Posts by mckittre

Losing kids:  Haven't done it yet, though there were several times K almost impatiently took off past security when we were waiting in line in the airport on our trip down south.  I don't want to know what would happen if...

Mal - Wow. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to help thinking about it either, in that situation.   Sue - Really, I can't understand why anyone would ever want to leave Alaska. :)  But I have my fingers crossed for you anyway!...

Everr - cute picture! I'm most impressed that he drew what you asked him to, actually.  :)  K would never do that.   Cindy - Hope the stretching works, but 3 weeks in a walking cast doesn't sound too terrible if it...

Courtney - Glad you're feeling less stressed about the whole Christmas thing.   Nilla - That accident sounds so scary! Glad everyone is OK.   Mal - I'd get that hearing checked out too. Asking for stuff to be loud...

Courtney - Sounds like a tough choice. But that would be so hard to be the one kid that doesn't get to go on the trips.  Don't they do school fundraisers to help out the kids who can't afford it?  I'll cross my fingers for...

Courtney - how many classes will you be taking?   Nilla - how was the conference?   Sue - I hope you find a solution that works. Can your family visit you in Kodiak more also? We end up with my parents visiting more...

Happy birthday Greta!   We had a good Halloween here too. Katmai was an owl (in an awesome costume my MIL made, with a few real feathers he found himself) and Lituya was a thrift store pumpkin. We managed to distribute most of...

Possibly a dumb question, but what does your time for doing your own projects look like? That's one of my husband's big reservations about the whole idea of not sending the kids to school. We both work from home, part time and...

Mal - those pictures need a login from the link, but I saw one you put on FB. Cute.  I'm glad she had such a good time on the trip. I'm sure my kids will be just thrilled to see things like buses when we go to the big city here in...

What do folks think about rural vs. urban unschooling?   I start doing reading, and when "making your kids part of real life" is brought up, it seems inevitably followed up by lists of things like museums and zoos and classes...