Woodwater Farmhouse

Happy Friday Y'all!  So glad you stopped by to check in on our homeschool happenings... Last weekend (Monday actually) was my 48th birthday celebration weekend and it was jam packed with fun experiences! If you follow me on Instagram you were in for a lot of posts from the city! I invited two friends into NYC with me to have a fun world wind 24 hours (we live about an hour away from the city but rarely go in).  We took the train (Metro North) into Grand Central Station.  We stayed at the Marriott across from Bryant Park and I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel to ANYONE who visits the area. It had a nice kitchen and two queen beds. FULL breakfast in the morning was included and free wifi! My friend who is facing the wall in the upper picture was talking and listening to me whisper from the opposite side of the arch in front of the Oyster Bar at Grand Central. It's amazing how she could hear me among all the hustle and bustle of the terminal. Ca...

Happy Friday everyone!   Welcome to The Joys of Home Educating - a place where I share the ins and outs of home educating our three children. Today is our weekend Wrap Up! Valentine Party last Friday. Fun with other homeschoolers! It was a LEGO themed party.  As you can see by a few different pics of our vehicle thermometers, we had a cold spell last weekend. Happened to be Date Day last Saturday for me and the hubs. Bottom picture is myself and a friend who runs one of the Jellystone Campgrounds that we refrequent. We have gotten to know the staff over the years and consider them friends. We saw her at the RV Show which is where our date day began. The picture of Samantha in the Santa hat was on the Jellystone HUGE Display booth and that same picture is in their brochure.  After the RV show, the hubby and I worked our way back home via some pubs we have never tried. FUN times! We did have school on Monday, Presidents Day and learned ...

Welcome to our weekly collage in pictures.   It was a snowy week on and off and the Superbowl kicked it all off last Sunday! So glad the Broncos won!  A little glimpse into our family party.  We had karaoke, food, drinks, the game on on 3 TV's, video games going on another..over 30 people came and celebrated with us. It was great fun! Monday we had our Chinese New Year teachings and a lot of book reading. Seems like we are at the library all the time these days!  Molly finished a chapter book also, which is a HUGE thing for her, as she hates reading 8( Yes I am the squirrel whisperer and they know it. They come every day and I feed them. They come up to the window by the computer and let me know they are ready to eat. LOL    Zachary's latest LEGO Stop Motion video Lots of Legos (I feel it's the same pictures every week..lol) Those are Molly's IPHONE Cases she is making. Cute, right!? Now I just noticed that there is the s...

Happy February!  February means...groundhogs, Chinese New Year, presidents, valentines, my birthday and more.... Here a look in pictures at our first week this February... Samantha at her belt graduation. She test for blue belt and was successful. Molly and her vest she made from her own pattern and all on her own. We are doing a lot of reading (thanks library) and I am a squirrel whisperer. (in case you are not on Instagram and see all my squirrel pics) Art studies this week: Masterpiece Monday: we studied the life and works of Georgia O'Keeffe.  Come to find out, my husband went to one of her exhibits as a young adult. How lucky! In love with my new LOVE  mug and enjoying some tea throughout the day. Again with my squirrels: they come right up to the window by the computer and beg for food. Of course, I oblige My newest obsession: Banana pancakes: just 1 egg and 1 mashed up banana!  LOVE LOVE LOVE! Lots of LEGOs happeni...