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8P57dhkQtWdE3IwM1hpiOTJVqkN_cXCI4YppnRz-HAFyOiZTBkn8j_66x-0vRuxQo0Df2A8eBKlQek1uG3uf-hkN1jXiBEY6aN5-aaMS20rCJeBqWUtpIAkXLWBTNyRpkOTQ6tinZ24/s320/20120611_120119.jpg" /></a>
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d really enjoyed himself, and my Princess just turned six and is obsessed with my little ponies. :-)Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-69746761776592358412012-04-19T17:30:00.000-07:002012-04-19T17:30:13.470-07:00Easter 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmaWU-AQMEKnCSDFB68ESiKjy1AM2dbkYD8-yOvqHdfGJ45o2JEr1bCrfLZ5CgJ5S1l1dL9ShJ1_jD5lVA9eN5EbPLoDU3UFGZ_XTSEyzFiVX_s05Vs44AfN_qdUtM1stp_DzXyeilKw/s1600/easter+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="196" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmaWU-AQMEKnCSDFB68ESiKjy1AM2dbkYD8-yOvqHdfGJ45o2JEr1bCrfLZ5CgJ5S1l1dL9ShJ1_jD5lVA9eN5EbPLoDU3UFGZ_XTSEyzFiVX_s05Vs44AfN_qdUtM1stp_DzXyeilKw/s320/easter+012.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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A picture is worth a thousand words. We had an awesome Easter this year!Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-79955486737252310772012-03-18T07:40:00.000-07:002012-03-18T07:40:42.404-07:00Garden Center--Sensory PlayWell the pool is still in the house but the beans were getting old so we put those away. I went to walmart and bought artificial flowers, easter grass, and decorative rock and put it all in the pool along with some plastic cups to be "flower pots". Real flower pots would be more fun but I didn't think of that until we got home so I improvised. They have been playing with this for a couple of days now. They plant thier flowers and arrange the rocks. They are having so much fun!<br />
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Since taking the pictures, I have also added some toy chickens and plastic eggs for more of an Easter/spring theme. They have been filling the eggs with rocks and making nests for them. :)Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-4774510396145251092012-03-17T18:11:00.000-07:002012-03-17T18:11:58.334-07:00DinosaursWe went to the Putnam Museum this week to see the Dinosaur exibit. Geesh that thing was expensive but worth it! All the kids loved it except my princess. She just wanted to get through to the good stuff like the Discovery Room. Here are some pics!<br />
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He is going on two months old now, and I can hardly believe it!Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-26278887016803618492011-12-23T16:56:00.000-08:002011-12-23T16:56:07.280-08:00Merry Christmas!!Merry Christmas everyone!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLz0exLTZDbjtNDv4qK96Tl6677_5n2OeQLwBlr31RMPFYd7NVDgI0csW5HJr_kqdLGLxb8uxYqutB6DTq7d3jQJgbAl5bmVwSr1KkBtt6TWWX_IGRLM0qaAzR_lUe4dMXQxMlqrP25s/s1600/Christmas+Card+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLz0exLTZDbjtNDv4qK96Tl6677_5n2OeQLwBlr31RMPFYd7NVDgI0csW5HJr_kqdLGLxb8uxYqutB6DTq7d3jQJgbAl5bmVwSr1KkBtt6TWWX_IGRLM0qaAzR_lUe4dMXQxMlqrP25s/s320/Christmas+Card+2.jpg" /></a></div>Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-56896604476564593112011-12-16T11:17:00.000-08:002011-12-16T11:17:21.692-08:00Gingerbread house and Christmas Tree ForestWe decorated our Gingerbread house on Tuesday this week. It was just one of those kits from Walmart, but the kids loved it. The two older kiddos decorated the front and the back, and Little Guy helped me with the roof since it is far easier to make stuff stick on the roof. He was a little resistant to getting frosting on his fingers, but in the end peer pressure won out over his sensory issues and he joined right in.<br />
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As far as school goes, we have been doing lots of seasonal folder games in addition to our online programs. We will be doing mostly fun crafts and activities next week of course. One of my favorite things to do for the different holidays is to have "seasonal bins" that can be played with in different ways. Right now, we have a bin with small ornaments that look like wrapped presents that I got from the dollar store and some small stockings. The kids like to play with them with their dolls and stuffed animals. I assembled that bin last year and pulled it out again this year. This year, I added a bin of the small fake decorative pine trees that are meant to be used with the porcelain villages. The kids have so far enjoyed making Christmas tree forests for their farm animals and their fisher price people. The trees haven't made it as far as the dollhouse or the playmobil sets, but my guess is that is what will happen to them next. :) Either that or spiderman and Batman will have a nice holiday!<br />
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Anyway, we had a good time today watching Christmas cartoons on Netflix and getting the tree all set up. I am sure we will be doing tons of Christmas projects for school starting next week. Hopefully I have time to post pictures. With the baby's due date closing in, we are really crunching on time between Little Guy's therapy appointments and my increasing OB appointments. It is going to be a crazy holiday season this year! We are starting a unit on Reindeer using <a href="http://www.thesimplehomeschool.com/">http://www.thesimplehomeschool.com/</a>. We really love their interactive online unit studies. They are awesome for science. I think it will tie in perfectly with what's on the kids' minds right now. <br />
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Now for Science and Social Studies we started out using Alpha Omega Publishing's Lifepacs. I decided very early on that I really don't care for Lifepacs. I love that they are Christian based, but they are very wordy and put a high focus on memorizing vocabulary while I prefer a more hands-on learning experience for him. I also found the curriculum to be very lacking in pictures which is horrible for my very visual learner. I found myself having to read the lessons to him with my laptop at my side so I could google illustrations to help him understand what they were talking about. Really I was adapting it so much that we quit after a couple of units and started just using science and social studies related books for a while. <br />
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Here we are halfway through the year and I am struggling to get him back on track. We signed back up for Time4Learning which I really think is the best thing for us right now. We are using it primarily for Math and Language arts and some for Social Studies. For science we are trying out <a href="http://www.thesimplehomeschool.com/">The Simple Homeschool's</a> online interactive unit studies. We are working on the Solar System Unit right now which is a tad over his head since it is for sixth graders and he is only in fourth grade, but it is on sale right now for only $5. Really he seems to be enjoying it and we will probably sign up for a full subscription soon so we can access all the different unit studies on the site.<br />
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Meanwhile, I am going to sell what is left of my Lifepacs and Horizons and stick with more computer based school for now. Really, Horizon's Math is great and I still highly recommend it, but unfortunately isn't a great fit for my Little Man. Lifepacs on the other hand, I was not very impressed with for any child and I don't recommend it.Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358188766271309564.post-29743612758023888102011-11-12T16:15:00.000-08:002011-11-12T16:15:54.533-08:00Slow cooker Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie Pudding (yes it is a re-post but a yummy one)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Well considering that Thanksgiving is well on the way here, I decided to re-post my recipe for Dairy Free Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Pudding. I was digging around for the recipe and I plan on making it tomorrow so why not re-post? Anyways, my Little Guy is still allergic to all dairy products. We did a re-trial of baked in dairy a few weeks ago and unfortunately he still reacted, so more dairy free holiday fun this year. I am afraid that even if he does outgrow it at this point, he may never like dairy. He is very particular about even his brand of soy milk, so he might be on it for good anyways. It would be nice to not have to check labels on everything someday though. He's going on three years old and still hasn't outgrown it, though so I am not sure what the odds are that he will. Oh well, here is the awesome recipe that I just love myself anyways!</span></b></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Painting with Halloween cookie cutters was tons of fun!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made monster mouths with apples and marshmallows.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course pumpkin carving is the all time favorite!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made spiders out of oreos, pretzels and smarties.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are just a few activities that we have done, and I am sure we will have more to post before long!</div>Time Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14558820632187474503noreply@blogger.com0