Christine


    Gender: Female
    Location: Michigan
    Relationship: Married
    Children: Proud Parent
    # of Kids: 4
    Body Type: Some extra baggage
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    MSN: lalsoong@hotmail.com
    About Me: I am the mother of four, two in college. I work part-time as an online math tutor. I earned my bachelor's degree in psychology in 2007. We have a classical-style homeschool with our youngest daughter. Our son is expected March, 2009.
    Music: hip hop, 80's pop
    Movies: action, suspense, sci fi
    TV: Star Trek, X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, CSI, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, Bones.
    Books: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Iris Johanson, Clive Barker
    Likes: Mexican food, caramel popcorn
    Dislikes: smokers
    Hobbies: Reading and writing. For many years, I have written fan fiction. About 5 years ago, I also began writing unit studies. I have written units on several countries, all the states, and famous people. You can check them out at www.countryunits.com
    Vices: eating!

    Starting a New Year

    Friday, January 1, 2010, 06:07 PM EST [General]

    Happy New Year everyone!

    We are about halfway through our school year.  It has been a challenging year with a baby and my returning to work in the evenings.  We have somehow managed to remain on track though :)

    We are still using the same curriculums as last year.  I’ve been really happy with History Odyssey.  Allie and I both enjoy all the read alouds.   We enjoy the Real Science labs too, but I have to add to this program to beef it up.  Secular science programs for homeschoolers are hard to find.

    Allie got a new puppy for Christmas!  He’s a golden retriever and was born on October 18th.  She named him Teddy.

    We’ve enjoyed Christmas break...time to recuperate...but I am ready to get started again on Monday.  

     

     

     

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    New baby, end of school year, etc

    Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 11:49 AM EST [General]

    Andromedus Babatunde Ajayi arrived on his due date of March 23, 2009. He weighed 10 lbs and measured 21 inches. I don't have small babies! Babatunde is Nigerian for "father has come back."

    He is now two months old and doing well (other than a case of pink eye. Ugh!) He weighs 14 lbs 6 oz and is 24 ½ inches tall. He smiles, coos and laughs a lot. He cries mostly when he is hungry, but once he's fed, he's usually pretty happy.

    Allie has finished her second-grade work and his enjoying her time off. I'm only requiring her to read over the summer. We will begin her third-grade curriculum in August. We will be using all the same programs: Singapore for math, REAL Science for chemistry (released just in time), History Odyssey Early Modern, Voyages in English for grammar and writing, Spelling Connections. We are also adding French and typing. For French, we are using workbooks and audio cds. If she's still interested in learning French by fourth grade, I'll look into more expensive programs. We are using a software program called Type to Learn for her typing.

    This week, Allie will be having her ballet recital. There are six girls in her class and they will be dressed in pink and blue and dancing to the lullaby "All the Pretty Ponies." She is looking forward to performing on stage for a second year. Next year, she is thinking about signing up for the beginning Hip Hop class.

    I've posted a few pics of Andy. After Allie's recital rehearsal, I'll upload video of her practicing.

    Christine

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