Family Life & Kids
Learning to Read Part 1
October 21, 2010
Feeling as I do about the importance of both literacy and the emotions of early childhood reading I had initial anxieties about teaching our children to read.
Fall Hiking ~ A Day in the Kitchen
October 16, 2010
We experienced a nor'easter yesterday that has stripped a lot of leaves off the trees. So the foliage on tomorrow's hike might not be as spectacular as last weekend's. But that's ok. Fall hiking is simply the best. For those of us who hike all year - in the toe ...
With Love from Nova Scotia
October 11, 2010
This morning I finished processing all the photos from our recent trip to Nova Scotia. There is a ridiculous amount of photos in this post (my mom will probably be the only one who gets to the end of of it.) Oh well. One of FIMBY's purposes is for me ...
Papa Builds a House ~ Nana Makes a Home
October 7, 2010
My dad has been a professional builder his whole adult life. He started off as a young man building houses, then for many years he owned his own company doing mostly commercial work (these were my growing up years). During that stage he was the man in the office. Bidding, ...
Learning with Littles
October 1, 2010
Interest-led learning when our children were little was very family and home based. Looking back, I focused predominantly on three main "subjects" all the way up till age 7 (this isn't a magic age, just happened to be when we started a teensy bit more formal stuff with our kids).
Medieval Party Play
September 26, 2010
One of the things I love about my children's childhood is how much time they have for creative and imaginative play. Since they also have a keen interest in the middle ages (inspired I think a lot by the fantastical Lord of The Rings Trilogy) we have read plenty of ...
A Walking We Will Go
September 24, 2010
Exercise for the sake of exercise has never been my gig. I know getting a good work out is as "easy" as stepping out the door for a walk but my efforts at making this a regular part of my routine have been half-hearted at best. I am thankful for ...
