Random ramblings of a homeschool family

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We are homeschoolers who lean towards unschooling. Our boys are avid gamers who enjoy getting out to enjoy life before they have to be burdened with the woes of adulthood.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Winnie the pooh, Tigger, and Piglet hugging Eeyore

Our boys participated in a homeschool country wide Valentine exchange. Since the valentines were coming from various places, it also allowed for a geography lesson. Each family was asked to send some interesting facts about their state. I have lived in the same city my entire life and when looking for interesting facts about Arizona, […]

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Avocado Seeds

We’ve tried growing avocado seeds a few times but for one reason or another, they have not sprouted. Drama King asked a few weeks ago to try again so the next time we had avocados, we tried again. This round we got better results. We attempted to sprout four seeds and so far, two have […]

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Our World Is A Little Cleaner Today

Post author By Angelia Embler
Post date June 11, 2009
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Adult deer looking straight at the camera surrounded by grass and trees

We walked to our neighborhood park this afternoon and along the way our boys decided to help make the world a little cleaner. They each picked up as many trash items as they could hold in their little hands and carried them all the way to the park. When we got to the park, they […]

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My mom … According to Little T (age 5)

Post author By Angelia Embler
Post date March 10, 2009
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1. What is something mom always says to you? I don’t know 2. What makes mom happy? I don’t know 3. What makes mom sad? I don’t know 4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me 5. What was your mom like as a child? A little tiny baby

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My mom … According to Drama King (age 4)

Post author By Angelia Embler
Post date March 10, 2009
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Young child swinging on the trapeze bar of a swing set — Drama King On The Swing set

1. What is something mom always says to you? Nice things 2. What makes mom happy? Doing good things 3. What makes mom sad? Pooping in my pull up 4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me 5. What was your mom like as a child? Good things