sing like wildflowers

My full and kooky life as a homeschooling mommy to 2 great kids, raising a child with HLHS (Hypolastic Left Heart Syndrome), coping with depression, following Jesus, and being much too camera happy.

Category: Education

  • When I saw that “rocket ship” was today’s prompt, I carefully combed through my photos to find these. These pictures were taken at a small NASA Ames Visitor Center, when it was still operating in Mountain View, CA. We would visit here occasionally and always had a great time learning about space exploration and walking…

  • Ellis has been learning how to crochet since last summer. She started by sewing in a 4-H project, but the sewing machine was not something she liked to use. So she dabbled with yarn and began watching a bunch of YouTube tutorials. She had lot of time to practice when Elliot had pneumonia last August…

  • Thank you Martha for hosting this Friday’s RDP challenge! Have a great weekend to you and to my wonderful readers.

  • We finally made it to one of our favorite museums, California Academy of Science in SF, this past Wednesday. It was an impromptu visit right before our membership ended. The last time we were there Ellis got sick and ended up going getting hospitalized later that afternoon, which occurred in August 2024. I had some…

  • Our charter school hosted an 8th grade promotion event. We were surprised at the number of students who were getting promoted and the long line of parents and friends waiting to get into the civic center. We expected maybe 50-100 students, but 300 was completely unexpected! It was a fun celebration to get dressed up…