Eagle Nest Mom

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

A FUN Garden Theme Birthday Cake

Story's Birthday was way back in the late Winter.
Though it really doesn't seem that long ago.

A friend and I came up with this cake,
and the friend put it together.

I am currently going through my old blog,
and will repost some of the homeschooling
and interesting items, such as birthday events.

I hope you enjoy them.

Monday, June 25, 2012

A Peek at our Week - June 16 - 22 - Loose Tooth, Blocks, Bugs, Digging Holes, and Creative Stew

Saturday:

Hot Diggity - Dog Diggity
Boom
Whatcha doing?

Leftover Stew - added Rice.
Super Yummy.

Sunday:

We hooked up an older computer for Scholar
for his birthday.
He's teaching his pet slinky
how to play games.

Loose tooth

Story decided her cover on her book
was too dull.

So we went out picture taking for fun.

And our cousin turned one of them into this!
Amazing.

We don't have a 100 acre wood ...
but I think I found
Christopher Robin.

Monday:

Big day for BLOCKS!

Then it downpoured.
This yard was "dry" not 10 minutes before
I decided to take this picture.
Now That's
a really hard rain.

We took the left over stew,
added Refried beans
Taco Seasoning,
and turned it into
Stew Burritos.

Tuesday:

Scholar was explaining to Sunshine,

"Get off,
you aren't little anymore!"

"Look at what I recycled Mom!
It's a steering wheel for a baby.

I'm going to put it in the garage sale,
and somebody will buy it for $30.

Then I'll have money for some snacks!"

Scholar had a "real" cake back at his birthday party.
Back in May!
But we made him another -
only a week late.

Wednesday:

Went to church and wore herself out,
telling everyone that she
most certainly DID NOT want
her face or hands painted.

Nor did she want to join Noah on the Ark.

Thursday:

A visitor
Wonder where he went?

Another round of Stew Burritos.
Story got creative and made butterflies!

Scholar examining his dog's mouth.

Friday:

And Story returned to the woods,
to do more sword fighting.

Life is never dull around her.
Food might be dull.
But life is NOT.

Friday, June 22, 2012

NaBloPoMo: Sometimes I Tremble - Jumping From Fear

Since I already post my Daily Free Kindle offers every day, and often post other Homeschooling material as well, I've chosen to answer the suggested questions only on Fridays - and only because I find them interesting.

Monday, June 18, 2012
Which animals make you jumpy and nervous?

Animals in general, make me nervous. I have an over active imagination. And too often, it gets the best of me.

When I was a young thing - maybe 4 years old, we lived out in the country. One night, in the late fall, I remember being cold, we had come home well after dark. My mom was holding one baby sister, and my dad was holding the other little sister, both were sound asleep. For some reason, there was a box upside down on the porch, and as my dad fumbled one handed with the lock, he shoved at the box to get it out of the way of the door.

Suddenly there was a hiss and movement, only a foot or so from my feet. I remember the look of panic on Mom's face, and shock on Dad's. With a swift movement, Dad had the snake pinned under his boot, it's head far enough out that it kept trying to turn and bite. Mom ran and got something sharp, and soon the snake was headless.

When I was a year or so older, my uncle was trying to catch their house cat, who had escaped and was several houses down the street. Tuffy was a mean cat. But I remember my uncle running back down the street, pale, and blood spurting out of his arm, the cat had bit him.

And a year or so after that, my sister reached down to pet a little dog, and it nearly bit off her ring finger. I could see the bone, and blood was everywhere.

After each of these incidents, I had night mares. Coupled with dozens of wasp stings, bug bites, more snakes, hornets, and whispered tales that the adults didn't think I heard, I developed a "giant respect" for animals.

Just after the Ref and I were married, we were traipsing along a narrow trail in the mountains. Suddenly I screamed and shoved him and ran behind him. He very nearly fell down the mountain! It wasn't that steep, and quite grassy, so it is likely he would have survived the fall ... but still. And what did he find when he looked down? But a tiny baby green grass snake. He shooed it away with a minuscule bit of a stick.

Oh yes, and then there was the snake, open mouthed, in the magazine. I compulsively threw the book across a 20 foot room and it thunked loudly about halfway up the wall. The Ref turned to me with an amused look, "Shall I kill it for you?"

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Describe a time you felt jumpy and nervous.

Other than animals, people and new places make me nervous and jumpy.

Sometime's it is a blessing not look your age, and sometimes it is not so nice. In 1991, I found myself suddenly a math teacher of a good sized Christian High School. But I didn't look 23, not much anyway. I tried pulling my hair up onto my head in a bun, and I looked like a 12 year old wearing a bun. But the school was desperate enough to hire me, since school started in less than a week! Besides, my grades were very good, and my references all spoke quite highly of my ability.

The first day of school rolled around, and I stood nervously at the back of the auditorium with the other teachers. My knees were knocking, my palms were sweating, and I felt more like throwing up, than standing there. But imagine my surprise when a group of kids, mostly girls, came up and introduced themselves. Then they generously invited me to come sit with them. I shook my head, and croaked out a, hopefully, polite "No thank you." Puzzled they all sat back down.

Now imagine their shock, when the principal introduced me as the new teacher! Do you know, they apologized later when most of them ended up in my Algebra 2 class.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
What do you do to cope when you're nervous?

Cope .... I don't know if I really cope.

I panic. And heaven help the poor soul who happens to ask me a question, because they are apt to receive a mindless "brain dump" of information.

However, reciting Bible verses usually helps quite a bit. And now that I'm 44, I find I'm not nearly as nervous as I use to be ....

at least most of the time.

Some days ... it's worse. ;)

Thursday, June 21, 2012
Have you ever "jumped out of your skin?"

Many times - but more common is the frozen heart and "I'm going to faint" feeling.

Friday, June 22, 2012
Do you like scary movies that make you jump?

No, No, and No. Scary shows feed the night mares, and I do plenty fine with that all by myself. I don't like scary books either.

However, my Mamaw loved scary movies, so I've managed to watch / glimpse many of them growing up. And if there is enough adventure to go with it, then it's not so very bad. I really enjoyed much of Jurassic Park. But mostly I avoid the scary movies.

Oh wait, when the Ref and I were young and in love, some friends gave us a tiny black and white TV. And Friday nights, one channel would feature old B rated Horror movies. We watched them every week. For some reason, they really were not very scary.

So the first week, we jumped into an opportunity to learn to communicate better.

The second week, we jumped for joy and communicated our happy thoughts.

This week, we are jumping in fear, and communicating what makes us tremble.

So maybe next week, they'll have us jumping to conclusions?

See you Friday!

History Through Literature: Middle Ages (Grades 1 - 3 + Resources for All Ages)

I use "All Through the Ages" for my Children's history lessons .... not exclusively, but for the bulk of it.

Since I'm looking all of these books up ... I figured I might as well share my efforts with other parents also having to look it all up.

I highly suggest getting the book to go with these links if you don't have it already - because first, it will be a LONG time before I get the whole book onto my computer (years!) and second, there is a LOT of information in there besides lists of books. Third, books not available via Amazon will not be listed here, so you will miss out on some excellent books.

In my older book, this is page 60. Not every book listed in the book is available from Amazon, Gutenberg, or Librivox - the 3 sources we buy from .... so those resources will not be listed.

Many of these could be found via Paper Back Swap - or through a local library.

Resources for All Ages:

Very few of these are available for Kindle or for Free. Most are Hardback, and can be quite expensive. However, many are available from Public Library's and Interlibrary Loan programs.