World of Julie

Oops. In all my excitement over homeschooling, I completely forgot to give the children haircuts. (We fixed that yesterday.) addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fworldofjulie.com%2F%3Fp%3D3099′; addthis_title = ‘Hair’; addthis_pub = ”;

Posted on September 28th, 2011 under Eli, thirty second post. Tags: Eli, haircuts, homeschool, thirty second post. Comments: 1

So it turns out that a super-nice perk of homeschooling is that you can finish your schoolwork at 11:30 on a beautiful Monday, get in the car, and go to the county fair. And you’re there with the best weather ever, and there’s essentially no one else there. Here we are, feeding some goats. See [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2011 under homeschool. Tags: carousel, cumberland county fair, homeschool, rides. Comments: 3

That’s right, WoJ followers, I am on Brain Burps About Books again, this time reviewing Bear With Me by Max Kornell. You can check out info about this podcast episode by going to the blog post on Katie’s blog, or you can listen directly by clicking here. Enjoy! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fworldofjulie.com%2F%3Fp%3D3073′; addthis_title = ‘Check+me+out+on+Katie+Davis%26%238217%3Bs+podcast+this+week%21′; addthis_pub [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2011 under books. Tags: bear with me, books, brain burps about books, katie davis, laurel snyder, max kornell, podcast. Comments: None

Yes, I know, I’m a very new contributor to Katie Davis’s Brain Burps About Books podcast, but how cool would it be if it won an award? Very cool. What? You want to help? Ok! You can help by nominating the podcast for an award. All you have to do is this: Step 1: Click here [...]

Posted on September 20th, 2011 under Julie. Tags: brain burps about books, katie davis, podcast, podcast awards. Comments: 1

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare “This looks like a terrible book. This looks like the worst book in the world.” That’s what Eli said when I told him we were reading The Sign of the Beaver as our homeschool reading book* (which is a book I read in the morning, when [...]

Posted on September 20th, 2011 under Children's Book of the Week. Tags: books, cabin on trouble creek, Children's Book of the Week, elizabeth george speare, sign of the beaver, witch of blackbird pond. Comments: 1

Invisible Inkling by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Harry Bliss As someone with four kids between 1 and 8, it’s really, really hard to find a bedtime chapter book that pleases everyone. There really aren’t that many books out there that are simple enough to be understood by all, but complex and interesting enough so that [...]

Posted on September 7th, 2011 under Children's Book of the Week, books. Tags: chapter book, Children's Book of the Week, emily jenkins, harry bliss, invisible inkling. Comments: None

I’m really trying to work on getting the kids to let me talk on the phone. I know, to them, it’s completely perplexing for me to walk around with a plastic thing held up to my face, shushing them. Still. It’s amazing how they’ll all be completely fine and then the minute I pick up [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2011 under Henry. Tags: chocolate chips, kids, notes, Parenting, phone. Comments: 2