Earlier in the week the boys gave me a hand making some cookies, based on the “Sugared Black Raspberry Tea Cookies” recipe on allrecipes.com. Here’s our version: RASPBERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES 1/2 c margarine or butter 1/4 c packed brown sugar 1/4 c white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3 Tbsp milk (we use unsweetened almond milk) [...]
We had a pretty good weekend. My parents were in town for a conference/meeting, and my Dad came for a visit on Saturday afternoon. It had been a while since he’d seen the boys, so it was nice to catch up. Earlier on Saturday the boys each had their drama class as well. This morning [...]
We started off our homeschooling day with a game, inspired by this blogpost: Race for a Loonie! In Canada, our 1 dollar coin has a loon on the front, and is commonly referred to as a loonie. (Our 2 dollar coin is called a toonie). I figured this game would be perfect for Daegan right [...]
One of our goals for Daegan this year, as odd as it may seem, is to give him opportunities to handle frustration. Not create opportunities artificially—being a 7-year-old boy with a younger brother these frustrating moments come easily enough—but after doing some reflecting on my parenting, I realized I was “rescuing” him or the situation [...]