"It's ok"

One of them overdue post.  It happened just days ago, so the details are now a little blurry.  The kids were playing at the lawn late in the afternoon.   I think I was asking them to wash something (probably their toy, or was it their feet?).  Well, they ended up wetting their clothes, what with getting a hold of the hose, more often than not, ends up in water play.  So I asked them to already stop.  Then M1 asked me, Mommy, do I still have clean clothes? [Yes.] So, it's ok!  Reassuringly. Coolly. As a side note, he sounds a lot like me whenever he says, it's ok.  And I noticed, he used that a lot with his little brother... It's ok... He's echoing me.  And that's something I'm smiling about.  
Anyway, I have to look for the article my hubby once read.  It's about helping the kids to suceed by -- getting out of their way.

Nature study (in Dipolog & neighboring towns)

We're spending more time indoors than outdoors... something Charlotte Mason would frown upon.  So, in this post I'll try to come up with places where we can do our nature walks and explorations.

• Our own lawn... we will just have to garden more (that's hitting 2 birds with one stone)
• Around our village
• Pet shops in the area, Tito Troy's mini bird sanctuary
• Beaches (Dakak, boulevard, nearby town shores)
• Rivers (Polanco spillway, explore other access to Dipolog river)
• Eco-parks (ZaNorte, Cogon, Diwan, Rizal Shrine)
• Steps to Linabo Peak
• Greenery at Cor Jesu 
• Farms

Handy guide:  I Love Dirt! by Jennifer Ward

Homeschool 2014-2015

Getting ready for the coming school year, starting with schedules and materials for both Kindergarten, and PreK.  Like last year, we're adapting Mater Amabilis CM-influenced curricula with lots of Catholic Heritage Curricula materials.  Our Kindergarten, and PreK will be overlapping since my two boys have just a year and 2 months between them.  School will start in September.