Author Archives: Stephany

About Stephany

Wife, Mom, Herbalist, Johnson County Master Gardener, Home School Teacher, Full-Time College Student, and occasional Renaissance Faire performer.

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Posted on February 21, 2012 by Stephany

So I guess we are going to get this up-and-running again. I can always tell when I have become too far removed from the homeschool blogosphere. The ideas kind of go stale and we spend a lot of time working … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 25, 2011 by Stephany

We have a lot going on in our family, including a new baby granddaughter on the way.  I am also developing some sort of career, LOL.    So I am going to break for the summer and hopefully pick this … Continue reading →

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The Treefrogs are Here!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Stephany

We started the pond about two years ago, in the fall. We let the pond sit last year so that the water condition could level out and enough insect life and decayed plant material could build up to support algae, … Continue reading →

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Living History

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Stephany

I love learning history through immersion and it is no secret that we are large fans of a Renaissance Faire. With the Renaissance Faire coming up, it has been difficult getting the boys interested in American History so we’ve decided … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 12, 2011 by Stephany
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Memorizing Math Facts

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Stephany

I remember those hating those deadly boring math worksheets they made us work on in school so it is easy for me to sympathize with the boys on the issue of memorizing math facts. On the other hand,  when working … Continue reading →

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Plant Unit

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Stephany

I try to plan our units based on what is going on around here.  This time of year is pretty much devoted to gardening around here, so plants it is.             The nice thing about … Continue reading →

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SaPaDaPaSo 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Stephany

For those of you who are wondering what on earth this means,  SaPaDaPaSo is the  “The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Society’   a group which has  been hosting a St. Paddy’s day parade in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 36 years … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: Chicago Trip

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Stephany

The first couple of weeks of March were a bit crazy around here but I finally have a moment to sit down and do a photo dump  to explain our whereabouts.  First, we decided to take advantage of Riley’s Spring … Continue reading →

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Drumming Session

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Stephany

Our secular homeschool group got together for a drumming session and had a blast!

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