This week, our studies of ancient Egypt continued. That salt dough map we started last week was finally dry and ready to paint. Did you know the ancient word Egyptians used to describe their land was Kemet? It meant “black land” – a reference to the thick, black, fertile soil
I don’t care what the pessimists at USC say: I don’t think newspapers will ever die. At least, I hope and pray they don’t. In my other life – my life before three tiny people started needing me every hour of the day – I watched television news. Even once
As Jonas has been raving, our new school space is finally done. And it is SUPER AWESOME! And woohoo! And TOTALLY WICKED! Come take a look around. (I thought the captions I wrote on the photos would suffice, but they look at little small on my browser. Oops. I think if
It *must* be summer – I’ve been too busy to blog! (Ha.) The curtain is closing on the summer of 2012 (well, not in terms of the weather, but at least in terms of my planning for a new school year). We have a few exciting things coming up – Chris’
(This rambling post may not be very interesting, but I needed to put some of these ideas down so that my brain can stop spinning!) I realized the other day that I started doing preschool work with Jonas when he was two-and-a-half… That means we’ve been at this for four
Most of the time, our homeschool days bear very little similarity to my days as a public-school teacher. Oh yes, we read ‘n write ‘n cipher… but it’s one-on-one (plus a little sister and a baby sister underfoot) so it’s different. Jonas FLIES through some coursework and we linger in
MICHELLE NEBEL
I write about faith and theology, family and organizational tips. Always a planner at heart, I’m also a Bible study teacher and community volunteer. This is where I share a glimpse of my life, and I hope you’ll find the thoughts here encouraging!
