Category Archives: Fun

Start the New Year off right!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Margot

So many people make resolutions without really intending to keep them. I myself don’t like to set myself up for failure, so I am not going to start a workout regimen that begins at 5:30 am (though my hubby is … Continue reading →

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Learn While Geocaching!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Margot

Here in New Hampshire, we are pretty hardy folk. When the famous “Nor’easters” come through, we are prepared. Food, water, fuel – check, check, check!  So when a hurricane comes rolling through, what does our Homeschool Co-op group do? Batten … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Margot

Hello blog followers! Thank you for being patient while our family took a break from blogging this summer. Our older girls were busy with jobs and starting their own blogs (more on that later!) and I was nanny for a … Continue reading →

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Ducklings!!!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Margot

We have been waiting patiently in our home to bring our six little Khaki Campbell ducklings into our family! Since we moved to New Hampshire seven years ago, we have wanted to get chickens, but then we read about how … Continue reading →

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The Play’s the Thing!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Margot

Community theater is a fantastic way to have kids learn valuable life skills, and a great way to enhance your ongoing curriculum, regardless of being home schooled or otherwise-schooled. Speaking, singing, dancing, acting, set-designing, lighting and sound-arranging, ticket-taking, theater-prepping–it all … Continue reading →

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Ski season…with or without snow!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Margot

Our family loves to ski. But this year, amazingly we have no snow on the ground- IN JANUARY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE!!! Rather unbelievable, but occasionally this will be the case. This bodes well for spring skiing in March!  Luckily for … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays with our 100th Post!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Margot

Happy Holidays to you all and thank you for allowing us to share our blog with you. We hope that you, like we, have learned some interesting things and most of all, have the desire to learn more. To end … Continue reading →

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Rockland Bakery Field Trip

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Margot

Freshly baked bread…if you can’t make it yourself, or just happen to be in Rockland County, New York…THIS is the place to go. The Rockland Bakery in Nanuet, NY is about a half hour north of Manhattan, but it is unlike … Continue reading →

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Creative Kid Capitalists!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Margot

  Kids are definitely creative and need outlets for their creativity. In our home, we feel that creativity is best shared. Our girls draw, paint, sew, knit, crochet, loom, bake, cook, and otherwise design interesting works of art and crafts. … Continue reading →

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DOKTOR KABOOM!!!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Margot

Thrills, chills and DEFINITELY SPILLS!!! Exploding and shooting water bottles and balloons, kids riding a rocket car and others spinning vases of flowers around from a string- all showing us the wonders of science! That’s what awaited us at the … Continue reading →

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