tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post2191420918395825776..comments2024-02-22T02:40:28.028-08:00Comments on cup of grace: kerri @ gladoilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10249455340747273238noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post-61364583866288698422008-01-31T08:02:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:02:00.000-08:00This is wonderful Kerri. In the Mennonite church t...This is wonderful Kerri. In the Mennonite church this type of thing is done a lot. What would happen next is that E would be the one that gets trained big time by you in housework and household management. In large families the younger ones tend not to know as much as the older ones about running a home. With S established as teacher it would be E's turn to learn all the cooking and sewing skills that you've already taught S. It can be a new chapter in each of their lives. This is when child rearing gets exciting! I can just feel the fun in my bones. I love challenges like this. And to have one pretty much able to take over an entire department is a dream! Oh families are so fun!Mrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911621891840832728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post-80852244810243659672008-01-31T07:17:00.000-08:002008-01-31T07:17:00.000-08:00How nice that you have a helper now. Having only 3...How nice that you have a helper now. Having only 3 to teach keeps me SO busy, I don't even want to think about trying to do 9! And I often wonder if I am having them do enough- especially after hearing all that Mrs.D does! I admit I am still trying to find a good balance.MyKidsMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829690651886059542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post-50020513335416144852008-01-29T20:52:00.000-08:002008-01-29T20:52:00.000-08:00Heheh-I linked you from Valerie's blog. But yeah,...Heheh-<BR/>I linked you from Valerie's blog. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, all that is important too. But my oldest boy covers that stuff more. He doesn't keep a grade book, neither.kerri @ gladoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249455340747273238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post-43615543373765875012008-01-29T20:40:00.000-08:002008-01-29T20:40:00.000-08:00Hey! I just saw that you visited my xanga from yo...Hey! I just saw that you visited my xanga from your xanga from my blog. Which I thought was kinda weird.<BR/><BR/>I can't say that I've ever really taught my younger siblings anything on those lines, but I teach them the important things in life that don't get covered by mom: How to make swords from sticks, how to sneak around the house undetected, air guitar, story-telling, tree-climbing. The things that matter in life. =DHoracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086873608758551964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718796223676018677.post-48564006406543334102008-01-29T13:44:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:44:00.000-08:00Ah, the benefits of the 2nd generation! How nice ...Ah, the benefits of the 2nd generation! How nice for her and for you! <BR/><BR/>I spend a lot of time thinking about more/less relaxed homeschooling. I keep hearing from "veteran" homeschool moms to relax more. But that can mean many different things depending on the person. I'm still looking for the balance between chaos and rigidity. And I can't bring myself to grade anything but math. At least not yet.Marbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396985630486715494noreply@blogger.com