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A Productive NonProductive Day
22 Jul 2014

A Productive NonProductive Day

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling | 0

Today was a complete wash in some ways and very productive in others. I was planning to do some more house cleaning and purging, as I’ve been doing all summer, but got totally sidetracked. I finally pinned my kids down … Continued

Multi-generational education
25 Sep 2011

Multi-generational education

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, The Latest on My Life | 0

Since enrolling my kids in a homeschool charter at the beginning of this school year (just about a month ago)…I’ve had a chance to see what I now strongly believe education SHOULD look like. Multi-generational. NOT segregating specific age groups … Continued

Big changes for us
9 Sep 2011

Big changes for us

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, The Latest on My Life | 0

Yesterday we went to the “Welcome Back” potluck at ERCLC. Got to re-connect with old friends and make some new ones! It was very friendly and wonderful! I am feeling VERY good about this choice to try this charter. The … Continued

So we’re venturing into the charter school realm…
21 Aug 2011

So we’re venturing into the charter school realm…

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, The Latest on My Life | 0

I founded The Learning Village Homeschool Resource Center a couple years ago because I had heard about this fabulous homeschool charter in Visalia (an hour away)…and I wanted something like that here in Fresno. I decided, after many online discussions … Continued

summer’s end
29 Aug 2010

summer’s end

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, The Latest on My Life | 0

ok summer isn’t officially over yet. but its feeling nearer to the end. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter! it was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, in the low to mid 80s! felt like our hellish … Continued

switching gears again
15 Jul 2009

switching gears again

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, Musings | 0

so i spent the vast majority of yesterday plotting out what i feel i need to get done to feel better about maeven’s education. i’d been going in an unschooling direction (though not radical) for awhile, but not really in … Continued

Just do the math!
30 Mar 2009

Just do the math!

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, OMG I LOVE IT!, Things that make you go Hmmmmm | 0

wow wow wow…just followed a link in a comment to the post i linked in my last post (did you get that?)…and WOW. here it is. this is just what i heard on gena’s show recently…about how some kid learned … Continued

quotes
wow, great quote!!
30 Mar 2009

wow, great quote!!

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, OMG I LOVE IT!, Things that make you go Hmmmmm | 0

“The object of primary education is to teach a child to read, to write and to be able to do simple arithmetic. This can be achieved by any parents in a few hours per day (for a few months at … Continued

quotes
what if?…
26 Mar 2009

what if?…

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, Musings, Things that make you go Hmmmmm | 0

i was just doing some thinking while doing laundry (i do a lot of thinking while doing housework)… i recently had this thought, i think i posted here about…the “what if…” thought about most of us being stuck in public … Continued

no-forced learning, aka unschooling
19 Mar 2009

no-forced learning, aka unschooling

by webmamatina | posted in: Blogger, Homeschooling, Musings | 0

i’ve been doing a LOT of thinking about education again since listening to some radio shows about it…i’ve mentioned them in a few posts recently, i believe (i never can remember what i’ve written after i’ve written them)… i just … Continued

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Preparing to wrap gifts with my helper. #christmas Preparing to wrap gifts with my helper.
#christmaswithcats #catsofinstagram #homeschoolingwithcats #christmasishere #lastminutewrapping
My daughter has a helper. #catsofinstagram #kittys My daughter has a helper.
#catsofinstagram #kittysnuggles #kittiesofinstagram #catfamily #homeschoolingwithcats
My current view. Resting on the couch with a #migr My current view. Resting on the couch with a #migraine, listening to the audiobook of #thehouseintheceruleansea on one of the first cool days this season. Windows open! With my buddy Alfie (Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All) keeping watch. Yes we are a #whovian family.  It’s a lovely day, despite the head pain. #cooldays are finally here!!
My current base of operations in my #livingroom # My current base of operations in my #livingroom  #crochetersofinstagram #temperatureblanket2021 #colorfulcrochet #homeschoolingmom  #homeschoolinglife #homeschooling2021  P.S. My #frozenshoulder is getting better! Still hurts, but more tolerable & life is becoming more bearable. #livingwithchronicpain #lightattheendofthetunnel
This is my life right now. #livingwithpain ...I co This is my life right now. #livingwithpain ...I constantly rotate my day with this #tensunit and a heating pad. Either the clay microwaveable one seen behind it here, or the battery operated one in another of my insta pics. All.Day.Long. Lather, rinse, repeat. Constant awful pain. Unending. Weeks and months on end. No end in sight. #frozenshoulder pain sucks #homeschoolinglife #homeschoolingmom #over50women
I am starting to get more organized and put up the I am starting to get more organized and put up these white boards to give me places to make daily to do lists for everyone...the kids have decided to start one for their dad...and are getting quite into it! 😂😂😂 #silly #hilarious #tryingtogetorganized  #homeschoollife
Panel 1 of my #temperaturebkanket complete FINALLY Panel 1 of my #temperaturebkanket complete FINALLY! The white stripes separate the months...so I am still very behind. This shows the temps through mid-March. Got a lot to catch up on still! I got way behind because I discovered (after I had already done over 2 months of work) I had messed up the edge, doing it wrong, and had to start over or it would have driven me nuts. Fixed now but got me way behind. It’s all good, I still have lots of year left to catch up! #temperatureblanket2021 #crochetersofinstagram #homeschoolinglife #hobbiesareimportant
This is how I spend about half of my day lately. I This is how I spend about half of my day lately. In a #heatingpad The other half in a #tensunit Such is my life now with a goddamn #frozenshoulder  and in #constantpain #lifeischallenging #livingwithpain #hardtofunction #homeschoolingchallenges
The after-PT-torture-session-recooping/relaxing-ti The after-PT-torture-session-recooping/relaxing-time-with-Alfie, (Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All) the kitty, in his required leg-blanket-tent. #ptsucksbutmustbedone  #physicaltherapy #frozenshoulder  #ouchthathurt #doctorwho #catsofinstagram #kittytent #kittysnuggles #catsmakeitallbetter
I found this list online years ago after I finishe I found this list online years ago after I finished binge-watching #gilmoregirls and always meant to work my way through it. For those not in the know, it is all the books that Rory Gilmore is seen or mentions reading in the series Gilmore Girls. (Rory is a HUGE bookworm and ALWAYS reading a book!) I even printed it up and highlighted the children’s and nonfiction, so I could easily find them (there are 339 books here!)...checked off the books I’ve read (not many on THIS list), crossed off the ones I am not at all interested in/know I won’t be reading, and penciled in the topics of many of the nonfiction so I can see at a glance easily when I am looking for something new to read. Then it went in a drawer, #forgotten. Recently I have been very much reliving my lifelong  #passionforbooks and dug it back out! I don’t plan to read everything here...I know they won’t all interest me...but I like that there are so very many that I have always wanted to read and many new ones I have never heard of! 
I track everything I read on GoodReads, if you want to follow me there, my username is tinamama. #discoverbooks #bookwormlife #bookstagram #booklover #rorygilmore #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #goodreads #goodreadschallenge2021 #homeschoolmomlife #bookwormsunite
I #needahaircut SO BAD!!! My curls start to disapp I #needahaircut SO BAD!!! My curls start to disappear, the longer my hair gets...it’s been over a year since my last haircut, thanks to #covid_19 #coronalife I also have #bedhead here since I am #preshower Off to shower and fix this mess and officially start my day! #homeschoollife #homeschoolingduringcoronavirus
Headphones on, sitting comfortably, tackling his r Headphones on, sitting comfortably, tackling his reading assignments I just handed him... #thisiswhathomeschoolinglookslike #homeschoolingteenagers #homeschoolinglife #homeschoolingteens #homeschoolinghighschool #homeschooling #ilovemyteen #teenyears  #proudmom #buildyourlibrarycurriculum #charlottemasonhomeschool #longhairedboys
I just saw a thread on Facebook praising #genzkids I just saw a thread on Facebook praising #genzkids for being an #awesome and #amazinggeneration ! The comments are so heartwarming as every millennial and gen X-r commenting is in agreement...this generation is the most informed, empathetic and kind and we all LOVE THEM and are SO #proud of them and find ourselves SO #hopefulforthefuture  because of them!!
That’s my kids, y’all!!! #genzrocks !!! 
One comment really struck me, saying something along the lines of...can we be the first generation to not disparage the next and claim that our generation did x, y, z so much better??? These kids are going to save us all!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. #thesekidswillsavetheworld #ilovemykids #proudmom #proudmama #generationz #hopeforthefuture
The pain in my shoulder was just too much to focus The pain in my shoulder was just too much to focus on anything for long today. I needed something to take the edge off. This was all I had on hand...left over from  Xmas 2 years back and never opened. Thank heavens for sparkling wine and #kennyloggins to help me through the rough times. #winetime #myhappymusic #painsucks #homeschoolinglife #workathomemom #pushingthroughthepain  #musicandwine
I am determined to get caught up on my #temperatur I am determined to get caught up on my #temperatureblanket !! 
I’m #gettingthere #ADHDmom #ADHDlife
#homeschoolingmama #homeschoollife #crochetersofinstagram #temperatureblanket2021 #thisiswhatidoforfun #crochetlove #itissosatifying #youshouldtryit
My 20yr old #craftingaddict daughter’s space. Re My 20yr old #craftingaddict daughter’s space. Ready for her and another day of #crochetbliss . #grownuphomeschoolers  #crochetersofinstagram  #crochetaddict #adhdcreativity #ilovethisgirl
I am only about 3 weeks done with January. About h I am only about 3 weeks done with January. About halfway caught up. #temperatureblanket  #temperatureblanket2021 #homeschoolingmoms #crochetersofinstagram #thingsimake #momswhocraft #ilovethis
I finished day 2 of January and am working on Jan I finished day 2 of January and am working on Jan 3 on my #temperatureblanket  I have a lot to catch up on, but at least I’m #finallymakingprogress !! #excited #homeschoolmom #homeschoollife #handcrafts #crochetersofinstagram #temperatureblanket2021 #centralvalleycrocheter  #pickingupanoldhobby
My daughter got me into the idea of a #temperature My daughter got me into the idea of a #temperatureblanket So now I am super excited to give this a try! Here’s my colors for my #temperatureblanket2021 I am #excitedtogetstarted ! #crochetprojects #homeschoolinglife #colors #yarnlove #joannsfabric #justwaittosee #lovetocrochet
I try to find nonfiction picture books to suppleme I try to find nonfiction picture books to supplement what my son (15) is learning about. There are some AMAZING picture books out there that even teens and adults can learn from! *I* enjoy learning from good nonfiction picture books!! This book was actually recommended by his curriculum, #buildyourlibrary It looks really good! I plan to read it too! I may do a book review of it on my blog. What are your favorite nonfiction picture books? This one is called “The Story of Clocks & Calendars” by Betsy Maestro. #picturebooks #homeschoolinghighschool #homeschoollearning  #usingpicturebookstoteach #picturebooksarenotjustforprereaders #homeschoolingteens #picturebooksofinstagram
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